New Zealand Listener

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Masthead

Buyer beware • Deciding to sell their home and move into a retirement village proved a sobering experience for Graham Astley & Keiko Pulin.

A watch on Ge

Bright Lines

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Whose history is it, anyway? • The doomed debate around Act’s Treaty Principles Bill is turning up the heat on a divisive and polarising issue.

Military pawns

A sense of proportion

Say it with frou-frou

Signs of the times • Wealth, cynicism, activism: these are all somewhat shaped by the generation we are born into. Which means Gen X-ers should now be at the peak of their influence. So what’s holding them back?

X-rated Exhibition

Don’t Worry, You’ll Fit Right In

Second-half success • It’s never too late to change course in life but it’s getting harder to convince employers to let go of their ageist practices.

Still flies the bittern • Walking the Great South Rd, Glenn Colquhoun remembers the maunga that were sacrificed to allow Governor Grey to wage war against Māori in Waikato.

Space oddities • New technologies are changing our relationship with our Moon and the planets. Can New Zealand help shape rules around acceptable use of outer space?

Sticking his oar in • Rowing great Mahé Drysdale won the Tauranga mayoralty as an outsider. You can bet he will give it everything.

Karma kingdom • William Dalrymple argues that ancient India, propelled by Buddhism and Hinduism, was the equal of China.

The secrets of a life • Elizabeth Strout’s latest masterful tale features almost everyone from her regular cast of characters.

When a raindrop falls • Virtuoso novel traverses life throughout the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day London.

Short cuts

A woman for all seasons • Antonio Vivaldi does not come out well in this debut novel centred on the role an ambitious woman plays in his life.

Life on the edge • “They were all at it,” states the lover of Britain’s WWI prime minister in Robert Harris’s latest fact-meets-fiction thriller.

Candles in the wind • Financial insecurity in rural France complicates a NZ woman’s midlife adventure with a new partner.

In living memory • An older Irish woman reveals the crests and troughs of her extraordinary life in Graham Norton’s latest novel.

Back in the theatre • Film director Christine Jeffs returns after more than a decade away from the big screen with a medical drama exploring human fallibility.

Cast in the same Mould • A “true American icon” returns to shine a little light on our shores for a third time.

Queens of the indie stage • Three talented female artists from Aotearoa launch confident, accomplished albums.

Elixir of youth • Demi Moore gives Oscar-worthy performance in a grisly horror about getting old.

Be my guest • James McAvoy chalks up anoter memorable psycho.

Nil by mouth • A sweet black comedy about a young vampire looking for nourishment without the guilt.

Tv Picks Of The Week

Tv Films • The big movies on TV this week

Saturday/Rāhoroi September 21

Sunday/Rātapu September 22

Monday/Rāhina September 23

Tuesday/Rātū September 24

Wednesday/Rāapa September 25

Thursday/Rāpare September 26

Friday/Rāmere September 27

Radio September 21-27

Veiled Treat • Orchestra Wellington branches out with The Tragedy of Salomé by an unpopular Parisian.

Ode to an unknown organ • Few people could tell you where your...