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 • Lives Well-Lived

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Reader’s Digest New Zealand

The Survivors’ Coffee Group

SMART ANIMALS • Manage to endear, whatever their antics

Now Hear This • Losing your hearing suddenly, even if there is no pain, is always urgent

Benefits Of Bone Broth • Bone broth is enjoying a boost in popularity

News From The WORLD OF MEDICINE

LISTEN To The Rush • When Toni Marks casts his fishing line out into the moving waters of the remote rivers of New Zealand in search of wild trout, his attention is fixed firmly on the sounds of nature

BREAKTHROUGHS In Treating Melanoma

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE • Pinned by a giant boulder, a hiker had two choices: panic or gut it out. He did both

SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY

SHOULD YOU TRY A DETOX TREATMENT? • It’s a popular health habit. But science doesn’t support it.

Fathers Of The Bride • A young woman finds a unique way to honour the many men who helped her survive her childhood

SINGAPORE

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

DO YOU KISS YOUR DOG? • Find out how gross your questionable habits really are, according to health experts

CRAZY SPORTS • Soccer, jogging, golf? Some athletes prefer more unusual pastimes

FOR THE RECORD: Facts About Vinyl

QUOTABLE QUOTES

THE FIRST PHOTOBOMBER… • … struck in 1853! And other ‘new’ fads that are actually ancient history

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

THE BEST WAY TO FEEL YOUNG AGAIN? • Become A Grandparent

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO DIE ON A HOCKEY RINK • One minute I was playing, the next I was in the hospital

Time For Paws • Questions about big, small, real and fictitious cats

A Trail Of Spirits • Exploring Japan’s Alpine wine regions reveal some hidden historical and cultural wonders

JOURNEY TO RECOVERY • A remarkable woman shares her story of survival after a vicious attack transformed her life

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

Dangerously In Love • This Valentine’s Day, we’re setting our sights on Cupid’s arrow, that piercing dart of passion. Besides the sting of love, sharp comes in many other forms, such as in these pointed words. If your target still eludes you, turn the page for the answers.