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

Heart-stopping reality • Procedures like CPR and applying electrical shocks cannot save all hospital patients in all cases, says Dr Tammy Pegg.

No labels, please

Bright Lines • Creative words competition

10 Quick Questions

Quips & Quotes

Shopping for salvation • Voters are angry, so the government is turning to desperate measures to avoid the ignominy of being booted out after one term.

Welcome to the new club

When caring is ‘woke’

Whiskers at the ready

Gone girl

Lost in the labyrinth • New Zealand was once one of the world’s most prosperous countries but it’s been (mainly) down hill since the 60s. DANYL MCLAUCHLAN identifies what’s gone wrong and the changes needed to keep us afloat.

Cell warfare • A NZ trial using immunotherapy to beat a form of blood cancer is expanding after promising results – and it’s hoped the ‘gold standard’ treatment will soon be widely available.

Seeing The Big Picture • Solid cancers are also being targeted for CAR T-cell treatment. In 2019, a new trial offered a glimmer of hope for a young girl from Canterbury.

Sniff test • There’s more to the nose than meets the eye. Swedish psychology professor Jonas Olofsson smells it like it is in a new book.

The virus that stole all the smells • In this edited extract from The Forgotten Sense, Jonas Olofsson traces the rise in anosmia as a result of Covid-19 infections.

The famous furred • A peaceful little spot in LA is the final resting place for the pets of some of Hollywood’s biggest names.

Something’s wrong with all of them • Engaging dissection of the 20th-century novel likely to send the reader in search for the book under discussion.

Long-haul immersion • Coming-of-age tale set in 1980s Manhattan unfolds at its own pace.

Voyage of a survivor • Betty’s long life story is one of triumph over many adversities, told in a warm, engaging style.

Going above and beyond • A tried-and-true romance formula with a satisfying plot offers escape from the real world.

BESTSELLERS

The foreseeable future • Domestic realism in a devastated world that combines “mom lit” with eco anxiety but still offers hope.

A hint of mermaids • Erin Palmisano’s latest novel once again has food and romance at the heart of its well-plotted story.

BESTSELLERS

Leaps & bounds • Scottish Ballet head Chris Hampson talks of how Tennessee Williams, Pedro Almodóvar, Marlon Brando and Joan Rivers have influenced the contemporary works the acclaimed company is bringing to New Zealand.

Wings clipped • Gritty realism on a council estate lacks a glimmer of hope.

Long wait for justice • A wife seeks answers after her husband is abducted by the state.

Squid games • Downbeat, dancey, art music from Brigton and serene tunes from a Prince.

Getting Along Swimmingly • The presenters of Endangered Species Aotearoa spend a fair bit of time on and in the water in the second season.

TV Picks Of The Week

Tv Films

Saturday/Rāhoroi March 1

Sunday/Rātapu March 2

Monday/Rāhina March 3

Tuesday/rātū March 4

Wednesday/rāapa March 5

Thursday/rāpare March 6

Friday/rāmere March 7

Radio March 1 -7

The power of four

Digest this • A healthy diet with lots of fibre is the best way to look after your gut microbiome and help prevent chronic disease.

A bite of Venice • Italy-born food stylist and chef Laura Zavan has collected 100 cult recipes from...