New Zealand Listener

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Making it stick • Developers love to give their new subdivisions grandiose names, but will they stand the test of time, asks LYALL MCFARLANE.

Wealth, tax and kindness

Caption competition • THIS WEEK’S PICTURE

Quips & Quotes

Funny You Should Ask

Bridging the great divide

Going home

Damage control

A dog’s tale • In the first of a series on artefacts that tell the story of Aotearoa’s past, historian Jock Phillips explains the relevance of a small carved canine, known as the Monck’s Cave kurī.

Up & atom • Forget the grand New Year’s resolutions. Making little changes that go the distance is how to achieve big results.

THINK SMALL

STEP UP TO THE PLATE

Noah’s Ark • Climate change will trigger global migration on a massive scale. A new book asks whether we can overcome tribalism and treat the planet as “a commonwealth of humanity”.

No man’s land

Fighting the tide

The top two inches • The sporting year, as ever, threw up points of debate, implausible stats, surprise knockouts … and politics.

Spreading the word • For the Brits, the word that best describes 2022 could be “permacrisis”. But what about here in New Zealand?

WHAT’S YOUR WORD OF THE YEAR?

The listeners • Each summer, we commission 12 of Aotearoa’s finest writers to tell us a short tale. This year’s theme is ‘the joy of friendship’. Here are the first four.

The Ukrainian dentist

Happy

Tom

Jungle juice • A hallucinogenic brew with awful side effects is being investigated for its potential to relieve mental illness.

HEALTH BRIEFS

Big flavours • North London chef Hasan “Big Has” Semay, a former Jamie Oliver protégé, lends his trademark informality to his debut cookbook.

True stripes • Canterbury may soon be as well known for its reds and whites as it is for rugby.

Hunger gains • Reconnecting with our body’s signals is a way to reduce overeating and maximise health.

Taken as read • Yes, I do read your feedback and take it on board.

Bursting our bubbles • The microbial cocktail in kombucha can go a little wild.

DIVERSIONS

Crypt to script • Veteran British director Stephen Frears is taking another dig at royalty in The Lost King, his film about the search for Richard III.

On thinning ice • The second series of Frozen Planet is visually dramatic and stunning, but it also comes with a warning about climate change.

TELEVISION • Our Picks of the Week

TV Films • The big movies on TV this week

TV programmes

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