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.

Man of mould • Peter Johnston has spent 50 years naming things no one else noticed.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Paying the price

“Quote Marks”

10 Quick Questions

Bright Lines • Creative words competition

Still, small voice of calm • Inland Revenue is looking like the grown-up in the room on managing the country’s escalating debt.

The PM and the dark prince

Winners are grinners

Normalising torture

A life on view

Man in a crowd

Clutching at sand • Asbestos experts are awaiting tests that could take the children’s coloured sand scare to a whole new level. Is it too easy for unsafe products to reach the shelves?

In other words • Digital advances spell the end to some of our old forms of writing, but there’s one ‘language’ that remains a 21st-century lifeline.

On show to the world • As Fiona Pardington’s Taharaki Skyside marks 25 years of our participation in the Venice Biennale, Mark Amery looks at the legacy of previous exhibitors and their installations.

High-flying birds • Zane and Degge Jarvie, of acclaimed comedy circus troupe Laser Kiwi, share a few of the things that make them go mmm.

High stakes • Craig Sisterson checks out new crime fiction – from a claustrophobic bunker in Japan and a tense British courtroom to hauntings in the Peak District.

Dream weavers • Ann Packer checks out the best new picture books for kids, where imaginative realms have no limits.

Short cuts

Storm coming • Fully fledged sequel finds private investigator going off the rails as contemporary NZ issues swirl.

Conflicted paths • Ambition and outlook are examined in parallel stories of 19th century imperialism set in Tibet.

Man alone • The real-life inspiration for Robinson Crusoe is recast as a man reckoning with past sins.

Moureeses Bay: Storm aftermath

Family features • Chelsie Preston Crayford and fellow film-maker Gaylene Preston talk about how their intergenerational home life inspired the feature Caterpillar.

The Vera idea • Wellington songwriter’s third album proves infectious.

Back in fashion • La Streep and co’s return to the runway makes for unexpectedy good sequel.

Cinema by the boot-load • The Italian Film festival is back with a selection of movies you simply canʼt see elsewhere on a big screen.

Tranquil in the Tron • Documentary shows Hamilton landmark is more than just a nice place to grow flowers.

My ma the n00b • A new show sees kids handing their game controls over to their mothers.

Seeing red • Lean red meats contribute to a healthy diet but need to be eaten in moderation.

Food of the gods • London chef Georgina Hayden draws on her Greek Cypriot heritage for these festive dishes.

Wrekin magic • Big names in the NZ wine industry are turning to a Marlborough vineyard for top grapes.

Best practice • Affirmative action in healthcare isn’t privilege, it’s providing help where it’s most needed.

Emit nothing • Cleantech startups that can grow quickly might save us from climate hell.

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