Hilary Alexander interview
New Zealand-born Hilary Alexander, the “retired” fashion director of Britain’s Daily Telegraph, does more than make fashion... [more]
Sir Ed Hillary’s legacy
Ed Hillary always said he got more satisfaction from building and maintaining schools and health clinics in Nepal than he got from reaching the top of Everest. But with Ed gone, those with an interest in his Himalayan Trust, which helps support the facilities, are torn over its future role... [more]
What good are social media campaigns?
How much credence should be given to internet campaigns like the one in which 46,000 people supported a boycott of the book about Macsyna King? [more]
Stress – cause, effect, and management
We are only just starting to understand how bad stress can be for our health and how we can best manage it.
by Ruth Laugesen/illustration by Daron... [more]
Dame Jane Goodall interview
The world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, Dame Jane Goodall, has sound environmental advice to offer the species’ closest living relatives: “It’s got to be the people who make... [more]
End-of-life care
To have a “good” death, it pays to discuss what you want before you fall ill – but so many of us are reluctant to do this. [more]
The plight of Canterbury homeowners
The Government’s package for Canterbury homeowners with badly damaged land has brought resolution for some and dismay for others. Rebecca Macfie looks at the circumstances of three... [more]
Inside the 1981 Springbok tour
Thirty years after the 1981 Springbok rugby tour, Police have given the Listener access to previously classified documents. [more]
China’s contemporary art world
Visiting China, Hanna Scott finds a country forging a fresh path through the mores of the contemporary art world. [more]
High street retailers suffering
The new consumer mood, the economic downturn and online competition are blowing a cold wind down the local high street. by Geraldine Johns and Joanne Black/photos by David... [more]
Platon’s power portraits
Muammar Gaddafi, Robert Mugabe, Barack Obama … and John Key are just some of the world leaders who agreed to pose for a New York photographer’s book. [more]
Christchurch is struck again
Against a background of mounting frustration, a new rash of frightening, destructive quakes are battering Christchurch. [more]
John Hartstone’s revolutionary dairy invention
A little-known New Zealand invention has revolutionised dairy farming here and around the world. [more]
Prince Philip turns 90
Perhaps best known for his irascibility and un-PC remarks, Prince Philip turned 90 on June 10. But what’s the Queen’s husband like behind the public face? [more]
Cancer and hope
Some believe the right mental attitude, a healthy diet, exercise and meditation can help beat cancer, but how do these claims stack up? [more]
Francis Fukuyama interview
From supporting the Iraq invasion to providing succour for Muammar Gaddafi, the missteps of Francis Fukuyama are living proof of history’s... [more]
David Hartnell interview
Diana Wichtel talks with the gossip columnist who, with his memoir on the shelves, made the Queen’s Birthday Honours... [more]
More 1080 is needed to save our native birds
New Zealand’s native birds are heading for extinction, and if we want to save them, we must use the controversial poison 1080 on a much larger scale, says the country’s senior environmental... [more]
A happy place for blokes
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Community sheds have had unexpected results in turning men's lives – and health – around. [more]