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

P for pestilence • An onslaught of methamphetamine across our borders demands collaborative action, writes Denis O’Reilly. 

Letters

Watch the optics • Short-term financial planning to pacify voters won’t rescue the economy.

Apocalypse now-ish?

Ace of space

Where the wild things are

Social media ban? Not really

Austerity’s a bitch

Obsessively ‘clean’ • Fanned by social media algorithms, orthorexia is a fixation on ‘pure’ foods that can turn healthy eating into a recipe for malnutrition.

Muscle Men • ‘Reverse anorexia’ is regarded as a typically male eating disorder where there’s a fixation on building muscle.

Tell us what we really think • A study that’s been taking New Zealand’s political pulse for 35 years reveals some surprising views and values.

Blazing sunset • Famed for his neon works and public art, even serious illness is unable to blunt Paul Hartigan’s need to create.

Sam’s new army • When Christchurch needed help with its post-quake clean-up, Sam Johnson formed the Student Volunteer Army. Fifteen years on, he’s still a force for good.

Under the volcano • The archaeologist in charge of Pompeii is on a mission to show real life in Roman times through the city’s frozen history.

On The Beach • Max Hastings examines the British army’s role on D-Day.

Short Cuts

Moving Mindsets • Epidemiologist examines reasons for the dramatic drop in vaccinations.

Ode To Iceland • A satisfyingly nuanced back story to Aussie writer’s smash debut, Burial Rites.

Fossils Refuelled • After lying dormant for a quarter of a century, Walking with Dinosaurs has been dug up again.

The Featured Creatures • A step-by-step guide to Walking with Dinosaurs.

Impossibly Weird • Final outing of Tom Cruise’s hero goes from sublime to ridiculous.

Chance Encounter • A surprisingly upbeat tale of a woman’s search for her estranged dad.

Branching out • Full debut from a multitalented artist plus a Sami sister hits her stride.

Scrubbing up • A series on Middlemore’s junior doctors examines how their careers define their lives.

Tv Picks of the week

Tv Films

Saturday/RāhoroI May 31

Sunday/Rātapu June 1

Monday/Rāhina June 2

Tuesday/Rātū June 3

Wednesday/Rāapa June 4

Thursday/Rāpare June 5

Friday/Rāmere June 6

Radio

Double Duties • Jane Young splits her time between modern and baroque cello.

AI for spotting cancer

Once more with spice • London restaurant owner Mehak Kansal puts an Indian twist on global favourites.

Golden harvest

When all else fails

Sample run

The Bigger Picture

Bonfire of my vanity