Here comes the sun
Subscriber contentBy Marc Wilson in Psychology
Issue 3793 16th Jan 2013
Sunshine is important to our health and wellbeing – and it can even affect the returns on some shares.
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Money can't buy me love
Subscriber contentBy Brian Easton in Economy
Issue 3793 16th Jan 2013
It was true in Shakespeare’s time and still holds today: money can’t buy true friendship.
Interview: Mayor Nick Leggett
Subscriber contentBy David Cohen in Politics
Issue 3793 15th Jan 2013
Porirua Mayor Nick Leggett became a councillor at 19 and took the top job at 31. And his friends say he’s getting better with age.
Moa: our 'feathered monster'
By Rebecca Priestley in Science
Issue 3793 15th Jan 2013
A new book tells the story of the “wonderfully bizarre and improbable moa”.
Century of the city
Subscriber contentBy Karyn Scherer in Current Affairs
Issue 3793 14th Jan 2013
By 2025, an extra billion people will crowd into the world’s cities, which will be unrecognisably different from the way they are now.
Interview: Tim Radford
1 Comments Subscriber contentBy Anthony Doesburg in Science
Issue 3793 11th Jan 2013
Expatriate Kiwi journalist Tim Radford has spent a good part of his career trying to interest the public in science.
Benevolent sexism: Chivalry's dark side
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Lifestyle
Issue 3793 10th Jan 2013
Academics believe more than 80% of us exhibit signs of benevolent sexism, which promises women they will be protected but can trigger scary outcomes for relationships.
Editorial: Danger! Cliff ahead
Subscriber contentin Editorial
Issue 3793 10th Jan 2013
It’s not too late to introduce strategies to avoid our own fiscal cliff.
Chile challenges
1 Comments Subscriber contentBy Michael Cooper in Wine
Issue 3793 10th Jan 2013
South American wines are giving us a run for our money.
NZ Cricket: expecting the worst
Subscriber contentBy Paul Thomas in Sport
Issue 3793 10th Jan 2013
It could be argued that epic failures are in our cricketing DNA.