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Light lunch: Sam Low’s easy Cantonese dishes

Sam Low's quick and tasty recipes are perfect for sharing.

Shark attack? Why our fear of sharks isn’t justified

Odds are deaths at the beach are far more likely to be drownings or boating accidents.

Light lunch: Michael Van De Elzen’s fresh tomatoes with herby crumbs

This is another simple way of using tomatoes when they are at their sweetest in summer.

How a suffragette writer turned alpine adventurer made the Milford Track famous

Blanche Baughan, one of our first travel writers, put the Milford Track on the map.

Light lunch: Al Brown’s grilled mussels

Café de Paris butter with lemon and herb croutons jazz up Al Brown's mussels recipe.

The largely forgotten history of how early Pākehā mixed with Māori

Early interaction between Māori and Pākehā may have been more balanced than expected.

Light lunch: Buckwheat bread and berry smoothies

Niva & Yotam Kay share some fermented faves from their recent book.

Inform your opinion: Why you need a nature break

Visiting the Coromandel cures stress and anxiety. What's the evidence for this?

The Listener weekly quiz: December 27

Which is not a member of the nightshade family?

Katherine Mansfield and the spy who loved her

How Mansfield was a literary lifesaver to the most decorated female agent of WWII.

No talking in the library? The surprising “aloud” reading revolution bringing Kiwis together

Groups are gathering to do something many haven't done since childhood - read aloud.

It’s a celebration: Julie Biuso’s festive feast

Turkey is the main event, with sourdough stuffings and a potato pie in between.

The Listener weekly quiz: December 13

Why was American-Canadian musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie recently in the news?

Writer Renée championed working class women’s experiences she knew well

Playwright and novelist Renée dies in Wellington aged 94.

How Kiwi language is changing for plebs and prime ministers

Languages are living and sometimes the appeal of a sound beats a sense of correctness.

Law & Society: The problem with wealth taxes and the politics of envy

David Harvey: Welfare state reinforces the concept of the helplessness of the individual.

Behind the Photo: The Te Aroha man keeping 1800s photography alive

Adrian Cook specialises in the wet plate collodion process, which predates film.

Little at Large: English is a linguistic mongrel, born out of various waves of invasion and colonisation of England itself

There are good reasons to temper enthusiasm about the dominance of English language.