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.

New Zealand Listener

Burning issue

Productivity improvements

Caption competition • THIS WEEK’S PICTURE

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Ode to Autumn

Scott free

A non-fungible token gesture

Life and soul of the party

Haere rā, complaints

Toil and trouble • The obstacles to our having travel bubbles with other countries keep getting more complicated.

HIT JOB • How the PR campaign to undermine public-health critics of Big Sugar, Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco turned dirty – and the continuing fight over food politics.

Sweet success

SUGAR & SPITE • Katherine Rich says challenging the assertions of academics is part of the rough and tumble of public debate but she continues to deny funding a smear campaign – and strongly objects to the slurs against herself.

RUNNING ON EMPTY • From hydro dams to household fuses, New Zealand has nowhere near the capacity needed to move to an all-electric vehicle fleet, writes MICHAEL KELLY.

The HAPPY HUNTER • New Act MP and champion shooter Nicole McKee may have received death threats for her views, but she is shaping up as a formidable opponent.

Path to safety • More regulations would help reduce injuries suffered by e-scooter riders, says an Auckland trauma surgeon.

HEALTH BRIEFS

Flying the colours • It doesn’t seem to matter which variety of kiwifruit you’re eating, they’re all good for you.

NUTRITION BITES

Apple appeal • The much-loved and versatile fruit can be used in all manner of savoury and sweet dishes.

Accounting for taste • People often choose wines with gold stickers. But are these good wines?

Turn on, tune in • An invite-only audio app lets you move around virtual rooms discussing anything from fasting to fortunes.

The truth about smiles • Emoticons and emojis are ubiquitous in today’s world, but a smiley face can give out the wrong signals.

SCIENCE & NATURE BRIEFS

Bill of sail • The 2021 America’s Cup eventually burst into life, but the real manoeuvring has been off the water.

Hunger games • A rich, erotic comedy about a troubled woman with an eating disorder who falls for an Orthodox Jewish frozen-yogurt seller.

Julia Marshall • The Gecko Press publisher won the 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for her services to children’s literature, and will deliver the annual lecture on March 28 in Auckland.

Little girl lost • Compelling characters and a mad plot make for a satisfying read.

Burning secrets • The past won't stay hidden as a bushfire threatens a town.

Facts of life • A tragedy of war is turned into a meditation on purpose and the search for truth.

The price of denial • More than 20 people died after a Covid-19 outbreak on the Ruby Princess. How did this happen?

Secrets and spies • A tight-knit trio of BletchleyPark codebreakers come together after the war to solve a final mystery.

Theatre of hope • Two plastic surgeons pay homage to one of their own, Kiwi pioneer Sir William Manchester.

DIVERSIONS

Wordsworth

Taking a bow • The intertwined lives of two great men of the sea are brought to life in a unique musical collaboration between Tim Finn and a celebrated Tahitian novelist.

Genre jaunt • Lake Street Dive’s latest musical palette is adults making music for adults.

Still queen • Country legend Loretta Lynn has revisited her back catalogue.

Love & laughs • A doco on cancer survivors who tackle the...