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

No place like home • Travel may broaden the mind, but it’s not necessarily a comfortable experience, writes Peta Carey.

Inconvenient evidence

THE POLITICAL CARTOON

“Quote Marks”

CLOGGED ROADS

GO-TO CONSOLATION

REST IN PEACE

10 Quick Questions

NURTURING RESILIENCE

‘RETREAD’ ELECTION

Creative words competition

Target practice • The Prime Minister is firing shots at business and Opportunity. Is there a method or is it election-year madness?

They would be royals

Hellfire

Just a load of crap

With a bit of polish

Same old problem

Roughing it • Dietary fibre has taken a beating in popularity stakes, but the push is on to have it recognised as an essential nutrient.

A NEW MOVEMENT • Prunes are recovering from a US slump in demand as studies show they’re more than just laxatives.

Who pulls the strings? • Behind the big names laying down the law in Parliament are some of NZ’s most effective MPs, backroom staffers, lobbyists, activists and rising stars.

Nowhere to hide • A US court ruling on China’s surveillance of the Falun Gong movement has unsettling implications for the rest of us.

Looking a gift house in the mouth • Cantabrian EMMA GATTEY questions the accessibility of a stunning collection of NZ art given to the people of Christchurch.

What’s bugging Dr Worm? • ‘Dirt’ is a dirty word for a soil scientist whose new book urges you to fall in love with the creatures underground. BY MICHELE HEWITSON

Plague’s path • Grimly compelling, this history challenges ideas of how the Black Death came to devastate the medieval world.

Writing’s the thing • The author of The Hours contemplates the role of fiction.

Short cuts

High stakes • Kiwi hero returns in a must-read for crime fiction fans.

Horses, for courses • Insider’s view of the sport of kings and queens.

Out of this world • Kiwi author’s latest dystopian novel explores what it is to be human – and not.

BESTSELLERS

Songstress stresses & tresses • As they both release new albums, Reb Fountain and Mel Parsons sit down for a chat with each other about their careers, the music industry, and what drives them.

Country detours • Shaboozey heads to the Old West and Shania Twain tackles home truths.

Battle buddies • Spidey returns in an entertaining slice of cosy kick-ass.

Beyond the pale • Unbearable social climbers come unstuck in period satire.

Under his spell • With hit TV shows on both sides of the Tasman, Guy Montgomery is on a roll.

How safe are you? • Local doco Hacked breaks into the alarming world of cybercrime.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16

TV Films • The big movies on TV this week

Nuts about pistachios • Now a social media sensation, pistachios are more beneficial in their natural form than stuffed in chocolate.

Nutrition bites

Some like it hot • Swedish chef Jimmy Guo sources curry recipes from around the world that you can cook at home.

Thinking big • Four-star wines at three-star prices from a West Auckland wine company.

The eyes have it • We don’t just see with our eyes, we infer much about the world by looking into others’ eyes.

Gaming demand • Event prices in the digital age reflect the power of ticketing platforms.

THE SHIPPING NEWS

Mind over matter