New Zealand Listener

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No Place To Call Home • Israel must acknowledge that “Never again” applies equally to Palestinians, writes Paul Oestreicher, a Jewish refugee who arrived in NZ in 1939.

Easing The Pain Of Separation

Bright Lines

10 Quick Questions

Quips & Quotes

Let’s Twist Again • Waiting for an announcement about who gets what in our new government is enough to send anyone around the bend.

London Calling

Homing In

A Scandal Short Of A Secret

Cultural Clash

Flying The Coop • Ahead of her final Saturday Morning show on RNZ, Kim Hill looks back, reluctantly, on nearly 40 years on air and the many feathers she ruffled along the way.

A Sense Of Mischief • The woman who has been dubbed the biggest brain in radio is also humble, and fond of a flight of fancy.

Connecting People • Anne Salmond has been a bridge between cultures all her life. Her new book revisits the stepping stones in her journey.

Tinseltown No More • The heat is relentless, the traffic daunting and the homelessness distressingly in your face. It could almost be Auckland.

Best Books of 2023 • Welcome to the best books of 2023, chosen by books editor Mark Broatch and Listener contributors.

Heady blend • Tom Scott goes back to his tribe with another album of Home Brew, following a tour showing the love for his brand of hip-hop is still there.

Hard-Earned Wisdom

Haere rā, Jonty • Acclaimed dancer Sir Jon Trimmer left a magical legacy as he brought ballet to the people.

Lifting the Veil

Nothing to marvel at

Tiger in this tank

TV Picks of the week

TV Films

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Keeping the faith

Out for the count • Increased chemical use is thought to be contributing to an increase in male infertility as sperm counts fall worldwide.

Sunday bests • UK chef Sophie Godwin takes berries to a new level and has a new take with miso-infused scrambled eggs.

Wine phoenix

Let there be light

Let’s get ethical • History is littered with shameful examples of mistreatment of people.

IT BEGINS

Love thy neighbour