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In this issue
Front lines
Supersized MBIE
Cross purposes
Let's get ethical
People power led to investments being pulled from financing Putin's war in Ukraine. It can do the same to protect the environment, says Barry Coates.
![Let's get ethical](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/MbYL4lH321711428323615/LETS-GET-ETHICAL.jpg)
2 mins
Nowhere to run
Pre-election claims are coming back to bite the embattled PM as his deputy goes off on a tangent of his own.
![Nowhere to run](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/jB0pxYIdO1711428474740/NOWHERE-TO-RUN.jpg)
4 mins
Sleeping with strangers
To wear pyjamas or not to wear pyjamas? That is an increasingly common question for Europeans as they contemplate catching a night train around the continent and sleeping with strangers, rather than dealing with angry airport security staff.
![Sleeping with strangers](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/b2L_5-qON1711428726976/SLEEPING-WITH-STRANGERS.jpg)
2 mins
Just what the doctor ordered
'Kia ora,\" said the text message from the AI, \"your ACC claim has been No human had needed to read my explanation that I had injured my back bending badly to stack the dishwasher on a Sunday morning.
![Just what the doctor ordered](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/5DNDTiYDz1711428877828/JUST-WHAT-THE-DOCTOR-ORDERED.jpg)
2 mins
Little (photo)shop of horrors
There was a teeny bit of acid in the atmosphere when New Zealand won so many noughties Academy Awards for Lord of the Rings. Oscars host Billy Crystal joked \"everybody in New Zealand\" had been thanked.
![Little (photo)shop of horrors](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/f8tW0lr-X1711429048801/LITTLE-PHOTOSHOP-OF-HORRORS.jpg)
2 mins
The medium needs a massage
My doctoral thesis was about the impact of the printing press a new information. technology on law and legal culture in the England of the 16th and 17th centuries.
![The medium needs a massage](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/wUP_aXVjn1711429217773/THE-MEDIUM-NEEDS-A-MASSAGE.jpg)
2 mins
Horror on the highways
When speeding kills more New Zealanders each year than homicide, there's dismay over the new government trading speed reductions for perceived economic benefits.
![Horror on the highways](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/s1r05j7iR1711429332259/HORROR-ON-THE-HIGHWAYS.jpg)
10+ mins
In the firing line
MBIE also known as the Ministry for Everything - has grown exponentially since it was conceived in 2012. What will the government's belt-tightening mean for its services?
![In the firing line](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/2XPMfpWq81711429992624/IN-THE-FIRING-LINE.jpg)
8 mins
Battleground bylines
Forget images of tough-guy male war correspondents two of New Zealand’s most distinguished reporters from the front lines were women.
![Battleground bylines](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/kHWpXWl3k1711430900887/BATTLEGROUND-BYLINES.jpg)
8 mins
Crosses to bear
An early commission by one of the country's most highly regarded artists lies hidden in obscurity amid a row over traditional and modern art in a religious context.
![Crosses to bear](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/9trZv1QdB1711431389299/CROSSES-TO-BEAR.jpg)
8 mins
Stories of unease
Setting down family histories of Aotearoa's colonisation is a small but significant step in changing the conversation, argues Richard Shaw.
![Stories of unease](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/KaLwTSl4Z1711432011782/STORIES-OF-UNEASE.jpg)
3 mins
Palestinian horror story
The tragedy of Israel and Palestine’s intractactable conflict is writ small in this fine investigative work.
![Palestinian horror story](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/9uF-TfWSC1711432739097/PALESTINIAN-HORROR-STORY.jpg)
3 mins
All in the family
A generational journey that spans from Colombo and London to Invercargill introduces a new Kiwi writer.
![All in the family](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/ATj1-KYPu1711432399784/ALL-IN-THE-FAMILY.jpg)
2 mins
Hungering for more
In fat-averse Japan, a female convicted killer with a French food fetish gives a journalist a sensory awakening.
![Hungering for more](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/8NSgsbFDt1711433065464/HUNGERING-FOR-MORE.jpg)
2 mins
Using his noodle
A journey from mastery of a carrot salad to finding new love in Wellington ends the dislocation felt after a bereavement.
![Using his noodle](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/DAppxNuNF1711432906061/USING-HIS-NOODLE.jpg)
2 mins
Critters for life's jitters
A talking fox offers solace to a struggling man in this moving story about the redemptive power of nature.
![Critters for life's jitters](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/MgklXrRDm1711433347450/CRITTERS-FOR-LIFES-JITTERS.jpg)
2 mins
Intimations of war
Two women, Maori and Pakeha, are at the centre of a novel in which the Taranaki land wars are the backdrop.
![Intimations of war](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/uj0-GXwg01711433224788/INTIMATIONS-OF-WAR.jpg)
3 mins
Flying colours
Look Blue Go Purple, a group which stood out among the many in 1980s Dunedin, is being honoured at the Taite Music Prize. RUSSELL BROWN tracked down the op shop-raiding politest band in rock'n'roll”.
![Flying colours](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/fdFmxWYPm1711435065936/FLYING-COLOURS.jpg)
4 mins
Southern belles
Kaylee Bell embraces Nashville, while Amiria Grenell heads to Americana.
![Southern belles](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/Ym77qpGXx1711435390401/SOUTHERN-BELLES.jpg)
2 mins
On the slopes of whakapapa
Kids go bush in Taranaki in a family flick with some familiar touches.
![On the slopes of whakapapa](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/Go1vtyyYA1711435603069/ON-THE-SLOPES-OF-WHAKAPAPA.jpg)
3 mins
Characters with a back story
A new local comedy drama set in a spinal unit is based on the lives of two of its writers, one of whom stars in the show.
![Characters with a back story](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/0Cs_nqDPb1711435738483/CHARACTERS-WITH-A-BACK-STORY.jpg)
3 mins
Flautist’s flight
A United Nations of styles mark Tessa Brinckman’s collection of flute pieces.
![Flautist’s flight](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/SRCRL0EJ01711435946134/FLAUTISTS-FLIGHT.jpg)
2 mins
Fortify yourself
Iodine is an essential mineral for our metabolism but opt for bread and milk rather than salt to get an adequate dose.
![Fortify yourself](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/xBI_4B6Uk1711436159056/FORTIFY-YOURSELF.jpg)
2 mins
Fair's fair
Are we kidding ourselves that the world is a fair and just place?
![Fair's fair](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/3XKyvo2NT1711436356127/FAIRS-FAIR.jpg)
2 mins
Digital disruption or disaster?
If the news media is left to sink or swim, who will hold the powerful to account?
![Digital disruption or disaster?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/LuSiPfr8X1711436515803/DIGITAL-DISRUPTION-OR-DISASTER.jpg)
2 mins
The big dry
All we know is that here at Lush Places, our pasture and gardens are gasping. The pasture is the worry. The garden is a luxury but if you move to the country to buy a garden, the lack of rain is distressing.
![The big dry](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13970/1645525/zlPdnq5AZ1711437400083/THE-BIG-DRY.jpg)
2 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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