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

National pride • Travelling to formerly occupied countries in Eastern Europe has Bernard McDavitt looking at NZ’s colonial past through a different lens.

Asleep on the job

Bright Lines

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Contrition lacking • The government has finally apologised to the survivors of abuse, but without accountability there is no incentive for change.

Washington’s call

The time of monsters

Stardust turns to ashes

Managing the message

Backs to the future • No government in our recent history has moved so quickly, across so many fronts, to impose its agenda. Former Listener political columnist Denis Welch casts his eye over the coalition’s moves to turn back time on its predecessors' policies.

A Year In Reverse • Repeals, rollbacks, removals and revisions in the first year of the coalition government (by no means a comprehensive list).

The codpiece & the cross • Why US President-elect Donald Trump is much like another accidental figure of world-historical importance: King Henry VIII.

‘It’s a godawful mountain’ • November 28 marks the 45th anniversary of the Erebus disaster. Matt Vance recounts journeys to the icy wasteland, including one with family representatives of those who died.

Parent traps • A whole new language is emerging with the help of social media, but woe betide any parent who tries to get down with the kids by using their slang.

100 Years Of Attitude • The Listener asked teenage influencer Sienna Boyce to give contemporary equivalents of some slang from a century ago:

The Way We Were

Out with the old • For museums large and small, the task of what not to keep is more complex than setting out to create more space.

DIGITAL FREEZE

Know your enemy • This ‘horrible history’ takes a lighthearted look at Britain’s evolution as a nation through its many conflicts.

My year of reading - Sarah Laing

Superspreader lessons

Timing is everything

BESTSELLERS

In the name of Bob • As the 40th anniversary of Band Aid and Live Aid arrives, Bob Geldof is bringing a one-man show to New Zealand, once he’s figured out what it should be.

Colossal effort

A fearless Kiwi female

Roaming free

Unpolished copper

TV Picks of the week

Tv Films

SATURDAY/RĀHOROI NOVEMBER 23

SUNDAY/RĀTAPU NOVEMBER 24

MONDAY/RĀHINA NOVEMBER 25

TUESDAY/RĀTŪ NOVEMBER 26

Wednesday/rāapa November 27

Thursday/rāpare November 28

Friday/rāmere November 29

Radio November 23 - 29

Accordion to my heart

Tired but still working • Nutrient losses in the fridge vary between veges, but the right storage conditions will help.

Easy pleasey • Taupō-based home cook Linda Duncan’s fifth book is dedicated to using a minimum of ingredients for maximum impact.

The Sauce • Linda Duncan, founder of the World’s Easiest Recipes, speaks to Sam Clark about her new cookbook, Five Ingredients, and why we need to simplify daily cooking.

Memorable mouthfuls • Villa Maria’s ‘icon’ wines, made under extremely rare conditions, are worth seeking out.

Pain gains • Self-harm can take many forms and the motivation for it may even tie into getting a tattoo.

The nuclear option • Big Tech is backing nuclear power, and a Kiwi start-up is inching towards fusion.

Waiata Over The Bridge

The boot goes on