New Zealand Listener Magazine - April 08-14 2023
New Zealand Listener Magazine - April 08-14 2023
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In this issue
Your Secret Senses
Golf's Gulf
Hey, Siri
Building a new future
Changing the narrative on Māori housing includes recognising the success stories not getting media coverage.
3 mins
The nuclear option
Australia's fast track to acquiring nuclear-powered submarines from the United States and Britain puts a gulf between it and its close security ally, New Zealand.
2 mins
Unruly tourist
The noise at Albert Park, central Auckland, was extraordinary – a cacophony of horns, drums, biscuit tins, loudhailers and voices.
3 mins
The right to be rude
When Massachusetts woman Louise Barron, 71, stood up and, not for the first time, called her local town board members \"Hitlers\" who were \"spending like drunken sailors\", she got zero points for originality or proportionality.
2 mins
Ukraine is not Iraq
A journalist often meets unhappy people in dire circumstances. Accidents, murders, wars, natural disasters, protests and recessions are not the kind of events that produce much joy, so you tend to remember those rare times when you were a witness to happiness.
2 mins
Senses of wonder
Human powers of perception are far more complex than just the famous five of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
10+ mins
Double visions
The doppelganger has fascinated for centuries, and many of us have one. Now, there's interest in using lookalikes for medical diagnosis and crime-solving- and for more sinister purposes.
10 mins
'I am not Mr Bean!'
A photographer's resemblance to a comic character sparked more than an identity crisis.
2 mins
Serving the people
Disillusionment with democracy is understandable, says a Kiwi helping the next generation of world leaders to raise their game.
8 mins
In the sand
Golf's Saudi-backed LIV tour has driven a wedge through the genteel sport and risks coming up short in its sportswashing aim.
5 mins
Next stop: Australia
The challenge of crossing the Tasman solo, against prevailing winds, has lured a certain breed of sailor to New Plymouth for more than half a century.
5 mins
Carry on moving
Exercising consistently at all stages in life is best for brain health, but late starters can reap benefits, too.
4 mins
Bad behaviour
Less is more in these deftly crafted stories of damaged women.
3 mins
Those left behind
The tale of a GI, a bar girl and an Amerasian child from the Vietnam War leaves a lasting impression.
2 mins
Moral compass
Biography brings to vivid life the story of a rugged, inspirational Arctic explorer.
3 mins
Drama queen
Why film star Helena Bonham Carter is playing a forgotten soap star in a new television drama.
4 mins
The going-nutty professor
Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk plays a university head of deparment in crisis in new black comedy Lucky Hank.
4 mins
In a different league
Why a code switch in the new series of Match Fit has refreshed the show.
3 mins
Ancient airs
Kiwi audiences have the chance to hear the baroque strains of the theorbo.
2 mins
Too knackered
This is what I did last Wednesday morning: I sat on an upturned bucket inside a sheep-milking shed, holding a ram lamb's head and front legs while a vet called Adrian was slicing the lamb's testicles off.
3 mins
New Zealand Listener Magazine Description:
Publisher: Are Media
Category: News
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
The New Zealand Listener is New Zealand’s highest-selling and best-read current affairs magazine. Each week the Listener brings you the latest commentary and insight from award-winning writers and columnists.
An energising read, full of witty insight and award-winning investigative journalism, this is the magazine that has been setting New Zealand’s agenda since 1939.
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