New Zealand Listener

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Let’s not bugger it up • One of Central Otago’s most vociferous defenders has died. Fellow local Leeann Morton says those left should be on their guard for out-of-control ‘progress’.

History rewritten

Bright Lines

10 Quick Questions

Quips & Quotes

Dr Brown will see you now • The latest health minister is up for the fight but his remedies for a broken health system seem no more likely to stick.

Europe’s off switch

Elon’s path to gamer exile

Going to the dogs

Suppression veto

What is it with Winston?

Umbrellas at dawn • The merger of our two state-funded weather agencies may reduce confusion as life-threatening storms grow more frequent. But how did we end up with two state forecasters in the first place?

Dream weaver • The latest novel from the woman labelled one of Africa’s most influential literary voices was born from the deaths of her parents.

World famous in NYC • Expatriate Kiwi artist Mike Hinge, revered in sci-fi circles but almost unknown here, is finally getting his due with an exhibition of his work.

A way with the birds • ‘Shorebird salesman’ Keith Woodley has spent more than three decades raising awareness of the miraculous migratory birds that find a safe haven near his doorstep.

All in context • A retrospective of renowned photographer Mark Adams’ 50-year career accompanies a major exhibition of his work.

Falling from grace • Power plays of the rich, an eerie mimicking bird and an on-off love story are at the heart of the latest thrillers.

Maid to measure • The sniping, snobby sister of Mr Bingley must get to the bottom of wrongdoings in a lively Jane Austen spin-off.

Truths unearthed • Omens and dark pasts haunt the pages of this folklore-inflected debut set in World War I Scotland.

The next page • People and their love of books are at the heart of Ruth Shaw’s memoir of the second half of her life.

The Homer stretch • Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche are reunited for the first time since The English Patient in an adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey.

Nasty bite of the apple • Dopey Disney makeover enough to make you grumpy.

Culture clashes • A political drama where Tehran’s state control forces a family apart.

Heading forward

Double delight

Blessed ending • June Osborne dons her bonnet again for a last stand against Gilead in the overdue final season of The Handmaid’s Tale.

TV Picks of the week

TV Films

Saturday/rāhoroi April 5

Sunday/rātapu April 6

Monday/rāhina April 7

TUESDAY/RĀTŪ APRIL 8

WEDNESDAY/RĀAPA APRIL 9

THURSDAY/RĀPARE APRIL 10

FRIDAY/RĀMERE APRIL 11

RADIO APRIL 5 -11

Date with symphonies • A months-long project for Haydn fans draws to a close on Bluesky.

Brain maintenance • ‘Brain-training’ exercises combined with diet and exercise may help stave offdementia, an Australian study shows.

Health briefs

Taste of home • Taupō-based cook and author Vanya Insull produces a new book devoted to comfort food.

Wine on tap • ‘Greener’ wines come in a keg, with research showing it reduces the carbon footprint.

Sweet sensation • MS sufferers face extra challenges to enjoy a healthy sex life. Can psychology help?

Melting Moments • New Zealand’s glaciers are shrinking and retreating at an alarming rate.

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Broken Fences