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.

New Zealand Listener

Good grief • Dealing with death requires empathy, not platitudes, even when it’s a pet, writes Joanna Ibell.

Rethinking adoption

Caption competition • THIS WEEK’S PICTURE

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Rushdie’s brave example

Air-punching

No way to act

Muddy waters

Bully beef • The promising political careers of Gaurav Sharma and Sam Uffindell hang in the balance as they learn a valuable lesson about public office.

My Irish question • A global boom in genealogy is forging new tourist trails. David Cohen joins the trend and goes in search of his mother’s unknown origins in Ireland.

Bleak forecast • Is the public being deprived of a better weather service because of government inefficiency and monopolistic behaviour? Paul Gorman investigates.

Big little stories • Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty is one of Australia’s most successful writers. But she still starts a new book wondering whether she can pull it off.

A hero’s story • The war in Ukraine may seem far away, but for Kiwis such as Alla Shymanska, it is still very close to home.

Fresh is best • Pregnant women taking fish oil capsules should buy them in small lots and keep them in the fridge, a group of medical researchers say.

HEALTH BRIEFS

Worth a crack • Eggs are good value and highly nutritious whichever way they’re prepared, but the raw and the cooked are by no means equal.

NUTRITION BITES

Buon appetito • Add these classics of Italian cooking by Karen Martini to your cooking repertoire and impress your guests every time.

Red alert • Hawke’s Bay is predominantly known for its Bordeaux-blend reds, but there are plenty more wine styles to get excited about.

Cruel cost • The physical and mental consequences for victims of bullying can be severe and long-lasting.

Curiosity magnets • Albinism is a rare genetic condition that can elicit unwanted attention.

Peace, love & revolution • A history of the 1960s and 70s counterculture in New Zealand is a clear and colourful account with some groovy revelations, man.

Called to the wild • Romantic ideas drive a young woman to a remote island in this coming-of-age novel.

Genetic twister • A sci-fi techno thriller pours on the pace and has superheroics in its DNA.

Searching high & low • An authoritative, detailed and sometimes-critical survey of the New Zealand arts scene.

Infernal pursuits • An incisive and darkly funny story collection set in the gig-economy milieu.

Tides of war • A family saga of separation and danger is set in an Asia beset by conflict.

Short cuts

Creative fragments • An experimental novel is woven through with writers rebelling against the constraints of their era.

Finding our voice • An energetic history of how our foreign service helped shape the nation.

DIVERSIONS

Forging the Rings • The creators and cast of Amazon’s epic series The Rings of Power talk about the show’s relationship with JRR Tolkien’s writing, the movies and departing New Zealand after filming just one season.

Elf determination

Running on plenty • Ahead of a New Zealand tour, Jackson Browne reflects on his career since he became the quintessential Californian singer-songwriter in the 70s, and his activism.

Offshore finds • Musician Troy Kingi delights in experiencing other communities while on some of our less-visited islands.

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