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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Let me tell you • Nonagenarian Valmai Shearer shares a lifetime of tips for staying healthy and well – and good reasons for getting up in the morning.

Letters

Banking on the basics • The National Party’s centrist policies are a stark departure from those overseen by its enormously popular former leader.

Tourist traps

From Russia, with vengeance

Some selfie control needed

The nuclear option

Age & reason • Studies of super-agers are throwing new light on the process of growing old and the ways in which it can be slowed or reversed.

Careful not to know • A Wellington criminologist traces the many ways government agencies have tried to dodge blame for decades of NZ children being abused, tortured and raped.

Fishing for control • China is being accused of taking over the Pacific – and beyond – from the inside. This in-depth report shows the superpower is dominating more than just the high seas.

Unadorned lives • In his new book, photographer Glenn Busch’s subjects speak for themselves.

Esprit de Gore • Once a year, thousands flock to the Southland town for the Gold Guitar Awards and a 10-day festival that cements its reputation as the home of country music.

Leading women • A major new history reconsiders the role of New Zealand female artists in the modernist art movement.

Look back & wonder • Talia Marshall’s impressive debut encompasses essay, memoir, stories and reportage.

‘Biggles’ from Downunder • Long-overdue biography captures the story of New Zealand’s most famous pioneer of aerial warfare.

Animal attractions • Entertaining and rewarding account of the ups and downs of a courageous Kiwi vet.

Behind the scenes • The famously private English novelist had hugely conflicting attitudes towards the women in his life.

The year my voice broke • As Guy Montgomery hits prime time on both sides of the Tasman and takes on Britain, he looks back on his path to comedy success and the anxiety it’s caused him.

Taken to Taskmaster

Keyboard warrior • One of his jazz generation’s last men standing, 84-year-old Herbie Hancock is still teaching, touring and exploring.

Notes from a jazz legend • Nathan Haines calls on R’n’B and rap, plus a previously unreleased live recording from one of the great innovators.

Sweet sorrow • A heartwarming tale about the benefits of more drama in your life.

Concerted efforts • Director plugs pop singer daughter’s career in gripping thriller.

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Going, going, gong • Percussionist Justin DeHart prefers the more decorous classical world over rock.

In the pink • Are farmed salmon a healthy option, given their manufactured diet?

Sow the love • In her new book Broccoli & Other Love Stories, Tasmanian gardener and cook Paulette Whitney shares her kitchen wisdom and favourite vege recipes.

Missing something? • Chardonnay lovers may struggle to appreciate an alcohol-free version of their favourite tipple.

Eye spy • Don’t look now, but our pupils really do dilate when we’re attracted to someone.

The right to log off • In our 24/7 culture, would a legal entitlement to disconnect be feasible?

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