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CONTENTS ISSN 2381-9553: Vol 272, No. 4159. March 7-13, 2020
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COMMENTARY
3 | Editorial
4 | Letters Plus Caption
Competition, Quips & Quotes
and 10 Quick Questions
8 | Life Bill Ralston
10 | Back to Black Joanne Black
12 | Politics Jane Clifton
94 | The Good Life Greg Dixon
DIVERSIONS
58-61 | Diversions & Puzzles
59 | Wordsworth
Lauren Buckeridge
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
64 | Television Fiona Rae, Russell Brown
69 | TV Films Ryan Holder
71 | TV Review Diana Wichtel
72 | Radio Fiona Rae
73-93 | TV programmes
75-93 | Radio programmes
THIS LIFE
36 | Health British cardiac surgeon
and author Samer Nashef is bringing his
humane advice about diet down under.
by Ruth Nichol
38 | Nutrition Research suggests A
milk is easier on the lactose-intolerant,
but more investigation is needed.
by Jennifer Bowden
40 | Food Rice and lentils add
substance to flavour-packed meat-free
meals. by Dean Brettschneider with Jenna
White and Helen Burge
42 | Wine Winemaker Tamra Kelly has
bounced back wonderfully on Waiheke
Island. by Michael Cooper
43 | Psychology Bad news for the less
diligent among us: it is taking years off
our lives. by Marc Wilson
FEATURES
COVER STORY
16 | Diet busters
After becoming exasperated at the diet
industry’s dodgy tricks, a US obesity and
nutrition specialist has come up with the
ultimate science-based guide to weight loss.
by Jane Clifton
26 | Sins of omission
Do we fully understand the effect of the
colonial process on Māori in which their
land, economy, language and spiritual beliefs
were taken from them? by David Nicholson
28 | Shelter from the storm
We need to appreciate trees not only
for their beauty and as providers of
welcome shade but also for their vital
climate role – but time is fast running out.
by Sir Rob Renwick
32 | Emotional rescue
Think you can read people’s expressions
like a book? Forget it, says psychologist Lisa
BOOKS & CULTURE
46 | Outing the Dark Lady Emilia
Bassano, variously described as
Shakespeare’s muse and a whore, is
brought to life in a play that has travelled
from London’s Globe Theatre, via the
West End, to Auckland’s Pop-up Globe.
by Linda Herrick
48 | Opera NZ Opera’s Eight Songs
for a Mad King sets the regent’s mental
distress in a boardroom
50-54 | Books Novels by Graham
Swift, Anne Enright, Shannon Pufahl
and William Gibson, and Lady Anne
Glenconner’s memoir
55 | Music Kiwi folk star Nadia Reid
56 | Film Mr Jones, Working Woman,
Come to Daddy
Feldman Barrett, author of How Emotions
Are Made, ahead of an appearance at the
NZ Festival of the Arts. by Mark Broatch
44 | Sport The second coming of
boxer Tyson Fury has been impressive,
but he also needs to fight his demons.
by Paul Thomas
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 RUSSELL
Entertainment 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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