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.

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At the junction • Sesquicentennials are a time for reflecting not just on pioneers and milestones but the wider impacts of European settlement, writes Paula McCool.

Bright Lines

Top-heavy governance

10 Quick Questions

Quips & Quotes

Shots across the bows • China and the US are sending ominous signals that the days of New Zealand being able to rest on its soft-power laurels are well and truly over.

Playing Jenga

Tamaki’s date with Destiny

Nightmare vision

The humiliation game

We can’t afford to fail

Bugs in the brain • Scientists are pursuing the theory that the brain’s protective response to common viruses could sow the seeds for dementia.

Wagner’s world • As he ghost-wrote Neil Wagner’s autobiography, James Borrowdale says he tried to tap into the cricketer’s mindset and found his voice.

His own unique species • Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins may have made his swansong tour – but he’s not yet ready to make his peace.

Present & able • Don’t mention “super-crip” to Dan Buckingham. Disabled people are not there to inspire other people. They are who they are.

Beloved country • Exile and cultural disconnection are at the heart of this edgy saga, which traverses life in the US and Iran.

A state of Grace

Breaking the chain • An ambitious novel exploring a modern calamity – what happens when undersea cables are broken – loses its way in the telling.

Meddling with the relics • Detectives called to an apparent suicide on a remote Scottish island are drawn into a bizarre, gothic world.

Bad things in small towns • The latest in the stream of Aussie “bush noir” is a satisfying mystery with engaging characters.

Oasis of comfort • Customers are encouraged to tell their stories in a welcoming Tokyo stationery shop.

Here’s Johnny! • Kubrick’s much-loved horror film, The Shining, is relived in a two-volume set that goes deeply behind the scenes.

Jubilee Jukebox • Sex Pistols founder Steve Jones on why he’s bringing the British punk pioneers back to NZ with a Johnny Rotten substitute.

Songs Of Joy • A posthumous release of previously unrecorded songs from The Chills’ frontman.

The French Reconnection • An elderly retired teacher is the star of a Swedish box office hit in a real-life road-trip movie co-directed by his son.

Heartache Harmony • Christchurch high school choir drama sings a sweet tune.

Shapeshifter By The Sea • How a fantasy adventure story by author Rachael King set on Wellington’s south coast became a family TV series.

Tv Picks Of The Week

Tv Films

Saturday/rāhoroi March 8

Sunday/rātapu March 9

Monday/rāhina March 10

Tuesday/rātū March 11

Wednesday/rāapa March 12

THURSDAY/RĀPARE MARCH 13

FRIDAY/RĀMERE MARCH 14

RADIO MARCH 8 -14

Music for Ukraine • He made it big in the dotcom era, now Adrien de Croy is making music.

Fat chance • Our understanding of the role of fat has taken a leap forward, and further research may lead to better prevention of diabetes and heart disease.

Sweet peas • British food editor Samuel Goldsmith takes the humble pea to new heights in his latest cookbook.

Thick-skinned and late • Cyclone Gabrielle devastated Hawke’s Bay wineries but Te Mata Estate has bounced back.

Fear of finding out • Many of us put off going to the doctor – and the cost is only one reason.

Follow the leader • Sometimes, the better...