Anzac biscuits - the best recipes
3 CommentsBy Fiona Rae in From Our Archive
Issue Listener Plus 25th Apr 2013
Lois Daish's investigations into the history of the Anzac biscuit revealed the earliest published recipe, and a modern update.
From Our Archive
When Rob met Maggie
By Joanne Black in From Our Archive
Issue Listener Plus 3752 9th Apr 2013
On the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War in 2012, Joanne Black examined the New Zealand Government response.
The elusive grey ghost: Searching for the South Island kōkako
By David Mitchell in From Our Archive
Issue Listener Plus 8th Apr 2013
Its call was said to be sadly suggestive of departed spirits. In this 1987 article the Listener profiled a quest to prove the survival of the species.
Flight of the godwits
By Keith Woodley in From Our Archive
Issue 3671 Listener Plus 19th Mar 2013
Every year around the middle of March, bar-tailed godwits depart New Zealand and begin an incredible feat of avian endurance. This story from our archive contains new images by photographer David White.
Mark Lundy: Three hours to kill
1 CommentsBy Denis Welch in From Our Archive
Issue 3346 Listener Plus 16th Feb 2013
In 2004 Denis Welch wrote this piece outlining the case against convicted double murderer Mark Lundy, who was then two years into his prison sentence.
The Listener's very first Paul Holmes interview
By David McGill in From Our Archive
Issue Listener Plus 1st Feb 2013
The year was 1973 when the Listener first met Paul Holmes - an energetic young broadcaster with a haircut as unbridled as his ambition.
Paul Holmes: the running man
By Diana Wichtel in From Our Archive
Issue Listener Plus 2582 19th Jan 2013
“I have always known,” said Holmes in this 1989 interview, “that I have a place in the history of New Zealand broadcasting. I plan to take it. That’s why I keep running.”
Tips from the poverty line
By Christine Dann in From Our Archive
Issue Listener Plus 2757 10th Jan 2013
20 years ago Christine Dann penned this article on low-income survival. While some tips now appear slightly quaint, others have a timeless utility and remain sound, practical advice.
The grouchy guide to Christmas
By Noel O'Hare in From Our Archive
Issue Listener Plus 2649 13th Dec 2012
"Christmas is a time when people who have nothing in common gather to celebrate something none of them believe in", writes Noel O'Hare in this 1990 article from our archive.
He looked at what he'd written and thought, “Ah, I must find out what a hobbit is”
By Marion McLeod in From Our Archive
Issue Listener Plus 2475 8th Dec 2012
From the Listener archive: how Tolkien began with a blank sheet, and worked backwards.