Unhealthy profits
By Sally Blundell in Uncategorized
Issue 3437 25th Mar 2006
The government's drug-buying agency Pharmac strives to curb pharmaceutical spending. The industry says it's false economy and is bad for patients.
Some like it hot
By Diana Wichtel in Uncategorized
Issue 3437 25th Mar 2006
Sarah Waters, the author of the racy Victorian bodice-ripper Tipping the Velvet and other lesbian romps, is not what you expect. She's small, blond and wholesome-looking, with sensible shoes.
City of cyclos
By Denis Welch in Uncategorized
Issue 3437 25th Mar 2006
Photographer Robert Joiner in Cambodia.
Bridging the chasm
By Georgina Newman in Uncategorized
Issue 3437 25th Mar 2006
Children as young as five are being used as cannon fodder and sex slaves in Uganda. But some are getting help to start a new life.
The old place
By Nicholas Reid in Uncategorized
Issue 3437 25th Mar 2006
Our childhood heartlands shape us as much as class or culture.
Scratched record
By Denis Welch in Uncategorized
Issue 3437 25th Mar 2006
New Zealand books new and noted.