Editorial: the media pack and politics as blood sport

By The Listener in Editorial

The shame heaped on errant politicians by the media should be proportional to the offence.

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Feature/ Money

Banking on coal

By Linda Sanders

Auckland Writers & Readers Festival

An hour with Carlos Ruiz Zafón

By Craig Ranapia

Let's hear it for the translator.

Current Affairs

Press gang

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By Karl du Fresne

The parliamentary press pack is out of control, some observers say, as it focuses on the trivial and hounds MPs out of office.

Culture

Lydia Davis: Think small

By Claire Allfree

Acclaimed US writer Lydia Davis's off-beam short stories can be just five words long.

Lifestyle

Wide boys and weak handshakes

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By Marc Wilson

How we look and behave can provide valuable clues to what we’re really like.

Commentary

The whole world :) with you

By Toby Manhire

Emoticons and emoji – enriching the written word or an abomination?

Money 2013

Money 2013: Pieces of eight

By Mark Lister

Investment analyst Mark Lister follows up last year’s sharemarket picks and recommends yield and growth stocks for the year ahead.

Competitions

Win tickets to The Hunt

The New Zealand Listener has 35 double passes to The Hunt to give away

Books

Drawn to the green light

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By CK Stead

CK Stead reflects on three ages of reading The Great Gatsby.

TV & Entertainment

June 1-7: Online

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By Fiona Rae

Autism awareness; World Environment Day; Michael Douglas as Liberace.

Film

On at the movies: June 1, 2013

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By David Larsen

David Larsen reviews Shopping directed by Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland.

From Our Archive

Anzac biscuits - the best recipes

By Fiona Rae

Lois Daish's investigations into the history of the Anzac biscuit revealed the earliest published recipe, and a modern update.

Archive

June 01 - June 07, Issue 3812

COVER STORY: Where it all began

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