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

Going with the flow • An idea embraced by San Franciscans has merit for easing NZ’s stormwater drainage problems, writes Jules Older.

Overworked and under stress

“Quote Marks”

10 Quick Questions

Bright Lines

Just when you thought it was safe • Sharks are circling as the Government’s backtracks on clean energy and a fossil fuel crisis conspire against it.

Fuelling the Dream

Slouching towards disaster

International law(lessness)

Old hacks

Corporate wars • As more New Zealanders move into multi-unit dwellings, they are learning their home is not their castle. Disputes over shared costs such as repairs and maintenance, pets, even choosing a colour scheme, can tear body corporates apart.

Managing Well

THE 3 Ps

Priest of the people • Psychology professor Niki Harré set out to establish a secular religion based on community and sustainability. The results didn’t quite go to plan.

Northern exposure • Writer and music reviewer Graham Reid files from Stockholm in the first of three reports from northern Europe.

A room with a view • A London residency with connections to Kiwi literary royalty provides a rare opportunity for New Zealand writers.

Stage right • Pasifika performing arts pathfinder and Tinā star Anapela Polata’ivao is returning to the director’s chair with two new productions.

The song of time • Booker winner Yann Martel’s latest novel is a brain-busting tour de force, and perhaps his best to date.

Bestsellers

A better life for whom? • Close-to-the-bone satire poses questions about immigration in an alternative New York.

Short cuts

The role of his life • Unravelling the unlikely links between espionage, the union of England and Scotland and the author of Robinson Crusoe.

Poetry

Bestsellers

Height of fancy • With shades of Hitchcock, Swedish writer offers a literary thriller full of puzzling scenarios.

I, Robot • When household objects are brought to life, difficult questions emerge about what it is to be human.

Frocks and rockets • Natascha McElhone talks about filming in NZ, a career that swings between space sci-fi and period drama, and a podcast sideline attracting noteworthy guests such as Jacinda Ardern.

Salute to the captain • Herbs driving force Dilworth Karaka has died aged 75. Film-maker Tearepa Kahi pays tribute and looks back at why the singer-guitarist reassembled the band for his definitive documentary on the group.

Shy & retiring

Cosmic comic • Ryan Gosling’s science-nerd Ken gives space adventure a kick.

Profane & profound

Treasure hunting • A second season of the show that uncovers family secrets starts this week.

Tv Picks of the week

Tv Films

Sounds from the edge • Composer/guitarist brings his musical explorations back home.

Kick it in the guts • Most of us consume insufficient fibre, depriving our gut microbiome of much-needed diversity with wide-ranging health effects.

Sweet delight • Baker/cartoonist Tat Effby gets over repeat rejection by The Great British Bake Off with her first, fun cookbook.

A grape choice • Born in France and brought up everywhere, the Chardonnay grape remains one of the most popular white wines.

Bean counting • War in the Middle East is affecting the price of coffee. The consequences are unimaginable.

Microsoft’s quantum leap • A new computer chip takes a different path in the race to develop quantum computers....