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Te Wi k i o
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pānui! – Happy
reading!CONTENTS ISSN 2381-9553: Vol 270, No. 4135. September 14-20, 2019
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COMMENTARY
3 | Editorial
4 | Letters Plus Caption Competition, Quips
& Quotes, Life in NZ and 10 Quick
Questions
8 | Bulletin Andrew Anthony in
London
10 | Life Bill Ralston
12 | Politics Jane Clifton
94 | The Good Life Michele Hewitson
DIVERSIONS
60-63 | Diversions & Puzzles
61 | Wordsworth Gabe Atkinson
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
64 | Television Fiona Rae
69 | TV Films Fiona Rae
71 | TV Review Diana Wichtel
72 | Radio Fiona Rae
73-93 | TV programmes
75-93 | Radio programmes
THIS LIFE
34 | Health A promising screen-based test
FEATURES
COVER STORY
14 | Calling out the ‘silent killer’
As scientists plan trials for innovative new
ways to tackle hypertension, Donna
Chisholm looks at why our blood-pressure
problems are so vast and poorly controlled.
23 | From the archives: ‘I would rather
be with you’
A trove of wartime letters from Kirsty
Cameron’s grandfather to her father reveals
a soldier’s loving guidance to his young son.
28 | The rugby-mad revolutionary
A hero of the anti-apartheid movement is
marking a 50-year milestone by looking
at the past, present and future of protest.
by Clare de Lore
Te Kaiwhakarongo Aotearoa
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Books & Culture Editor RUSSELL BAILLIE
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WICHTEL (Auckland), SALLY BLUNDELL
(Christchurch)
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Sub-editor NICK RUSSELL
Entertainment Editor FIONA RAE
Political Columnist JANE CLIFTON
Assistant Art Director SHANE KELLY
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is taking the place of eye charts
for diagnosing kids with vision
problems. by Nicky Pellegrino
36 | Nutrition The beneficial laxative
effect of rhubarb and kiwifruit is about more
than just fibre. by Jennifer Bowden
38 | Food Taking a sound environmental
approach pays off for two local food
producers, with their chicken and salmon
now stars on the plate. by Lauraine Jacobs
40 | Wine NZ Winegrowers’ global
marketing man talks about the industry’s
rosy future. by Michael Cooper
41 | Psychology Keeping the economy
and culture separate is not how indigenous
groups work. by Marc Wilson
42 | Technology The Rugby World Cup
will challenge the tech savviness of both
Kiwi sports fans and broadband provider
Spark. by Peter Griffin
44 | Sport All Blacks’ fans continue
to think they know better than the
selectors, despite the growing evidence gap.
by Paul Thomas
BOOKS & CULTURE
46 | Dunedin’s don of crime Scottish
“queen of crime” Val McDermid is heading
to New Zealand, but not just to promote
her latest book – she’s also taking up a
teaching position at the University of Otago.
by Craig Sisterson
50-53 | Books By Salman Rushdie,
Deborah Levy and Stewart O’Nan and about
James Cook’s master Tahitian navigator,
Tupaia, and how Cook first charted Aotearoa
New Zealand
53 | Poetry by Nikki-Lee Birdsey
54 | Classical Russian violinist Viktoria
Mullova, who is touring here this month
55 | Music From Thelma Plum
56 | Film The Farewell, Danger Close: The
Battle of Long Tan, Amazing Grace, A Perfect 10