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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Potty-mouthed and proud • Swearing has become so mainstream that many of the words used have become banal, says Donna Preston.

Weather watch

Bright Lines

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Bussy being Green • Taking a more radical stance is doing no favours for the parties on the left and right of the political spectrum.

Gamekeeper turned poacher

Tear down the walls

Treading on heritage

Apes together, strong

Spoils of war • Food historian David Burton says the sophisticated French brasseries and patisseries of wartime Cairo and Alexandria were a lasting influence on his caterer father.

Grief cast in stone • New Zealand remembers its war dead with monuments that seem to bury the sadness in dates and numbers.

Home comforts • Fragile mementoes tell stories of what our forebears went through. They can be preserved so future generations know.

Following Orders

Jack’s army • A diary kept by a serviceman in a German prison camp was discovered only after his death.

The Last Days Of WWII • With an Allied rescue imminent, Jack Grainger and fellow prisoners were marched south.

Remembering

Thinking in tongues • Her demanding, specialised skill as a conference interpreter means expat Nicole Jamieson is often in the thick of world events.

Ideals vs realism • Dutch writer-activist delivers a provocative guide to how to make the world a better place.

Bestsellers

Man at war • Art historian’s raw and personal account of her father’s rage-filled struggle with past trauma.

On the battlefield

Get Carter • A witty memoir from one of the magazine world’s giants.

Bestsellers

Finding the right words • The beauty and mystery of language are examined in a linguist’s memoir.

Red in tooth and claw • A tale of survival in the American outback and cosy crime in a small Devonshire town.

Tempting fate • The Naked Samoans’ surprise return is full of comedy, controversy, and temptation – and they’re yet to step on stage.

Sanguine about the penguin • Forget Alan Partridge – in Steve Coogan’s latest screen outing he risks being upstaged by a bird of a different feather.

Amateur says it all • A thrilling premise is clumsily executed.

The real scary deal • War is hell and Warfare is a helluva good account of it.

Daddy issues • Kiwi jazzman pays tribute to a version of his father he didn’t know.

Grandiloquent • A little homespun philosophising has its place in episode one of the new Grand Designs NZ.

TV Picks of the week

TV Films

Saturday/Rāhoroi April 26

Sunday/Rātapu April 27

MONDAY/RĀHINA

TUESDAY/RĀTŪ

Wednesday/Rāapa April 30

Thursday/Rāpare May 1

FRIDAY/RĀMERE MAY 2

RADIO APRIL 26-MAY 2

Bach to the future

Made to crave • Diets in wealthy countries are astonishingly high in ultra-processed foods, but a little of what’s bad for you can be good.

In the slow lane • Olivia Andrews, co-founder of Australian meal-kit service Marley Spoon, delivers hearty dinners.

Aromatic crowd pleaser • Pinot gris took root as NZ consumers sought to extend their wine alphabet but quickly became part of the lexicon.

No joke • Pranks and vandalism can serve a social purpose but also hide dark traits.

Bits and bytes beat tariffs • Digital goods remain the last bastion of free trade – but for how long?

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