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 • Leaving Worry Behind

Reader’s Digest New Zealand

A Teacher’s Dream • A drive to succeed saw a village school compete with rivals from the city

SMART ANIMALS • Animals can be heroes and seek out a hero

Heart Of The Matter • High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and obesity make it more likely you’ll develop cardiovascular disease, but other risk factors might surprise you

Eat Your Way To A Bloat-Free Belly • It starts with healthy breakfast choices

News From The WORLD OF MEDICINE

Tantrums To Tinsel • Why I love the curious and festive tradition of the Santa photo

The Upside Of Anxiety • How to use it as a strength

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

THE GREAT TWEET-OFF: NEW YEAR’S EVE AT HOME EDITION • Not going out to celebrate? You’re not alone, according to the stay-at-homes of Twitter.

LOCKED In The Lion’s Jaws • As the enormous lion bit down hard, Tony Fitzjohn felt sure he was about to die. Then another lion entered the fray

DECADES OF DRAMAS

ADDING Up To HAPPINESS • Solutions to many of our most perplexing personal problems can often be found by applying a kind of creative arithmetic

SEE THE WORLD… … DIFFERENTLY

Illuminating Facts About Fireworks

QUOTABLE QUOTES

THE FAMILY THAT NEVER GAVE UP • Doctors said there was slim hope for the baby born with only half a heart

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

IT’S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS • Here are a few odd Christmas gifts people have received:

Searching For Santa Claus • Santa lives at the North Pole, right? Don’t say that to the people of Rovaniemi in northern Finland

Bitten By The Dance Bug

Subterranean Treasures • Dazzling caves and grottos captivate visitors

THE SOUND OF SILENCE • How shutting up for three months and walking nearly 1000 kilometres transformed my life

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

FLY THE CHATTY SKIES

HOW’S YOUR LIVER FEELING? • Up to one in three people have fatty liver disease. But many of them have no idea

WHAT WOULD THE WORLD BE WITHOUT PAPER? • Test your knowledge of one of humankind’s most indispensable materials

HEART & SEOUL • This bustling metropolis will woo you with its melting pot of futuristic architecture, ancient culture and natural beauty

Her Gift To The Elephants • Lek Chailert’s sanctuary in Thailand is home to pachyderms that have suffered unspeakable abuse at the hands of their former owners

PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on page 136.

FAMILY FUN

TRIVIA • Test Your General Knowledge

PUZZLE ANSWERS • From Page 132

WORD POWER Party Time • Dress up your vocabulary with these festive terms

QUALITY SERVICE AWARDS 2024 • See the brands New Zealanders have voted as offering the best...