NCEA slammed by tertiary assessors
2 CommentsBy Catherine Woulfe in Current Affairs
Issue 3839 30th Nov 2013
NZ secondary school qualification system causing serious problems, finds official report.
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Baby bunkum
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Current Affairs
Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013
Pregnant women are being given “contradictory and occasionally infuriating” advice, says an American health economist.
The 20 best albums of 2013
By Nick Bollinger Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue Listener Plus 3839 28th Nov 2013
Jim Pinckney and Nick Bollinger's picks range from Connan Mockasin to Kanye West – via, of course, Lorde.
Dame Anne Salmond wins Rutherford Medal
By Rebecca Priestly in Science
Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013
For the first time, an anthropologist has received the Royal Society of NZ’s highest award.
Big bang theories
Subscriber contentBy Rebecca Macfie in Current Affairs
Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013
Is the overheated property market a “ticking time bomb”?
On Radio, December 7-13: including Tim Westergren talks to Kim Hill
Subscriber contentBy Fiona Rae in Radio Week
Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013
The co-founder of Pandora Radio is here for the New Zealand launch.
John Collinge: turning the tables
Subscriber contentBy Karl du Fresne in Politics
Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013
For many years, ex-National Party president John Collinge has been dogged by a rumour he hopes will now be scotched following legal action and the republishing of a book without its offending content.
Diana Wichtel reviews Doctor Who
Subscriber contentBy Diana Wichtel in Television
Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013
Time gets well bent in marking 50 years of Doctor Who.
Jane Clifton: thinning the ranks
Subscriber contentBy Jane Clifton in Politics
Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013
As National “rejuvenates”, its list of retirees is growing scarily quickly.
Films on TV, December 7-14: Including Argo and Safe House
Subscriber contentIssue 3839 28th Nov 2013
Ben Affleck looks good in the 70s, and Ryan Reynolds gets a better work story.