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In this issue
Body of misery
Party crashers
Entreaties of Waitangi
In its short time in office, the government has set the scene for a fiery commemoration of New Zealand's national day.
![Entreaties of Waitangi](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/wT6xgZgaw1707285832780/ENTREATIES-OF-WAITANGI.jpg)
10+ mins
What's the wAlt?
NZ needs to act as the talk of the technology world quickly becomes a key tool of business and government.
![What's the wAlt?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/yScAvZhkE1707286352444/WHATS-THE-WALT.jpg)
8 mins
Hold the line, caller
Fifty years on, RNZ National listeners need have no fear that the station's signature bird call faces extermination.
![Hold the line, caller](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/cjliXKk_51707286645598/HOLD-THE-LINE-CALLER.jpg)
5 mins
The pain that remains
Former MasterChef contestant Alice Taylor says finally putting a name to the cause of her agony was just a beginning.
![The pain that remains](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/gkRJKYYOm1707286985450/THE-PAIN-THAT-REMAINS.jpg)
8 mins
Art in high places
In the Queensberry Hills between Cromwell and Wänaka, the Poison Creek Sculpture Project is enriching Central Otago's cultural scene.
![Art in high places](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/8y0YKmYDa1707287474521/ART-IN-HIGH-PLACES.jpg)
6 mins
The one who stayed behind
Kiwi expat delivers a multilayered, literary-minded debut novel inspired by an Australian icon.
![The one who stayed behind](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/h1-4nY1wO1707287981652/THE-ONE-WHO-STAYED-BEHIND.jpg)
2 mins
Wheels coming off
First-time novelist takes readers along with four young expats on a satisfying if tense Italian road trip.
![Wheels coming off](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/oQZhB0TUd1707288189185/WHEELS-COMING-OFF.jpg)
2 mins
Truth will out
Compelling stories of those who are determined to defy the Communist Party line to expose tyranny and suffering.
![Truth will out](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/kbGx4or-X1707288311897/TRUTH-WILL-OUT.jpg)
3 mins
Popping his cork
The National's frontman Matt Berninger on his need for close audience interaction, and the gravitational pull of Taylor Swift
![Popping his cork](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/Uk_mvrS2L1707288463532/POPPING-HIS-CORK.jpg)
7 mins
Grin and hear it
Radiohead offshoot's solid new LP, more high drama from Future Islands.
![Grin and hear it](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/Zi8zuGerL1707288954474/GRIN-AND-HEAR-IT.jpg)
2 mins
Outdoor pursuit
Eric Bana and director Robert Connolly talk about why detective mystery The Dry 2 is much wetter than their hit original.
![Outdoor pursuit](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/nza8aBzsx1707289310450/OUTDOOR-PURSUIT.jpg)
5 mins
A new purple patch
Acclaimed novel and movie gets a stunning musical treatment.
![A new purple patch](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/ld_eGhLs61707289664707/A-NEW-PURPLE-PATCH.jpg)
1 min
The King and I
Sofia Coppola delivers a poignant portrait of the powerless Queen of Graceland.
![The King and I](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/KojXm-Z6r1707289796761/THE-KING-AND-I.jpg)
2 mins
What's your poison?
A global survey of recreational drug use can help policymakers and consumers to reduce risk.
![What's your poison?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1593399/H2g3aRgOf1707289983250/WHATS-YOUR-POISON.jpg)
3 mins
New Zealand Listener Magazine Description:
Publisher: Are Media
Category: News
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
The New Zealand Listener is New Zealand’s highest-selling and best-read current affairs magazine. Each week the Listener brings you the latest commentary and insight from award-winning writers and columnists.
An energising read, full of witty insight and award-winning investigative journalism, this is the magazine that has been setting New Zealand’s agenda since 1939.
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