Reinventing David Cunliffe
Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Politics
Issue 3782 10th Nov 2012
David Cunliffe insists his failed tilt at the Labour leadership has freed him to concentrate on making a difference.
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The New Hate by Arthur Goldwag and Pity the Billionaire by Thomas Frank – review
By Bryan Gould in Books
Issue 3782 3rd Nov 2012
The Tea Party? It was ever so in American politics.
About Bioresorbable polymeric stents
By Margo White in Health
Issue 3782 3rd Nov 2012
Stents that dissolve in the body could be of big benefit to heart patients.
Shackleton’s Whisky by Neville Peat – review
By Nicholas Reid in Books
Issue 3782 3rd Nov 2012
Whisky gives Neville Peat a new angle on Ernest Shackleton.
The Animal Sanctuary: In full flight
Subscriber contentBy Diana Balham in Ecologic
Issue 3782 3rd Nov 2012
A private bird sanctuary north of Auckland teaches birds to fly and may boast the world’s first seeing eye duck.
Science on Ice by Veronika Meduna – review
By Sarah Wilcox in Books
Issue 3782 3rd Nov 2012
Veronika Meduna takes the measure of a sensitive barometer of change.
Crime and thrillers November 2012
By Bernard Carpinter in Books
Issue 3782 3rd Nov 2012
Bernard Carpinter’s monthly roundup of crime and thrillers.
US election: Across the great divide
Subscriber contentBy Jon Johansson in Politics
Issue 3782 3rd Nov 2012
In the countdown to the US presidential poll, Victoria University political scientist Jon Johansson tours the red and blue states and finds an unhappy land.
Reel Anime film festival
Subscriber contentBy David Larsen in Film
Issue 3782 3rd Nov 2012
The four films in this year’s Reel Anime festival range from “do not miss” to “do not see”, with a “good despite flaws” and a “flawed despite good bits” in the middle, says David Larsen.
Show Me Shorts festival
Subscriber contentBy David Larsen in Film
Issue 3782 3rd Nov 2012
The Show Me Shorts festival is seven years old this year and starting to look like an institution, says David Larsen.