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Magical alchemy: Arundhati Roy’s compelling memoir illuminates a ‘restless, unruly’ life

18 September 2025

Roy’s portrait of her terrifying yet courageous mother is at the centre of this memoir, which charts her own embrace of danger as an activist-writer.

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Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence - what the data shows
	18 Sep: Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the US. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.... more

A large-scale search is underway for a 66-year-old Christchurch woman, missing since yesterday
	18 Sep: A large-scale search is underway for a 66-year-old Christchurch woman, missing since yesterday... more

An Auckland man's been sentenced for more than three years in prison for possessing thousands of child abuse images
	18 Sep: An Auckland man's been sentenced for more than three years in prison for possessing thousands of child abuse images... more

A UN finding of genocide in Gaza adds pressure on NZ to recognise a Palestinian state
	18 Sep: If New Zealand expressly recognises Palestine at the UN next week, it will be a significant – but justified – departure from long-standing foreign policy.... more

An old building near Porirua is set to be knocked down, to make way for an open grassed area
	18 Sep: An old building near Porirua is set to be knocked down, to make way for an open grassed area... more

Canterbury police are appealing for information about a 66-year-old woman missing from the Whitewash Heads, Scarborough area
	18 Sep: Canterbury police are appealing for information about a 66-year-old woman missing from the Whitewash Heads, Scarborough area... more

Firefighters are continuing to fight one large scrub fire in Canterbury, fuelled by strong winds and forestry slash
	17 Sep: Firefighters are continuing to fight one large scrub fire in Canterbury, fuelled by strong winds and forestry slash... more

A person's died following a serious two-vehicle crash in Auckland's Ellerslie this afternoon
	17 Sep: A person's died following a serious two-vehicle crash in Auckland's Ellerslie this afternoon... more

High winds are battering parts of the country
	17 Sep: High winds are battering parts of the country... more

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