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.

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

EDITOR’S NOTE • Making Connections

GREAT FATHER’S DAY GIFT IDEA • Subscribe to the world’s best loved magazine for your chance to win

THE CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG

Reader’s Digest New Zealand

READER’S DIGEST SHOP

The Paper Delivery Boy • A retired Air Force officer remembers a kind-hearted gesture with gratitude

SMART ANIMALS • Know what they want – and how to achieve it

Soothe The Sunday Scaries • How to replace work-week dread with Funday

Seeing Blue

News From The WORLD OF MEDICINE

STEVEN SPIELBERG A Life In Cinema • The cinema maestro was only 16 when his life changed forever. Six decades on, The Fabelmans director gets personal

Healthy Gut, Happy Life • Ten Tips For A Better Microbiome

Let’s Be Friends • How to make lasting connections that lift you up

BUILDING BONDS • Men don’t make friends as easily as women do, and the pandemic didn’t exactly help. I’m glad to return to my dates with mates

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

Hoarding Disorder • COVID and the cost-of-living crisis have significantly altered how signs of the condition appear. Here’s why

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

YOUR FASCIA-NATING FASCIA • New science is showing that fascia – the webbing that holds your body together – might play a role in far more than just post-exercise soreness

HIGH TECH Helpers • You’ll now find robots doing everything from soothing your nerves to brewing your coffee

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

WE FOUND MORE FIXES • Another 16 helpful hints to improve your life

Good News About HOUSEWORK

Keeping Track Of TRAIN TRAVEL

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour On The Job

THE AMAZING HUMAN BODY • Test your knowledge about the ingenious human body

QUOTABLE QUOTES

SPAIN’S MODERN TROGLODYTES • Once the poorest part of the poorest region in Spain, the Guadix area in Andalusia is becoming a magnet for pensioners and digital nomads alike. The greatest appeal: to live in a cave

The Journey Of T he Kon-Tiki • Is it possible to cross the Pacific on a wooden raft? Natural scientist Thor Heyerdahl dares everything to prove it

MY STARTER DOG • Adopting a dog in my 60s was never part of the plan. But Casey changed everything.

Good Vibes Grow On Trees • Science shows that our plants take care of us too

PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on page 142.

FAMILY FUN

TRIVIA • Test Your General Knowledge

PUZZLE ANSWERS

WORD POWER • Let’s Talk Business