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

All together now • Yes, schools need to change, but former principal Tim Heath argues for reforms that have nothing to do with the three Rs.

Role of consultants

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Suffer the child workers

Crowning glory

Trussian roulette

The wrong trousers • In the battle of the suits, Luxon needs a new stylist and Auckland could do with a splash of colour.

The grass is greener • Rachel Ward talks to Elisabeth Easther about how she went from posh Brit girl to film-making Aussie regenerative farmer.

Smoke & mirrors • An alarming rise in child vaping is ushering in a new generation of nicotine addicts, say critics who blame the Smokefree 2025 focus on tobacco.

Health cloud

The lesser evil

Bodies on fire • Invisible inflammation lies behind many life-limiting diseases but a better diet can reduce the damage.

THE GOOD STUFF • To help prevent and potentially reverse inflammation, it’s important to follow what is often called a Mediterranean diet. That means lots of vegetables, fruit, olive oil, a variety of leafy greens, wholegrains, legumes, herbs, spices, seeds and berries, with only small amounts of meat and fish.

Properly speaking • To his surprise, Nathan Rarere has found the switch from commercial radio to RNZ has helped him find his real voice.

Planning for the worst • National leaders’ education could be a pointer to how well countries manage their natural-disaster risks.

Gone bush • Kiwi Jane Wynyard left the rarefied air of high-fashion PR in London to publicise the plight of African elephants.

Support guy • A researcher is out to change the view of sports bras as apparel rather than protective athletic equipment.

HEALTH BRIEFS

Sun supplement • Taking vitamin D in winter may give at-risk groups an immune boost as well as helping bone health.

NUTRITION BITES

Tempehtion • Vegan food blogger Richard Makin brings his trademark humour to his first cookbook.

Overseas adventures • Our enthusiasm for drops from abroad is matched by a tempting array of foreign wines to choose from.

True colours • Research suggests Kiwi voters are less dyed in the wool than those in the US.

System in meltdown • Disruption to Antarctica’s freeze-thaw cycle will have existential ripple effects.

Palace politics • A rich portrayal of the tempestuous lives of three powerful women bonded by their time together in the French court.

Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle • Catherine Chidgey adds to her collection of gongs by way of a wry, observant magpie.

BESTSELLERS

On the record • From wax to earbuds, the remarkable story of how sound was captured.

Poetry • Dusk Cries, Languedoc

Hira Nathan

The good ancestor • Science writer Richard Fisher’s well-argued case for taking a long-term view opens up possibilities – and hope.

BESTSELLERS

DIVERSIONS

SPITTING DISTANCE • Photographer Jonathan Ganley reflects on how his new book revisits the influential wave of post-punk bands that hit these shores 40 years ago.

The Garage project • RICHARD LANGSTON writes about how his DIY Dunedin music mag in the 1980s has returned as a US-published time capsule.

Street sounds • Nearly 30 years after its groundbreaking debut, Proud is back, this time on vinyl, writes Graham Reid.

The French connection • A look at what’s on offer at this year’s local celebration of le cinéma français.

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