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

A punch in the face • History can teach Donald Trump a lesson on the effects of a US tariffwar, and it doesn’t bode well for New Zealand either, writes Conor English.

Letters

Bright Lines

10 Quick Questions

Quips & Quotes

Muttering in the wings • National’s MPs are not ready to talk about leadership change but they are talking about the trigger points that might lead to it.

The love affair continues

Make our books a taonga

Jean genies

The lovely bones

Still plaguing us • Five years after our first lockdown, the impacts of Covid-19 continue to linger for New Zealanders economically, socially and personally.

A state of discomfort • To write about poverty, REBECCA MACFIE had to understand how New Zealand’s benevolent state granted her privileges long denied Māori.

For the love of AI • Nelson is at the forefront of a grassroots-led initiative helping people to get a handle on AI’s capabilities.

Legends of our time • Nearly a third of New Zealanders tune into podcasts every week and many of them are hooked on history.

A man’s own adventures • Artist Dick Frizzell once fancied being a cook, a hairdresser or an archaeologist. In the latest of an occasional series on influences, he answers our questions.

A sense of place • Tash Aw’s subtle, immersive new novel, centring on a family on holiday in rural Malaysia, is a quiet triumph.

Suburban thrills • A murder and a disappearance 13 years apart are at the heart of the wry latest from Aussie crime-writer.

Perfect performer • Digressive memoir gives an insight into the life of the man many Australians regard as the face and voice of literature.

Home ties

Time is of the essence

Spit’s no dummy • David Wenham stars in a crime comedy centred around a jandal-clad – sorry, thonged – bogan detained in an Australian immigration centre.

Hard acts to follow • Director Mike Leigh returns to contemporary British life in a film that reunites him with a star of his hit Secrets & Lies.

Culture calling • Jazz trumpeter Delbert Anderson dug deep into his Navajo history for a different sound.

Creative dreamer

Taking the Mickey

Whippet good

Tv Picks of the week

Tv Films

Saturday/rāhoroi March 15

Sunday/rātapu March 16

Monday/rāhina March 17

Tuesday/rātū March 18

Wednesday/rāapa March 19

THURSDAY/RĀPARE MARCH 20

FRIDAY/RĀMERE MARCH 21

RADIO

Notes on an island • The Waiheke Chamber Music festival sets sail.

Peak iron • Whether you get your iron from food sources or a supplement, how much of it you absorb is, well, flexible.

Pickle your fancy • Longtime Hamilton cookbook writer Rowan Bishop turns her attention to tasty preserves.

Red rivalry • How do New Zealand’s Bordeaux-style reds measure up against the French region’s wines?

Take your meds • Understanding how we perceive our illness can point us towards better self-care.

Cell towers in space • The ability to send a text message from anywhere could be a lifesaver.

Wise Move

Work experience