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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Death wish • Mac Gardner contemplates assisted dying for others and for himself, and makes a plea to the hospice movement.

No place to be young

Bright Lines • Creative words competition

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Wriggly Willis sees Quigley exit • The Finance Minister goes shopping for a supermarket reform headline as the Reserve Bank shucks off its wobbly chair.

England aflutter

Forced into pretend mode

My word, that’s Irish

A platonic valentine

Happy old age! • We are living longer than ever, so we may as well enjoy it, says Dr Kerry Burnight, a Californian expert on ageing whose new book unlocks the secrets to late-life wellbeing.

Think positively • In this edited extract from Joyspan, Dr Kerry Burnight explores core components to achieving psychological health.

Fall and rise of the local rag • Stuff and NZME may have closed most of their community papers, but all over the country, local independent titles continue to fight the online tide.

Where the stars shine • Ireland’s plethora of literary luminaries has given birth to new ways of celebrating books, not least a three-day gathering that goes well beyond writers.

Cream of the crop • Dark dramedy Creamerie star and radio presenter Perlina Lau on the many influences and delights of her career.

Breaking the ice • Absorbing account sets the record straight on the Kiwis who supported Britain’s era of Antarctic exploration.

School daze • Celebrated Kiwi novelist’s YA take on dark academia is edgy and sinister – with disturbing parallels to today.

Life in New Zealand • Debut story collection offers insightful takes on masculinity and Pākehā identity without ever becoming preachy.

To the confessional • Trauma, candour and irony distinguish releases from Kiwi poets seasoned and new.

Rewiring history • Major themes propel debut author’s ambitious time-travel spy romance though things get a bit tangled.

Bestsellers

Secrets & sagas • Able tale of small-town life spanning big moments in American history in need of more of the beauty of messy humanity.

Short cuts

Taranaki time bomb • Tangata Pai is a new primetime drama with echoes of the Toitū te Tiriti movement from the makers of Waru.

Bump in the night • Audiences at Circa Theatre’s 2:22 A Ghost Story don’t need to believe in the supernatural to be surprised by what’s coming.

Mother knows best

Cutting blooms

Art of the steal

Getting Carter

Sweet not sour

Nice for a sum

Tv Picks of the week

Tv Films

Saturday/Rāhoroi September 13

Sunday/Rātapu September 14

Monday/Rāhina September 15

Tuesday/Rātū September 16

Wednesday/Rāapa September 17

Thursday/Rāpare September 18

Friday/Rāmere September 19

Radio

Great set of pipes • Organist and choirmaster David Burchell steps up for Saint-Saëns.

Happy zapping • Fears about microwave cooking are still ‘out there’, but a few techniques can help ensure nutrients are retained.

Let it drizzle • Australian-Chinese chef Rosheen Kaul adds a burst of flavour with punchy sauces.

Best buys • There’s outstanding value to be found in the under-$30 price bracket, from even boutique producers.

Pardon? • Deafness is no joke for people with hearing loss.

Rogue therapists • Relying on AI chatbots for mental health support can lead to very dark places.

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