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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Liberty, a long way from home • Former slaves from the American South found freedom in New Zealand by escaping on whaling ships, writes Kaye Cederman.

Hope for urban sanctuary

Blocks to building • The OECD is the latest organisation to highlight our dysfunctional economy but neither National nor Labour seems capable of delivering change.

On a sticky wicket

Old poker face

Bare market

Hopelessly devoted • In an interview and book extract, researcher Malissa Clark explains that workaholism is about more than being last out of the office. And she should know.

Missing in action • In this edited extract from Never Not Working, Malissa Clark looks at the effects of workaholism on others – at home and at work.

Our very special friend • After 10 years of under-the-radar diplomatic moves, NZ and the US are closer than in decades. Whatever happened to our independent foreign policy?

Matters of time • The writer of a brilliant new time-travel novel has online fanatics to thank for indulging in her ‘very silly thing’ about polar exploration.

A long Trekka north • Almost forgotten in this country, NZ’s only home-designed, mass-produced motor vehicle has a new following in Europe.

‘I am still quite overwhelmed’ • Ginette McDonald is good with voices. Now, a new anthology celebrates the long and varied career of the actor who brought us Lynn of Tawa. Just don’t call it a valedictory.

Unhappy endings • Leslie Jamison anatomises her broken marriage in a candid new memoir – but who or what was really to blame?

Parental advisory • A vibrant collection of essays sets out to answer one less-than-simple question: what makes a mother?

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A dickens of a novel • Historical novel is rich in women characters from all levels of Victorian society – including some from real life.

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Naval gazing • Historical family saga’s heavy focus on detail and explanation may cause readers’ attention to flag.

Toil and trouble • Feminist reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy fails to hit the mark.

Raising the barre • Why acclaimed Kiwi director James Napier Robertson took on the bruising true story of an American ballerina in Russia.

Love, love me Who • New Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa and producer Russell T Davies talk about getting by with a little help from their friends.

The balance of Powers • The Naked and Famous star is unashamedly indulgent in his new solo album.

Widening the horizon • Weighty new LPs from US jazz innovator and the Sahara.

Roman scandals • Sarah Watt reviews two major titles at this year’s Italian Film Festival.

All fired up • The stories of nannies and aunties who worked in Crown Lynn’s Handle Room take centre stage at Te Pou Theatre.

Rising tide • Twenty years on from the foreshore and seabed hīkoi, the issues behind it have not subsided.

TV Picks of the week

TV Films • The big movies on TV this week

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Out for the Count • Director embraces odious character in NZ Opera’s new Rossini.

Rest in peace • Relief is finally on hand for sufferers of a condition that is often ridiculed.

Perfect patties • Nothing beats a burger and a new book goes beyond the staples.

A promising vintage • Get ready for wines of ‘fantastic quality’, thanks...