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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Moving ahead • We should consider transforming the office of the governorgeneral into that of our head of state, writes Peter Hamilton.

Entreaty for debate

Bright Lines • Creative words competition

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Familiar faces into the fray • The government’s new consultants and advisers have decades of experience between them, but do they also come with vested interests?

Advance Australia, without NZ

In tune with the times

Getting to the bottom of fat

Walking the plank

Pillow talk • A quarter of all Kiwis have trouble sleeping, unable to find solutions to this age-old problem. And researcher Dr Michael Mosley says it can be fatal.

Bedtime stories • In this extract from his new book, Dr Michael Mosley traverses learning to live with insomnia and the links between snoring, sleep apnoea and being overweight.

The quiet wave • Māori and Pasifika artists are at the heart of a new movement that is ‘having its moment’, and one gallery is leading the charge.

Now where did I put my keys? • Improving your memory is not about remembering more, it’s about remembering better, says neuroscientist Charan Ranganath. And sometimes, less is more.

OH NO – NOT DÉJÀ VU AGAIN

Shots in the mist • Early photography was regarded as magic when it arrived in New Zealand. But soon, everyone was doing it.

Flights of fancy • Peter Walker cleverly weaves Arabian tales, early Chinese and Persian voyages, eccentric amateur fossil hunters and a colonialist “hardman” into one intriguing story.

Past secrets, present dangers • Outback noir plays out with panache in two Aussie releases, but for high-octane action, seek out Tony Kent’s latest thriller.

Catching the bug • In her call to arms for conservation, Lily Duval shares her love of insects great and small.

Fate and the farmer • Kyle Mewburn has created a sweeping novel that should appeal to readers of all ages.

All the way back • Restoring one’s roots, environmental degradation, and a nonagenarian reflects.

A man and his mountains • A lofty retirement plan took Andy Buchanan up 133 South Island summits as part of a long personal challenge.

Bestsellers

Like the ghost of an ancient wine waiter

At the top of his game • After his big brother’s atomic bomb movie, Jonah Nolan blows up the world in Fallout, another milestone in a screen career he says he owes to reading the classics while living in New Zealand.

A country with no borders • Guest reviewer TAMI NEILSON gets to grips with the sound and significance of Beyoncé’s country album Cowboy Carter.

Off the gravel • The new album and tour by Delaney Davidson takes the Christchurch artist down a smoother road.

Everyone’s a winner • A sweetly predictable movie with an engaging cast and a worthy cause.

Monster mayhem • Digital effects and a great cast don’t quite make up for a rather patchy fifth MonsterVerse movie.

Shining a light in dark spaces • Survivor interviews and re-enactments combine in a powerful exposé of the horrors inflicted on boys at an Auckland boarding school.

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Radio April 13-19

Three leads a double live • Morton Trio & Friends are on tour with a challenging programme that includes two rarely heard...