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

Counting the cost • Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr says we cannot afford any more delays in pricing agricultural emissions.

You can’t grow toilet paper

Caption competition • THIS WEEK’S PICTURE

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Price of a ticket

Wanted: doctors & nurses

Don’t hold your breath

Information disorder

Shutting up shop • As an export-dependent nation, we are at risk as global conditions result in a worldwide move towards greater insularity.

Cash & kin • Parents are increasingly dipping into their own savings to help their adult children with daily living costs. But that is only entrenching the wealth gap.

Wealth by stealth • Celebrated French economist Thomas Piketty shot to fame for his writings on inequality. Could his arguments lead to wealth taxes in New Zealand?

Piketty as pop culture

Leaps & bounds • Kiwi choreographer Corey Baker has built an international career on bold moves. His next step is the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

The great cosmic reveal • Stunning images from Nasa’s Webb telescope take us deeper into the origin of the universe.

Raging over hormones • The fierce debate on whether menopause is being over-medicalised and overtreated is not set to die down any time soon.

HEALTH BRIEFS

Do the groundwork • When building raised garden beds, it pays to consider what impact the construction materials might have on the soil.

NUTRITION BITES

Easy does it • Fast and flavour-packed snacks and meals from Kiwi kitchen whizz Nici Wickes.

Organic options • Organic viticulture is a growing trend among winemakers, and although the wines can cost a little more, they are free of synthetic chemical fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides.

Fuming fun • To help deal with unwanted emotions, the odd swear word works well, but so does a good dose of dramatic theatre.

The ghost in the machine • Artificial intelligence is advancing so quickly that sentient systems may be possible in a decade or two.

Killer jokes • The latest crime fiction features a darkly funny family whodunnit and a compelling debut set in 1970s Wellington.

Craig Sisterson • The author and critic on Asterix and being inspired by our homegrown crime writers.

Lies and betrayal • On a desolate island, a teen tries to uncover her family’s dark and dangerous secrets.

Field work • A strikingly written tale of two disparate men striving to enter English folklore.

Badger hunt • A spirited bio of a colonial anti-heroine who looms large but also remains elusive.

Voices for the Earth • Anthology of climate change poetry aims to provoke, educate and call to action.

Playing the long game • As China continues to flex its global muscles, a new book offers clues to its tensions and ambitions in Central Asia.

An Explosion of Tears and Snot

Charm offensive • An affair between a GP and her patient has sinister consequences.

DIVERSIONS

The mother tongue • How Irish coming-of-age drama The Quiet Girl has became a box office and critical hit at home and abroad.

Signature style • Celebrated American violinist Hilary Hahn looks back at her Grammy-winning career ahead of her concert series with the NZSO.

Owning the field • Brett Adams relishes the freedom to experiment, while Pacific Heights delivers a tasty collection.

Immortal fools • Taika Waititi’s second Thor outing is a bit...