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.

Masthead

A famous smile across the years • The Listener’s first cover girl, Ngaire McKenzie, is turning 100, writes her younger son, David Darby.

Bright Lines

Schools of thought

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Power or persuasion • An expert report finds salvation in switching to green energy but it is likely to be short-circuited by the fossil lobby.

Albanese, unleashed

Spirit of unity

Grazing while browsing

Judge baiting won’t help

An ill wind • Parkinson’s disease is the world’s fastest-growing neurological disease and pesticide exposure may be a factor. Is New Zealand still too liberal with sprays?

Kiwi spycatcher • It’s 50 years since one of our most respected public servants became the first NZer to be charged with espionage. What he was up to remains as murky as the dark and stormy night of his arrest.

A lens on life • A Kiwi ‘snapper’ has captured many of the world’s major news events for more than four decades.

A swamp runs through it • Becky Manawatu has tackled some unfinished business in the sequel to her award-winning novel Auē.

Chaos breeds beauty • An original new study of the birth of the Impressionist art movement in Paris suggests war and politics were at its core.

Our man in … trouble • Shades of Le Carré pepper the pages of William Boyd’s energetic Cold War-era novel.

As safe as houses • Booker-shortlisted debut delivers historical tale that evolves into something thrilling and unexpected.

On the run with Rosie • Richard Osman’s latest mystery ditches the charms of an English village for rich capers in South Carolina.

Sleuths and lies • Second helpings and a return to roots for new crime novels.

Bestsellers

A life so singular • Curtsies and corgies are just some of the topics covered in this madly marvellous account of the life of Queen Elizabeth II.

Retuning the Tudors • Many fans have lost their heads to the songs of Six, the hit musical about the wives of Henry VIII. Now, it’s coming to the Auckland Arts Festival.

Musical muses

Setting the queens to music

A Stella ballet • An evocative adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire joins the festival.

Flaccid failure • Even the charms of Laure Calamy can’t save this chemistry-free film.

To señor with love • Inspirational teacher movie is the film the world needs right now.

Witty to weird • Nick Lowe reinvents himself again, and MJ Lenderman’s lyrics sting.

Getting a different treatment • A revealing series about comedian Dai Henwood’s life with cancer takes an unconventional and considered approach.

Watching the detectives

Tv Picks of the week

Tv Films

Saturday/Rāhoroi September 28

Sunday/Rātapu September 29

Monday/Rāhina September 30

Tuesday/Rātū October 1

Wednesday/Rāapa October 2

Thursday/Rāpare October 3

Friday/Rāmere October 4

Radio

Comic touches • Spot the connection between Eve de Castro-Robinson’s comedy and her composing.

Pop goes the goodness

Rustic fry-up

A certain ratio

It’s all about me • It’s true – young people are more narcissistic than past generations, but they become less so as they get older.

State of AI • GovGPT is just a start towards AI-driven public services. It promises efficiencies, but can we control it?

Happy Feat

Stand or deliver