Reader's Digest New Zealand

No wonder Reader's Digest is the world's most widely read magazine. Hard-hitting, thought-provoking and entertaining, with unforgettable stories in each issue, RD is packed with features short enough to read in one sitting, but stimulating enough to keep you thinking for days. Every month millions of people get inspired, informed and entertained by its wide variety of stories about people, health, humour, adventures and world events, written by the best local and international journalists. All the stories are fact checked to the smallest details to ensure that readers get the most accurate and truthful stories, making Reader’s Digest the world’s most trusted magazine.

Finding Our Balance in a Complex World

A Cotton Tale

If I Could Turn Back Time here are 20 Things I’d Tell My 25-Year-Old Self • The Blueprint for a Healthier, Happier, and Richer Life

Halloween’s Costumer • There’s nothing scary about the man who makes sure trick-or-treaters are properly dressed

GLAD TO HEAR IT • 3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

Healing Hearts, One Visit at a Time

LIFE

The Life of the (Responsible) Party

The Season of the Witch

All in a Day’s WORK

A Night at the Opera • A little culture goes a very, very, very, very long way

The Secret Ingredient in Every Backyard • Why We Buy the Brands We Trust

The Village People • They say it takes a village to raise a child but as Geoff and Denise Purdie discovered, it’s just as applicable when you’re facing the unknown of a blood cancer diagnosis and upending your lives to move 1,500km.

… Post a Photo of Someone Without Asking First? • You look amazing, your grid is calling—but do you owe everyone a veto over your picture?

Cookies and Crackers and Chips, Oh My! • The problem(s) with ultraprocessed foods

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER • THE BEST Medicine

THE NEW GENIUS • Soft skills have never been at a higher premium. Here’s how to hone them.

CREATIVITY

EMPATHY

RESOURCEFULNESS

JUDGEMENT

ATTENTION

Innovation Inspiration • We asked some of the smartest cookies we know for their takes on the skills we’re deeming modern essentials. Here are excerpts of what they said—and why we think they’re geniuses.

SOLD OUT • CHANCES ARE, THE PERSON BUYING THAT CONCERT SEAT NEXT TO YOURS ISN’T A PERSON AT ALL

OUR DATA, OURSELVES? • Wearable trackers—from smart watches to rings—can give you stats on everything from your daily step count to minutes of REM sleep. But does more information lead to better health?

Outsmarting the System • There’s always a loophole: Readers share ways they save time, money and headaches

SAVING BABY KJ • An exceedingly rare condition threatened the newborn’s life. Then a team of medical researchers stepped forward with a first-of-its-kind genetic treatment.

Been to a Destination Wedding? What About a Destination Divorce Party? • “Buddymoons,” funeral cruises … these days, vacations aren’t exclusively for relaxing. They can also be an event!

Heart of the Beast • Starring Brad Pitt

What to Carry, What to Burn

The Extraordinary Florence Stoker

BOOKS

QUOTABLE QUOTES

Brain GAMES SHARPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER • What’s the word for the plastic tip at the end of a shoelace? How about the cardboard sleeve on a to-go coffee cup? If you said aglet and zarf, you’ll ace this quiz of oddly specific terms for things that you (maybe) never knew had names. Enjoy the esoteric, then turn to p. 126 to be let in on the fun.

QUALITY SERVICE AWARDS 2027 •  See the brands New Zealanders have voted as offering the best service in the country

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