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

Pause for thought • The Queen’s death may cause us to think about our constitutional arrangements, but there is no rush, writes Helen Clark.

Doctors and diagnosis

Caption competition • THIS WEEK’S PICTURE

Quips & Quotes

10 Quick Questions

Hollywood ending

Severing family ties

The really bad news

Charles in charge • Truth be told, New Zealand is already far more like a republic than many actual republics.

United King-dom? • To maintain relevance, the monarchy needs to reinvent itself under King Charles III.

Royal & loyal • We all think we knew her, but what was the Queen really like?

A chance to reflect on modern values • Two prominent lawyers give their views on whether the end of the Queen’s reign should be the catalyst for constitutional reform.

The day the Queen apologised • History was made in 1995 when the Queen apologised publicly to Waikato-Tainui in an act of global significance that continues to have healing consequences decades later.

Monarch wanted • It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it, writes Paul Catmur.

A challenge before us • Becoming a republic would have significant international advantages for New Zealand, argues Peter Hamilton.

Write stuff • How a boy from Clyde ended up working for Elon Musk. And then went on to disrupt the global media industry.

HAZEL PHILLIPS: Wild Snowflake

BERNARD HICKEY: The Kākā

The battle to save Foulden Marr • A mining threat to a science treasure trove has exposed a gaping hole in our ability to protect geological sites of international significance.

Keep an eye out • Regular vision checks as we age are important to pick up treatable conditions that are easy to miss, such as macular degeneration.

HEALTH BRIEFS

Hard to nail • Splitting, peeling and flaking nails are not uncommon, and finding a cure can be challenging.

NUTRITION BITES

Bellissimo! • Vicky Bennison, of the popular Pasta Grannies YouTube channel, unearths more home-cooked Italian goodness.

High standards • The most gratifying wine finds are those that balance top quality with great value for money.

Seeds of doubt • Exposure to a little disinformation can build our defences against whoppers.

Backwards leap • Restricting abortion flies in the face of research into the experiences of US women and the international evidence.

Through thick and thin • An exploration of an enduring friendship embraces the politics and wealth disparities of London and Karachi.

Links in the chain • A vivid sense of characters’ inner lives drives a debut NZ story collection.

Taking her place • Humour and compassion light up a tale of a long, tricky friendship.

Tale of a whale • Wildlife film-maker and writer Tom Mustill has a dream of being able to communicate with the planet’s largest creatures.

Short cuts

Rays of hope • Four novels for young people offer a path through complex challenges.

The patient navigator

Hunting high & low

DIVERSIONS

Notre maison d’être • Ahead of live appearances in New Zealand, Escape to the Chateau stars Dick and Angel Strawbridge talk about turning a derelict French castle into a renovation-show empire.

A total blam blam • There have been many documentaries about the career of David Bowie, but the unconventional and astounding Moonage Daydream captures something more elusive.

Crushing egos • A Spanish...