New Zealand Listener

New Zealand Listener is the country’s most respected general interest magazine, bringing you a wide variety of news, stories, columns, reviews, plus TV listings, every week.

New Zealand Listener

Bob Jones’ greatest hits • Some knockout blows from the tough-talking NZ businessman and columnist who died earlier this month.

Not adding up

Bright Lines

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Celluloid heroes • The coalition has resorted to legislative sleight of hand to dig itself out of a hole, but at what future cost?

Left turn

Two worlds

End of the golden passport

Words and meaning

It’s not all song and dance

Old pills, new light • The potential to ‘repurpose’ familiar drugs to fight cancer rather than pour billions into novel therapies is exciting scientists here and overseas.

Apples & Oranges? • The effects of vitamin C on tumour progression have long excited interest, and an Otago scientist has set out to fully understand the relationship.

Lost in cyberspace • Moves to safeguard children from social media harm are ramping up, but with technology racing ahead, worried parents say New Zealand needs to tighten access.

Social Exclusion

Thy name is woman? • The debate over what defines a woman and who has the right to identify as female has never been more contested.

Channelling wairua • Her debut EP just picked up a Taite award and she believes in fairy tales, but Byllie-jean’s feet remain anchored in the whenua, whānau, gumboots and an eccentric house truck called Haumi.

Mission critical • Expert eye on the frightening fallacies and fantasies behind tech titans’ visions of an AI-driven future.

Field of dreams • Insightful and deeply researched account of human adventure in the Volcanic Plateau and its playgrounds.

Haunted by the past • Tale of a guru’s influence on friends who share a secret lacks sufficient charisma.

Short cuts • Debut from Auckland Writers Festival visitor is a ‘messy, visionary’ novel from a major new voice.

Struggle street • Novelist-poet’s latest dwells on trying to get ahead in the big city.

Taking it in their stride • British theatre director Marianne Elliott found hit hiking memoir The Salt Path so inspiring, she made a movie of it.

Better or worse? • Rainbow movie shines intermittently but fails to find pot of gold.

Affleck’s double entry • Amusing belated sequel for star’s sharpshooting neurodiverse number-cruncher.

Writing her own ticket • Korean-American indie star Michelle Zauner juggles penning a second memoir as her band Japanese Breakfast tour – including a stop in New Zealand – with a new album.

Bruised peach • Singer-songwriter delivers raw, confrontational second album.

Tv Picks Of The Week

TV Films • The big movies on TV this week

Saturday/Rāhoroi May 17

Sunday/Rātapu May 18

Monday/Rāhina May 19

Tuesday/Rātū May 20

Wednesday/Rāapa May 21

Thursday/Rāpare May 22

Friday/Rāmere May 23

FRIDAY/RĀMERE MAY 23

RADIO MAY 17

The magical flute • Sounz CEO dusts off her flute for a brief tour.

On the beat • High blood pressure can lead to deadly outcomes, but there are many simple ways to lower it to healthy levels.

Health briefs

Vegging out • Hamilton food blogger Amber Bremner has packed her plant-based recipes into a cookbook.

Experience counts • Having a Cloud follow him has done no harm to a storied Marlborough winemaker.

Happy quandary • Conservative US politicians appear less happy than their supporters.

Against the stream • Why are our endangered longfin eels being...