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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Vincent O’Sullivan 1937-2024 • Author Kirsty Gunn pays tribute to the brilliance and warmth of one of our greatest writers and poets, her friend Vincent.

Poetry and rugby

Win A Double Pass To Nz Opera’s Production Of Le Comte Ory

Bright Lines

10 Quick Questions

Quips & Quotes

Conflicts of interest • The coalition’s fight against ‘liberal overreach’ could lead to it being mired in allegations of corruption and abuse of power.

An aunty of our own?

On the beaten track

Confounded science

Trialling times

Boys to good men • Many young males are swayed by toxic online messages of what it is to be a man. Now there are moves to show them a different path, one which embraces v ulnerabilit y, empathy and respectful relat ionships.

Changing The Label • Students helping each other to redefine being a lad.

Taken For A Ride • Walkways and cycleways are good enough for New York, LA, London and Paris. Here, the government’s new transport policy means they have come to a screeching halt.

Crashes Down • Raised crossings and separate cycle lanes make it safer for everyone.

From The Grassroots • The Kiwi tradition of sharing windfall feijoas has gone to industrial level as food rescue groups take on the cost-ofliving crisis.

Women We Love • Ahead of Mother’s Day on May 12, four writers reflect on the maternal influences that helped shape their lives.

Lens on a legend • This richly detailed biography is an all-encompassing overview of one of the foremost chroniclers of New Zealand life.

Fixing the fissures • A posthumous memoir of late-20th century diplomatic life offers insightful glimpses of international politics.

Wild at heart • On a remote island where mystery and murmurings abound, an artist is asked to work for a reclusive commune of women.

Off the grid • An itinerant man with a tragic past finds respite among an eclectic cast of characters in this cinematic Australian novel.

For teens & tweens • Ann Packer checks out the best new YA and intermediate-age fiction.

On the margins • England’s green and pleasant land proves fertile for vice.

Whole lotta fakin' • Tribute acts: cheap and cheerful nostalgia or artistic spongers? And what's next for faux rockers in the AI era?

NZ stars cover the classics

Moon landing • Loren Taylor’s long-awaited feature-directing debut brings her full circle.

Her day has come • The heartbreak that inspired Amy Winehouse’s bestselling album is at the core of this engrossing movie.

Charm comes before a fall • It’s silly and messy but worth it for the chemistry between the two leads.

Reassurance for troubled times • Acclaimed producer comes out from the shadows with a refined collection.

Mother load • Five stories about the role of mums but without the stereotypes.

TV Picks of the week

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Cheep music • Guitarist and composer Bruce Paine was inspired by birdsong on his latest recording.

Fast & loose • Intermittent fasting has become a trend, but latest research suggests it could be doing more harm than good.

Greece is the word • Australian cook and food writer Ella Mittas goes back to her Greek heritage in her latest cookbook.

Sacré bleu • Wine consumption is tumbling in...