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.

Masthead

Tipping point • Tea has won wars and reduced mortality so why is the real thing consigned to the lowest shelves in the supermarket, asks DL Calder.

People power

Bright Lines

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

All stuffed up • New Zealand requires more than a strong decongestant to clear the circuitous routes to effective change.

Money down the drain

Faces turned to the horizon

The chips are down

The virus that came to stay • With current funding for our Covid response drawing to a close, there’s growing recognition that many people are suffering debilitating long-term effects. What’s the next move?

Canary In The Coal Mine • With reporting of Covid cases plummeting, a reliable sur veillance system is called for.

‘Why aren’t you listening to me?!’ • To really understand each other, our brains need to be in sync, says author Charles Duhigg. And, yes, there are ways to get on to the same wavelength. 

DAMN LIES & CONVERSATIONS • What’s the secret behind Donald Trump’s success when speaking at mass rallies? 

Room at the Top • The Opportunities Party could well be a force to be reckoned with as a centrist voice – it’s just lacking a leader, a campaign and a lot of money.

Brought to book • He’s rich, opinionated and believes in doing good for the community. Property developer Mark Todd is a study in contrasts.

Touchstones • Ahead of the Aotearoa Art Fair, Sally Blundell asks New Zealand artists about their favourite local artwork and why it moves them.

It’s in the blood • Michael Bennett returns his Māori detective to her roots in a convincing, highly anticipated second novel.

Last words of love • Despite its brevity, Gabriel García Márquez’s final novel is a testament to his mastery.

On the Burma trail • Travel journalist Paul Theroux turns the early life of one of last century’s most celebrated writers into a racy novel.

Sister acts • The Irish novelist’s latest novel is a sharp, funny and moving exploration of four very different siblings. 

Murder most foul • A transcript of a podcast as a plot for a crime novel? It shouldn’t work but it does.

Just the bee’s knees

If memory serves • A team that survived the tragic sinking of the Wahine finally get to tell their tale.

Fanny, the musical • How do you turn Jane Austen into opera and why pick Mansfield Park, her most demanding novel? Composer Jonathan Dove explains his approach to Richard Betts.

Return of the queen • Beth Orton brings the personal songs of her career-reviving album to NZ.

Playing to win • The Black Keys’ 12th studio album could have done with a more distinctive style.

Good inventions • Two award-winning Kiwi jazz musicians release albums of impressive compositions with wide-ranging influences.

Future shock • Speculative drama about journalists covering a US at war with itself is worryingly prophetic.

Mayhem in Mumbai • Actor Dev Patel’s directing debut is a surprisingly violent affair.

Candid cameras in wartime • Clandestine photos have been unearthed and turned into a documentary showing Kiwi soldiers during World War II as they have never been seen before.

‘A young man, like us’ • The role of All Blacks during WWI features in Anzac Day coverage.

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