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Listener weekly quiz: July 9

Test your general knowledge with the Listener’s weekly quiz.

The mystery of Minnie Dean: Was the only woman executed by law in New Zealand innocent?

Notorious "baby farmer” Minnie Dean hanged for infanticide but did the judge get it right?

30 Under 30 - the young New Zealanders shaping our future

From advocacy and arts to science and sport, meet our most promising young NZers.

Book of the day: Model Home by Rivers Solomon

A fresh take on a well-worn horror motif triumphs in the detail.

Dame Fiona Kidman on why she’s fighting for a beloved writers’ residency

Funding cut threatens 20-year literary sanctuary.

Listener weekly quiz: June 18

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Air of uncertainty: The contentious Waikato waste-to-energy plan

Is a bid to incinerate tons of waste better than burying it?

Air of uncertainty: Shouldn’t we just make less rubbish?

Is a bid to incinerate tons of waste better than burying it?

Ko Witi tōku ingoa: Esteemed NZ author’s te reo immersion

At 80, one of our most celebrated authors decided it was time to learn his language.

Justice with heart: Steve Braunias spends a day at NZ’s court for the mentally ill

Our one specialist court assessing whether a defendant is mentally fit to enter plea.

Out, damned text: Why it’s time to retire Shakespeare from NZ schools

Single-minded and monocular focus on Shakespeare limits ideas of what great literature.