It's time to empower the mayor and make Auckland l…
by Bill RalstonMaking Auckland a liveable city is an unenviable task, writes Bill Ralston, but it's clear the mayor needs more power.
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Flight risk
Our love of travel is contributing hugely to global warming, and airlines are under increasing pressure to limit their climate-damaging emissions. by Rebecca Macfie
A crisis in masculinity
Peter Calder says the locker room should be no shelter for the Harvey Weinstein lurking in most men.
The unreal deal
This country had its own Trump-like leader in Prime Minister Rob Muldoon, and that didn’t end well. Now, the last Muldoonist has a key role in the new Government. by Paul Thomas
Crying is healing
Edith Eger once danced at Josef Mengele’s orders; now, at 90, she still boogies. by Diana Wichtel
Out of the park
The US dubs the summit of its domestic baseball competition the World Series, which speaks volumes about the sport’s importance to Americans. by Joanne Black
Where there’s a Will, there’s a way
New Zealander Miles Gregory is taking Shakespeare to new audiences on both sides of the Tasman. by Clare de Lore
Health Cervical-cancer screening tests have been helping to save lives for more than 25 years. Now the focus of the tests is going to change. by Nicky Pellegrino
Nutrition If you believe fruit fibre floating in a glass of fresh juice makes it any less sugary, you’re mistaken. by Jennifer Bowden
Food The smell and taste of strawberries are synonymous with summer. by Lauraine Jacobs
Wine Some local bubblies are impressive and well worth seeking out. by Michael Cooper
Sport The All Blacks’ loss in Brisbane was a lucky escape from the existential threat facing the game. by Paul Thomas
Technology Is 360-degree photography just a gimmick? We check out the new gizmos. by Peter Griffin
Psychology A further piece of alcohol’s feel-good puzzle falls woozily into place. by Marc Wilson
Choosing her battles
Ria Hall looked to the history of her ancestors in the New Zealand Wars for inspiration for her long-awaited debut album. by James Belfield
Books By Catherine Chidgey, Richard Flanagan and Allison Pearson; about the songs and sounds of New Zealand’s Great War and the untold story of its airmen, and life inside and outside the cult community of Gloriavale; and a fiction roundup
Music Estère, Robert Plant
Film Thor: Ragnarok, Home Again
Editorial
Letters Plus Caption Competition, Quips & Quotes, Life in NZ and 10 Quick Questions
Bulletin from Abroad Bernard Lagan in Sydney
Back to Black Joanne Black
Politics Jane Clifton
Life Bill Ralston
The Good Life Michele Hewitson
Diversions & Puzzles
Wordsworth Gabe Atkinson
Television Fiona Rae
TV Films Ryan Holder
TV Review Diana Wichtel
Radio Fiona Rae
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