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.

New Zealand Listener

Smarten up! • Smartphones have become so apparently indispensable to modern life banks will soon be telling us our mobiles are our money, says Michael Neill.

It’s not all about US

Bright Lines

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Lifting the lid • NZ First’s bid to regulate toilet use should be flushed away, but adolescents’ access to transgender medicine deserves serious attention.

Ditch the rich

He is here

Don’t call us …

The point of Peters • There’s been much to admire about the NZ First leader’s politics over the years, but where has it got him?

Busting a gut • IBD is escalating, seemingly thanks to the Western lifestyle, and New Zealand has one of the highest rates in the world.

Wrong Message • A UK journalist who came here to talk about Rwanda’s authoritarian regime found herself the victim of a social media hate campaign.

Leaving It All On The Park • After cancer treatment, Graeme Downes takes stock of a musical life leading The Verlaines and lecturing future generations of songwriters.

Creating the Wow factor • Meg Williams, in charge of the biggest festival involving a bunch of people wearing wacky outfits, admits she’s not very flamboyant in her own dressing.

A chemical killer • A new book outlines the life of a woman who may well have been New Zealand’s most prolific poisoner. What was it that led police to exhume the body of her husband from its watery grave?

To the Max • The testosterone and torments of late adolescence are centre stage in this novel about finding your place in life.

Personal grievance • Salman Rushdie’s reflections on life before and after the attack that nearly killed him are both pointed and poignant.

Thrills of the armchair • A trio of seasoned crime writers keep readers guessing.

War-torn and weary • Ambitious World War II novel explores the conflict that came to Australia’s doorstep.

All aboard for Spain • Train journeys don’t come more epic than the very long one from Wellington to Salamanca.

Brought to book • The hard, sweaty graft that went into making books through the ages is brought to life in all its stinky glory.

Neil’s centre of gravity • The elder statesman of NZ music talks about selling his catalogue for millions, refusing a knighthood, playing with Fleetwood Mac and why the new Crowded House album is a family affair.

The stuff of dreams

No sir, not for me

Analyse This • Two stars of stage and screen battle it out in a philosophical war of words.

Fully Loaded • The latest Mad Max is a complicated rematch.

Pope Rules • True story of papal power to leave viewers reeling.

Do Right Women • New albums from two very different artists are worth the wait.

The Grim Blue Line • The darkness continues in the second season of the acclaimed British police drama.

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Radio June 1-7

Chamber made • Aussie violinist has all the right stuff for the NZ String Quartet.

Review Your Meds • Our health changes as we age, so simple tweaks to medications can make a major difference.

Salad days • Food stylist Kathy Kordalis goes well beyond green leaves and tomatoes in her collection of nutritious salads for any occasion.

Regal riesling • They’re either ravishing...