
Criminologist: Tamatha Paul should be commended, not criticised
The Green MP's comments on why people are in prison have real justification.

Danyl McLauchlan: Can Nicola Willis succeed in breaking supermarket duopoly?
There are mutinous whispers across the nation’s boardrooms that Willis is anti-business.
Politics

Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week
Anthony Ellison shares his perspective of the week in NZ politics.

Danyl McLauchlan: Can Nicola Willis succeed in breaking supermarket duopoly?
There are mutinous whispers across the nation’s boardrooms that Willis is anti-business.

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Donald Trump announces new ‘Don’t Buy American’ campaign
As the world reacts to Trump's tariffs, he might as well have launched this campaign.
Opinion

Criminologist: Tamatha Paul should be commended, not criticised
The Green MP's comments on why people are in prison have real justification.

Duncan Garner: Ban them! Te Pāti Māori’s one-fingered salute to New Zealand
There's a time and a place to look at how Parliament incorporates tikanga; this isn't it.

Jane Clifton: Your dog might just be the key to living longer
New research could be the longevity breakthrough no one expected.
New Zealand

From jeweller to literary gem: The remarkable career of Jenny Pattrick
The Denniston Rose author Jenny Pattrick is turning her attention to modern-day issues.

The Listener’s April Viewing Guide: The return of The Last of Us, Andor and Doctor Who
Our guide to the month's best viewing.

NZ’s glaciers shrink and retreat at alarming rate
The number of glaciers that have vanished forever in half a century might come as a shock.
Enterprise & Tech
Health

Blue Zones revolution: How environment, not effort, leads to a longer life
Blue Zones founder Dan Buettner: Our communities, not our habits, are the key to longevity

Three questions you need to ask before taking TikTok food advice
There are far more reliable ways to healthy eating than any trending hashtag.

Can fish and chips ever be good for you?
Just how does this from deep-fried treat stack up from a nutrition perspective.
Life

The Good Life: Apples of my eye
It's love at first sight all over again when two sheep return to their paddocks.

Treats with a twist: Favourite recipes from some of Australia’s best bakers
Melbourne food writer Ruby Goss gathered recipes for this new collection.

Weekend wine guide: We have beer on tap, so why not wine?
‘Greener’ wines come in a keg, with research showing it reduces the carbon footprint.
Culture

World famous in NYC: Expatriate Kiwi artist finally gets his due
Almost unknown here, an exhibition of Mike Hinge's work will bring deserved recognition.

Why I’ll miss the cult-like group that vowed to listen to 107 of Haydn’s symphonies
A months-long project for Haydn fans draws to a close on Bluesky.

Mark Adams: 50 Years of photography that tells New Zealand’s stories
Retrospective of photographer Mark Adams’ 50-year career accompanies major exhibition.
Entertainment

Music: The wairua is strong on Marlon Williams’ first full te reo album
New releases from Marlon Williams and Tom Lark.

Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Bruce Springsteen, Wet Leg, Bats, Stan Walker with Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke
Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.

Sleeper Hit: Agatha Christie’s Orient Express steams on to stage
Hit play slays at the box office, becoming the fastest-selling show in ATC's history.
Books

From jeweller to literary gem: The remarkable career of Jenny Pattrick
The Denniston Rose author Jenny Pattrick is turning her attention to modern-day issues.

Book of the day: Greater Sins by Gabrielle Griffith
Omens and dark pasts haunt the pages of this folklore-inflected debut set in World War I.
Crime

11 years on, Taranaki detective still haunted by father-son murder case
'The murders, the families involved, they almost become part of you.'

Russell Brown: Northland green fairy arrest exposes a flawed system
The arrest of a Northland ‘green fairy’ highlights NZ's onerous medical cannabis rules.

NZ’s top cop on the crime he’ll never forget
"Investigating crimes against children has been the hardest part of my career."
World

Transatlantic rift widens with every imprisoned German tourist or expelled French researcher
Once Europe and USA were friends, but Trump administration has fractured that friendship.

Jane Clifton: When your quiet corner of the world is shot to pieces
Towns - and countries - made famous by a TV series or film can be a mixed blessing.

From Bezos with love? Brit horror at 007’s new American overlord
Britain's favourite film hero, James Bond, to come under control of an American overlord.
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10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week
Peacekeeping, population and why cannabis could cure insomnia.

10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week
The former PM who helped solve a violent crime to 11 words to say before you die.

10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week
From politics to entertainment & books, points worth noting from our most recent stories.