Coming Ashore by Peter Bland
By Nicholas Reid in Poetry
Issue 3721 31st Aug 2011
The winner of this year’s Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry has crafted a shining new collection.
Is war on the decline?
By Toby Manhire in Commentary
Issue Listener Plus 31st Aug 2011
A striking piece for Foreign Policy argues that we could yet witness the end of all war.
TV & Radio Wednesday August 31
By Fiona Rae in Today's TV and Radio
Issue Listener Plus 31st Aug 2011
Thirty-three years on from the first Lotto draw, winners tell their stories, and a road trip to Te Kuiti – what could possibly go wrong?
How @Irene became a hurricane
By Toby Manhire in Commentary
Issue Listener Plus 30th Aug 2011
The tale of the woman whose Twitter handle was mistaken for a storm has echoes of another confused with a cricket series.
So long, Happy Feet
By Rebecca Priestley in Science
Issue 3721 30th Aug 2011
After six anaesthetics, five x-rays and the removal of 3kg of sand, the lost Emperor penguin goes home.
TV & Radio Tuesday August 30
By Fiona Rae in Today's TV and Radio
Issue Listener Plus 30th Aug 2011
On his next mission, Simon Gault toughs it out with a shearing gang, and a quiet Turkish film about a boy, his dad, and some honey.
Now Showing: August 29 2011
By Helene Wong David Larsen in Now Showing
Issue Listener Plus 29th Aug 2011
Brief reviews of every film now in cinemas. Except the ones we haven't seen.
Blue about the All Blacks? Try amplifying the woe
By Toby Manhire in The Internaut
Issue Listener Plus 29th Aug 2011
The sardonic wit of the website Wait of a Nation is a useful tonic for the rugby fan's mounting World Cup anxiety.