Jane Clifton: flights of fancy
Subscriber contentBy Jane Clifton in Politics
Labour and the Greens are running a risk in crying wolf over Air NZ.
NCEA slammed
By Catherine Woulfe in Current Affairs
Serious problems have been identified in our official secondary school qualification.
The 100 best books of 2013
Subscriber contentBy Guy Somerset in Books
Books & Culture editor Guy Somerset and the Listener’s team of reviewers on the year’s reading highlights.
After the typhoon
By Mark Broatch in Current Affairs
A Kiwi who runs a business in the Philippines is trying to help typhoon victims the best way he knows: by keeping them employed.
Current Affairs
Rebuilding Sri Lanka
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Kiwi Tearfund CEO Ian McInnes was in Sri Lanka when the devastating 2004 tsunami struck, and was there as the civil war ended in 2009.
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Crisis in the Arctic Circle
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Confessions of a chemistry geek
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One console to rule them all?
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Culture
The world according to Gladwell
Subscriber contentBy Louise Chunn
Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell tells New Zealander Louise Chunn how the weak can outsmart the strong.
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Life in New Zealand: November 30, 2013
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Quips & Quotes: November 30, 2013
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50 best children's books 2013
Lifestyle
Different strokes
Subscriber contentBy Margo White
Treatment for strokes has leapt ahead in the past 20 years, but seeking treatment as soon as possible is crucial.
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Marc Wilson: over men’s heads
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Lauraine Jacobs: the year's best cookbooks
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Michael Cooper: 3000 bottles later …
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Commentary
Ten of the best opening sentences in news reports
By Toby Manhire
A selection of the finest and funniest opening lines in journalism.
Competitions
Win the Listener's 100 best books
Your chance to win a king's ransom in fine literature.
Books
George RR Martin interview
By David Larsen
The author of A Game of Thrones eschews the "Disneyland Middle Ages" to describe worlds of inequality and violence.
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An interview with Lynley Dodd
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Review this book - just as long as you like it
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Christos Tsiolkas: Slap happy
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TV & Entertainment
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On Radio, November 30-December 6: including New Zealand Opera's Rigoletto
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On TV, November 30-December 6: Including Auckland Daze and Shark Week
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Films on TV, November 30-December 6: including The Invisible War
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Film
On at the movies: November 30, 2013
Subscriber contentBy David Larsen
David Larsen reviews The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and 20 Feet from Stardom, plus short reviews.
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On at the movies: November 23, 2013
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On at the movies: November 16, 2013
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Film: a Turning point for cinema
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The Influentials
Influentials: Speeches that helped shape us
A look at some words of significance in New Zealand's history.
From Our Archive
Mandy Hager: tackling the big issues
A social conscience is part and parcel of being a Hager and it runs through Mandy Hager's novels for young adults.
Archive
November 30, 2013
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