New Zealand Listener

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A tragedy with many faces and voices • Comparisons to Nazi Germany in discussions about the conflict in Gaza are unhelpful and antisemitic, writes Giacomo Lichtner.

Life after life

10 Quick Questions

Quips & Quotes

Make-do and mend, Paris style

Truce or dare • Past mudslinging has been set aside and the two deputies have settled into an uneasy alliance – for now at least.

The joke’s on us

Songs in the key of life

Envy taxes

Finding tūrangawaewae • Unaware of her Ngāi Tahu roots until university days, Colleen Brown set out to learn her whakapapa and, finally, experience the overwhelming emotions of a welcome home to her marae.

‘Work backwards’ • There are plenty of places to search, but building a credible family tree requires more than just a web browser.

Corridors of power • In this edited extract from a new book by journalists Kirsty Johnston and James Hollings, former justice minister Jim McLay explains for the first time the pardoning of Arthur Allan Thomas.

‘An unspeakable outrage’ • None of the police named by the royal commission after Thomas was pardoned were ever held to account.

Best in tech • Listener technology writer Peter Griffin picks 10 of the best gadgets and devices that debuted this year.

The art of the matter • Mark Broatch checks out the cream of the coffee table books of 2023.

Out and about

City of dreams • An unlikely friendship between two women in Japan is at the heart of this richly imaginative exploration of grief and survival.

Bestsellers

One track mind • Political tribalism is to the fore in this compilation of writings from the acclaimed New York Times columnist.

Days of their lives • An expertly crafted portrait of a family navigating psychic upheaval amid Covid lockdowns.

Crime time • Haller and Bosch join forces, an Aussie actor’s first novel and a Christmas appeal goes awry.

Hop to it • A history about our love affair with beer should be sipped and savoured slowly.

Bestsellers

Cleave Artfully • Former child star Thomas Brodie-Sangster takes on former juvenile delinquent-turned-surgeon in an Australian spin on a classic Dickens character.

He’s no villain • English actor David Thewlis on why his Fagin in The Artful Dodger is not the scoundrel – or the Jewish figure – of the Dickens novel.

The ultimate icebreaker • Chris Bourke, Kim Hill’s former producer on Saturday Morning, joined her in the studio for the final show and here looks back at her career.

Soaring high • Sampha is restrained and Dave Wilson is challenging.

Behind the mask • The man touted as the next Attenborough is laying bare another side of his life – his autism.

Tv Picks of the week

Tv Films

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Prayers are answered

Energy to burn • Prolonged periods of not eating enough can have serious effects on even the fittest of athletes.

Take five • Jamie Oliver crosses the Med for inspiration in his latest quest for fuss-free, healthy recipes.

Pop the top • Our festive fizz follows the secondary-fermentation method favoured by France’s premium bubbly region, starting with the right ingredients.

Keep up the good work • Just be careful not to become a workaholic in the process.

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