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.

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Swings and turnabouts • Unless the government reverses key policies – and Chris Hipkins replies to his letter – Jules Older will be taking his left-leaning vote elsewhere.

Spring in our step

Proud to pay tax

Bright Lines

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Of grumps and gripes • Policy moles are popping up all over the place and being whacked down just as quickly.

Hear them roar

Big shots in the ’burbs

The fogeys are coming

Citizen pain • A broken funding system is delivering record local-body rates all over New Zealand. Is there a way around the financial potholes?

Future View: It’s Radical

Sew & tell • A new breed of at-home sewers explain what it is – besides pandemic lockdowns – that inspires them to get creative with fabric.

Dagg of a dad • In a new memoir about her relationship with her father, Lorin Clarke reflects on how John Clarke was just as funny as a family man as he was on television.

Big grief • Lorin Clarke on the feelings that engulfed her in the days after her father’s death.

Finding her voice • Influential British columnist Hadley Freeman releases a book about her years of anorexia.

Character Building • Bringing Jane Halifax, one of our most iconic screen characters, to life in print was no easy feat.

Guilt trip • The politics of post-Partition India may cost many lives in Vaseem Khan’s new historical mystery.

Bestsellers

Portrait of a river • The story of trout fishing on the Tongariro is a tale rich with monster catches, celebrity anglers and culture clashes.

Changing your mind • A book that’s ideal for the non-scientist who wants to know more about why an artistic experience moves them so much.

Bestsellers

Five Finn Faves • Ahead of his return to the live stage, Tim Finn ponders his past through pivotal songs in his career and the stories behind them.

Envy of angels • Don McGlashan is this year’s inductee into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. Russell Baillie pays tribute to the songwriting great.

Larrikins larking about • Perceptive portraits from two talented first-timers make this a standout.

Gripping and true • Drama offers astute answers to the “what-ifs” of life.

Finding home ground • A new documentary charts what has changed for Pacific Island players at this year’s Rugby World Cup in France.

Tv Picks of the week

Tv Films •  The big movies on TV this week

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Hearing the call • All credit to Claire Caldwell for scouting out a trio of singers.

Screen Time • A new self-test for cervical cancer may be a game changer in the fight against the deadly disease.

Taco belles • Sarah and Otis Frizzell bring some Aotearoa flair to the traditional taste of Mexico.

A magical combination • Hawke’s Bay is renowned for its chardonnay and its 2021 varieties are among the best.

Let’s be honest • It may not seem like it, given the prevalence of scammers and con artists, but New Zealand is a high-trust country.

Kākāpō come home • Four vigorous young males are relocated from the deep south to Waikato.

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