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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In tune with need • Music therapy should be available as a routine option within our health, education and welfare systems, says Daphne Rickson.

Building on past mistakes

Bright Lines

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

The balance of power • The government will have to interfere in the electricity market to avoid further reputational damage if blackouts occur next winter.

Justice denied

Visiting the Menton man of God

Hair’s the thing

The novel approach • Books from our Kiwi authors are lauded internationally, so why aren’t more of them turned into films and TV series?

Citizen drain • CABs around the country are facing funding cuts at the same time as their workloads have shot up, thanks to the government’s new digital interface that leaves many behind.

The Camino will provide • Cathedral fatigue and playing hotel roulette fail to dampen Paul Catmur’s spirits as his final destination nears.

Secrets & Lies • Archivist Chris Adam details the senseless killing of a local man by a NZ soldier, part of the army of occupation in Japan after World War II.

Oddly Normal • Yvonne Todd’s work has been described as “suburban gothic”, which she agrees fits and could easily describe her latest project: bridal wear.

Claws for thought • Julia Phillips’ bewitching latest novel is a great American modern-day parable of horror and hope.

Making peace • When ex-muso Al Ward takes on a distressed horse, he finds he’s also wrestling with his own mortality.

Magic in the moonlight • Fantasy novel’s complex and imaginative plot will appeal to lovers of history and whimsy.

Crime in mind

Darkness and light • New poetry collections variously explore trauma and ordinary life in all its comic detail.

The great escape • Confident debut takes a clear-eyed look at privilege through two women living worlds apart.

Sob story • Promising tale of aged parents living out their “final year” gets overwhelmed by saccharine melodrama.

Forging ahead • Charles Edwards reattaches his elf ears as his character becomes a pivotal player in the second season of The Lord of the Rings television epic.

The music man • Keith Aberdein pays tribute to John Charles (1940–2024), a television pioneer who scored a generation of New Zealand films.

Local heroes • Mike Hall and Al Park have been mainstays in bands over the years. Now they have their own albums.

Give it a wHirl • The folkier side of Marlin’s Dreaming is on display.

Into face of danger • Local film about rebels in a 1950s girls’ home delivers a serious message with a light touch.

An end in sight

Hatch and dispatch • The new Alien movie gives the space monsters of old some fresh faces to terrify.

Good as gold

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Tawa triumph • Winning the champion’s trophy at the World Choir Games was the icing on the cake for Vocal FX.

Doctored minds • Being in a cult – or even after leaving one – often means health needs are ignored. A Christchurch doctor is helping to change that.

Health briefs

Star turns • Hollywood actor Stanley Tucci has produced a collection of hearty recipes for the whole family.

Concrete comeback • Ageing wine in reinforced concrete tanks is a gentler process that improves its aromatics.

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