New Zealand Listener Magazine - May 13 - 20, 2023
New Zealand Listener Magazine - May 13 - 20, 2023
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In this issue
Heartfelt
Take the bait
Bard News
A heart for business
Murray Kennedy tells CAITLIN SYKES how making a profit can play a role in giving vulnerable people a second chance.
5 mins
Bees & honey
Our public services spent $1.25 billion on outsourced help last year. Are consultants worth their inflated price-tags and industry jargon?
10+ mins
Transition alley
The use of puberty blockers for children questioning their gender in the UK grew unchecked despite scant evidence about their side effects. How?
10+ mins
Ratcheting up the tension
Internationally acclaimed Kiwi playwright, film-maker and novelist Anthony McCarten brings his fascination for innovators and hot topics to a new form in his first thriller.
8 mins
The missing keys
After the shock loss of her husband from suicide, CHERYL PEARL SUCHER was left grappling to understand the darkness and despair he had felt compelled to keep hidden.
10+ mins
Wriggle room
Scientists are lifting the lid on the potential of human hookworms to treat autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.
4 mins
A new leaf
IBS sufferers need to avoid certain carbohydrates, but can still enjoy nutritious greens with a bit of digging.
4 mins
Fast & flavoursome
Australian food writer LARA LEE draws on her Chinese-Indonesian heritage to transform Asian classics into quick and easy meals.
3 mins
Opposites detract
Polarised sex stereotypes were entrenched in the 1960s but a pair of researchers were about to go against the grain.
3 mins
Home-wreckers
Deer are not substitutes for our extinct avian plant-eaters - and their impact on the forest floor is devastating.
3 mins
Strong medicine
There's struggle and uncomfortable truths in Emma Espiner's memoir but also humour, hope and inspiration.
3 mins
Siren calls
The complexity of Africa is at the heart of this dazzling coming-of-age story.
2 mins
Soul searchers
Dark histories and singular heroines make for a lively read with these page-turners.
4 mins
Lear bender
Actor and director Michael Hurst tells PAUL LITTLE why he has no qualms about making Shakespeare's epic tragedy more accessible for a 21st-century audience.
5 mins
Illicit love
Moroccan film uses familiar tropes to great effect.
1 min
All in your head
Three Kiwi artists take a meander down a road less travelled, luxuriating in rich influences.
2 mins
Behind the absolute scenes
The most popular stories on NZ music history website AudioCulture during its first decade haven't always been about our biggest stars.
2 mins
Relationship repair shop
Psychotherapist Amanda Cox explains why she agreed to counsel couples on TV.
2 mins
Wild & witty
Classical accordionist James Crabb brings a concerto home.
2 mins
Full-throttle love
The unthinkable has happened: I have fallen out of love. This is a tragedy, but inevitable, I suppose. If you spend enough time together, the fizz of infatuation is bound to go as flat as a possum under a truck.
2 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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