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.

Your CV didn’t fail – it never stood a chance, says employment specialist Merrie McDougall.

Breath of fresh air

“Quote Marks”

10 Quick Questions

Bright Lines • Creative words competition

All for show • As Wolverine Willis taunts Winston ‘The Rock’ Peters in the political ring, the smart money favours age and experience when the bell sounds.

Protest and party

3am Eternal

The two RONnies

Rehabilitation by postcode

Endangered drivers

A break too soon • Unexpected fractures and loss of bone density are not just the fate of the elderly, as Kiwis in their 40s and 50s are finding out.

CONNECTING THE FALLS • A coordinated fracture service saves cash on the front line, says a Dunedin expert behind a national programme to prevent repeat breaks.

Without fear or favour • Ongoing scandals suggest not much has changed in police culture since the Louise Nicholas case. What will it take to stamp out tribalism, bullying and ‘bad apples’?

CLOSING RANKS • Senior officers criticised over handling of allegations against McSkimming.

A spy in the Beehive • How Wellington’s peace movement unmasked an MI6 agent whose wild claims inspired James Bond storylines and characters.

Life is a cabaret • The world’s most famous burlesque performer overcame painful shyness and a doomed celebrity marriage. Now, Dita Von Teese is returning to NZ.

Dyed in the wool • Shuggie Bain author’s latest explores secrets, tradition and the ways of love when a man returns to a remote Scottish isle.

Law and disorder • In-depth account offers unprecedented insight into the NZ legal system, but does it do its subject justice?

Short cuts

Paste & copy • Harnessing a subculture’s print explosion.

Tale of two Katies THE OTHER CATHERINE • Deftly intertwined story of two women separated by time, place and culture but living parallel lives.

House on fire • Novel blending cosmic horror and psychic breakdown is dazzlingly ambitious though not without its flaws.

Much meaner girls • How cult 80s high school movie Heathers became a hit stage musical that’s now heading our way.

Heading for the hills • In the first of his monthly columns about visual arts around the country, Mark Amery takes an alpine trek to the south.

Mystery train • Aldous Harding is ruthlessy personal but remains an enigma on fifth album.

SMOKE SIGNALS

Smoke scream • Low-budget local stoner horror hits high notes.

Woolly charmer • A gentle comedy where talking sheep are out to catch a murderer.

Got a few bones to pick • Rising science star Ella Al-Shamahi fronts a new BBC series digging into 300,000 years of human evolution.

The twilight years zone • New show from Stranger Things producers ditches the kids and heads for retirement.

Padding cells • Immunotherapy is giving blood cancer patients hope, and NZ researchers are working to supercharge one promising treatment.

Crowd pleasers • UK recipe developer Sophie Godwin’s latest offers feasts for two or many.

Making the grade • The reasons for rating a particular wine vary, but the assessment is always honest.

Waiting for Pam • Are pets psychic? Or is it just the way we choose to frame their behaviour?

Rhythm blues • Even small seasonal shifts can threaten species and their food sources – and climate change is compounding the effect.

Not everyone wascelebrating the Met Gala.

My badass girl