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CONTENTS ISSN 2381-9553: Vol 272, No. 4160. March 14-20, 2020
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COMMENTARY
3 | Editorial
4 | Letters Plus Caption Competition,
Quips & Quotes and 10 Quick Questions
8 | Bulletin from Abroad
Andrew Anthony in London
10 | Life Bill Ralston11 | Back to Black Joanne Black
12 | Politics Jane Clifton
94 | The Good Life Michele HewitsonDIVERSIONS
58-61 | Diversions & Puzzles
59 | Wordsworth Lauren BuckeridgeTHAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
64 | Television Fiona Rae, Russell Brown
69 | TV Review Diana Wichtel
70 | TV Films Ryan Holder
72 | Radio Fiona Rae
73-93 | TV programmes
75-93 | Radio programmesTHIS LIFE
34 | Health A programme to help people
slim down before elective surgery is
having lasting benefits. by Nicky Pellegrino
36 | Psychology Conscientiousness can
help us live longer, but are there other ways
of forecasting our demise? by Marc Wilson
38 | Food Do the hard work ahead of
time, then impress the guests at your next
barbecue with these American-style snacks.
by Andy Husbands and William Salazar
40 | Wine It’s time to branch out from
the “big three” wine styles in New Zealand.
by Michael Cooper
42 | Technology New mobile data deals
mean it’s getting harder to work out what’s
best. by Peter Griffin
44 | Sport Could venture capital be the
saviour of rugby in this country as the code
faces multiple challenges? by Paul ThomasFEATURES
COVER STORY
14 | Viral spiral
You can reduce your chances of being infected
by the new coronavirus, but you’ll need more
than good luck to escape its economic impact.
by Joanne Black24 | Awakening the spirit
As the one-year anniversary of the
Christchurch mosque shootings approaches,
one family member unlocks the potential for
spiritual well-being through architecture.
by Sally Blundell30 | Lange’s dangerous gamble
After a military coup and a hijacking in Fiji,
why did the Prime Minister order armed
troops be sent there? by Gerald HensleyBOOKS & CULTURE
46 | Unchained melodies Master guitarist
Pat Metheny, who has worked with jazz
greats such as Ornette Coleman and Sonny
Rollins as well as Joni Mitchell and David
Bowie, brings his hard-to-define music to
Auckland. by Graham Reid
48 | Long story short Two top contenders
in the Ockham book awards are knocked out
of contention.
50-54 | Books A memoir by Kapka
Kassabova, a novel by Hans-Olav Thyvold,
a book of reflections by members of the local
Jewish community, poetry by Alexandra
Fraser, and a fiction round-up
55 | Music From Grimes
56 | Film The Invisible Man, The Current WarTe Kaiwhakarongo Aotearoa
Editor-in-Chief PAMELA STIRLING
Deputy Editor JOANNE BLACK
Books & Culture Editor RUSSELL BAILLIE
Art Director DEREK WARD
Senior Writers DONNA CHISHOLM, DIANA
WICHTEL (Auckland), SALLY BLUNDELL
(Christchurch)
Chief Sub-editor GEOFF CUMMING
Sub-editor NICK RUSSELLEntertainment Editor FIONA RAE
Political Columnist JANE CLIFTON
Assistant Art Director SHANE KELLY
Senior Designer RICHARD KINGSFORD
Digital Producer RYAN HOLDER
Editorial Assistant LAUREN BUCKERIDGE
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