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.

A Morning Moment of Magic

Frozen in Time

Have You Herd?

A Tight-Knit Community • A nationwide group of crafters pick up their needles and finish projects for those who can’t

GLAD TO HEAR IT • 3 Stories to Make Your Day

Odin the Micro Pig • OLATHE, KS

LIFE’S LIKE THAT

WHEN KIDS CONFRONT THE INEVITABLE

Dad’s Lists • A son turns a page after unearthing his father’s notebooks

Slow Your Roll

Serving Some Tennis Facts

All in a Day’s WORK

WATCH IT!

Parenting Is a Joke! • This Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, let’s all take some time to laugh at our kids

Fiddleheads • This spiralling delicacy is surprisingly versatile

4 Healthy Foods to Get You Through Winter

New Ways to Relieve Pain • Don’t resign yourself to a life of discomfort. Here’s how to stop hurting.

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

OH, THAT’S BETTER!

HOW NATURE HEALS • Getting outdoors is as close to a cure-all as you’ll find. It’s fast and free, with few (if any) side effects.

Band of Survivors • Armed with his drum kit, a Holocaust survivor fights antisemitism one musical note at a time

My Forever Tree • A beloved sugar maple slowly succumbed to disease. Today, she lives on in a new form.

COUGAR ATTACK! • The friends thought they were in for a nice, easy bike ride. Until an unexpected predator showed up.

Dancing into Middle Age • A surprising new hobby taught me there’s more than one way to be flexible

SPIDER BITE! • Onewrong move almost cost construction worker Adrian Main his life

THE SQUATTER IN MY HOUSE • YOUR HOME IS YOUR CASTLE—UNTIL SOME STRANGER INSISTS IT’S THEIRS

MOOSE ALERT! (THAT’S NO BULLWINKLE) • We thought we were prepared for any wildlife encounter. But not this one.

Government Cheese • Starring David Oyelowo

The Unusual Suspects • Hosted by Malcolm Gladwell and Kenya Barris

BOOKS

QUOTABLE QUOTES

POINT TO PONDER

Brain GAMES • SHARPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER

WHERE, OH WHERE