ListenerListenerReviewsNZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: From Gorillaz featuring Sparks to Spinal Tap featuring Paul McCartneyNew songs from Jeff Tweedy, The Bats, Yumi Zouma and where to hear them.13 Sep 07:00 PM
ListenerEntertainmentNZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer: What’s in episode one and how much are they worth?‘Imagine living here!’ Phil Spencer returns to New Zealand.12 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerEntertainmentTrauma specialist: How Eva Victor’s film Sorry, Baby struck a nerve and a funnyboneThe actor's script has won acclaim for its poignant, funny story in face of suffering.11 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsGraham ReidMusic: Pickle Darling and The Beths serve up fragility and reflectivenessNew music from Pickle Darling and The Beths reviewed.11 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentListener’s September Viewing Guide: Jennifer Aniston’s The Morning Show & Gary Oldman’s Slow Horses return, plus House of Guinness – a stout Succession?When and where the month's best new shows are arriving.11 Sep 04:00 AM
ListenerReviewsChris Schulz: Scribe is Dead is a haunting farewell from Aotearoa hip-hop legend11 Sep 02:10 AM
ListenerReviewsSarah WattAustin Butler runs hot in Aronofsky’s hit-and-miss Caught Stealing10 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerReviewsSarah WattOlivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch’s The Roses makes marriage failure a hoot08 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsNZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Scribe, Reb Fountain, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Lady Gaga and moreNew music tracks selected by Listener writers.06 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsRussell BaillieI believe you are a film star: How great Shayne Carter doco builds on acclaimed memoirRead our five-star review, complete with soundtrack playlist.05 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattRelay starts strong but disconnects in the final actA promising thriller with terrific actors fails to fire on action and delivery. 03 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsGraham ReidFrom MOR to Morocco: Laufey and Ami Taf Ra’s new albums are jazz crazy enoughLaufey & Ami Taf Ra deliver distinctive jazz and world sounds.02 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattBarrel of laughs: Liam Neeson & Pamela Anderson’s Naked Gun reboot a dumb comedy joyAction star brings slapstick skills to defective detective, Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr. 01 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsListener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Benee, Eminem, Skepta with Fred Again, and more A weekly selection of tracks from the Listener team. 30 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentFolk this for a joke: How The Ballad of Wallis Island became one of the year’s best comedies Tom Basden on writing, singing, starring in film opposite Carey Mulligan.30 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentWilliam v Harry, a thousand years agoSeries dramatises the royal feud leading to the Battle of Hastings in 1066.29 Aug 09:18 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsRussell BaillieThursday Murder Club movie is a star-studded, cosy crime pantomime Richard Orsman's best-seller becomes an Exotic Marigold Hotel with a body count.29 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentListener August Viewing Guide updated: Nuke smugglers and bullion thieves in Brit thrillers ‘Atomic’ and ‘Gold’, and Norman Conquest epic ‘King & Conqueror’New shows to stream this week and beyond.29 Aug 03:59 AM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentBig-name authors on the lasting influence of Jane Austen in epic docudrama 250 years in the makingNew biographical series attempts to capture Jane Austen's magic.28 Aug 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattJoaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal duel in sharp political satire EddingtonAri Aster’s Eddington mocks madness of pandemic politics in dark take on American life.27 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattSenseless Sensibility: An attempt at a good-natured homage is in want of a plot Attempt at a good-natured homage risks insulting Jane Austen’s legacy. 25 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionRussell BaillieNick Cave at Aotearoa Festival of the Arts: Wrong place, not quite the right timeNick Cave gigs are always special – so why is he playing in a charmless hangar?25 Aug 06:30 AM
ListenerListenerReviewsGraham ReidBret McKenzie & Geneva AM: Droll country-soul & bilingual electronicaConchords star's solo set has got it going on in a classic '70s songwriter kind of way.24 Aug 05:58 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsListener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Tom Scott, Jeff Tweedy, Florence + the Machine, and moreListen to the best of this week's track selections as chosen the the Listener team.23 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentWorkmates is a cute, savvy and bittersweet Kiwi romcomHusband and wife team create and star in film based on their Auckland theatre experience.22 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentThe Beths: Making sweet songs out of rocky relationships, mental health battles and the Auckland FloodsBand unveiled new songs in a show streamed to the world from Neil Finn's Auckland studio.22 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsGraham ReidNo Cigar & Mild Orange: NZ guitar bands with global designsGroups' respective third and fourth albums benefit from their extended OE.21 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerNew ZealandIn England against England? How to view Black Ferns' path to the Rugby World Cup finalsWhat games Sky TV is offering live and free-to-air and when.20 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerNew ZealandSam The Trap Man branches out, urges NZers to ‘think like a forest’Sam Gibson on farming, huhu grubs on toast and why he's okay with his kids on social media19 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentHutt Valley Doctor Who: Behind Warren’s Vortex, the time-travel sitcom from team Wellington Paranormal Kiwi dad thought wormhole in shed was good place for lawn clippings. How wrong he was.19 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattMarked absent: Weapons a high-calibre horror about the kids who didn't turn up to schoolJulia Garner and Josh Brolin play on parents' worst fears in quality horror flick.18 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentNZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: From Paul Kelly’s ‘How to Make Gravy’ sequel, to Neil Finn’s Bowie tribute Listen to the best of this week's track selections as chosen the the Listener team.16 Aug 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsRussell BaillieMy fair boyo: Fascinating film about the making of Welsh screen legend, Richard BurtonToby Jones plays the Hollywood hellraiser's early mentor and legal guardian.15 Aug 06:00 PM