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.

Masthead

The final curtain • Many children have been introduced to live theatre by the Tim Bray Theatre Company. Now, after 33 years, it’s closing, writes Dionne Christian.

Courage under fire

Bright Lines

Quips & Quotes

15 Quick Questions

Step up to the podium … • There could be only one winner of the coveted I’m Entitled to This Award Award in this year’s Listener review but others were a closer-run thing.

The G has split

Hearing their voices

A short goodbye to listicles

Divine disruption • A new wave of scholars is uncovering more details about who Jesus really was, using scene-setting texts of the time to explain his popular appeal.

Gospel Truths

Illustrious Whakapapa

The View Downunder

To die & be reborn • This month marks the 70th anniversary of the world’s first successful long-term organ transplant. Eric Trump recalls his own experience of receiving his aunt’s kidney 26 years ago.

‘It was all bollocks’ • The perennially late, terribly toffy Boris Johnson is charm personified, until you ask about parties and cakes and telling lies in the House of Commons.

Morning • Each summer, we commission nine of Aotearoa’s finest writers to tell us a short tale. This year’s theme is distance. Here are the first three.

Rain

Being there

Small-screen gems • The Listener’s picks for the best new television shows of 2024 and where to catch up on the ones you might have missed.

Still going strong

Wow factor • Listener reviewers Sarah Watt and Russell Baillie offer their picks for the top 20 films of 2024.

Saturday/Rāhoroi December 28

Sunday/Rātapu December 29

Monday/Rāhina December 30

New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Day

Thursday/Rāpare January 2

Friday/Rāmere January 3

Saturday/Rāhoroi January 4

Sunday/Rātapu January 5

Monday/Rāhina January 6

TUESDAY/RĀTŪ JANUARY 7

WEDNESDAY/RĀAPA JANUARY 8

THURSDAY/RĀPARE JANUARY 9

Friday/rāmere january 10

Radio december 28 -january 10

Face Of Innocents

Michele Hewitson & Greg Dixon