ListenerListenerEntertainmentListener’s April Viewing Guide: New seasons of Euphoria, The Boys, Beef and sequels to Handmaid's Tale and W1AYour definitive directory to the latest shows on NZ tv and local streamers.31 Mar 03:00 AM
ListenerEntertainmentNZ-inspired film follows blokes on long trek through ScotlandThe North is an affecting study of male friendship.30 Mar 05:00 PM
ListenerEntertainmentNZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by two Beatles, Tami Neilson, Pulp, Nick Cave with FleaNew and intriguing tracks to adjust your playlist logarithms as chosen by Listener writers29 Mar 04:55 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentQueen of the castle: Comedian Hayley Sproull to present new home improvement show with an old nameNZ home renovation show My House, My Castle has undergone a makeover of its own.28 Mar 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattNew film tackles what club rugby means to women players and whanauYou don't need to know a thing about the game in order to feel the passion of the players.27 Mar 05:04 PM
ListenerReviewsGraham ReidFame-allergic indie star’s Mitski introspective eighth is engaging, if enjoyable challenging25 Mar 05:02 PM
ListenerEntertainmentThis year’s Taite Prize Classic Record: The story of the Mint Chicks' ‘Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!’ and the upstarts behind it24 Mar 02:01 AM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattA biopic of living with Tourette syndrome is superbly doneAn accomplished supporting cast in I Swear balances representation and compassion.23 Mar 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentListener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Reb Fountain, Office Dog, Anna Calvi with Matt Berninger, and moreNew and intriguing tracks selected by writers at the Listener magazine.23 Mar 03:45 AM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentSalute to the captain: Scenes from the four-marae goodbye to Herbs chief Dilworth KarakaFilm-maker Tearepa Kahi on the farewell to the reggae warrior.21 Mar 06:06 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentMy Family Mystery host Sonia Gray on why she wants a metal detector A second season of the show that uncovers family secrets starts this week.21 Mar 06:02 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentNatascha McElhone on her NZ horror experience, podcasting with Jacinda Ardern and playing Sherlock’s mumThe English star of Californication has been filming in Wellington.20 Mar 05:05 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsRussell BaillieCosmic, comic and hopeful: Ryan Gosling’s end-of-the-world movie is a blastGosling is less the Neil Armstrong he was in First Man, but more a science nerd Ken. 20 Mar 05:04 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionRussell Brown: Why a $100,000+ grant to Auckland music venues raises complex questionsSmaller venues are getting over $100,000 from Spark Arena’s Community Events Fund.16 Mar 05:06 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsThe King and I: Shayne Carter reviews the new Elvis concert filmGuest reviewer Shayne Carter contemplates Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley in-concert movie.16 Mar 05:04 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsGraham ReidFly my pretty: Shaun Blackwell’s latest is ready for lift-offNew albums by Hemi Hemingway, Bill Callahan and Bonnie "Prince" Billy reviewed.16 Mar 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentListener’s Songs of the week: Te reo anthem on Project Hail Mary soundtrack, Bruce Springsteen sings the Pogues, new ones by Tali, Amy Shark, Dave Grohl’s kid, and moreNew and intriguing tracks picked by Listener music writers.14 Mar 11:26 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentAusten’s plain Jane: Kiwi screenwriter on giving Pride & Prejudice’s wallflower Mary her own showNew series The Other Bennet Sister has an episode by We Were Dangerous scribe Maddie Dai.14 Mar 06:04 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattOutstanding leads lift American Gothic riff on Mary ShelleyFresh from starring in Hamnet, Jesse Buckley stuns again as Frankenstein's bride. 13 Mar 05:04 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentMadeleine Sami on being the new Paul Henry, her return to Deadloch and her crocodile co-starsBefore fronting The Traitors NZ, Sami goes troppo in second series of Oz cop comedy.12 Mar 11:37 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentMusician Adam McGrath on life post-stroke, his greatest fears and wanting to be Richie Cunningham in Happy Days Following a stroke, folk musician Adam McGrath vowed to get back on stage.12 Mar 05:04 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentListener’s March Viewing Guide updated: Pride & Prejudice and Yellowstone spin-offs, Jo Nesbø’s detective Harry Hole, and moreYour definitive directory to the latest shows on NZ tv and local streamers.11 Mar 04:58 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattThe Testament of Ann Lee transcends average biopic to reach near-ecstatic levels of thrill & fascinationThe story of a cult-like Christian movement is spellbinding.10 Mar 05:04 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentOutlander star Caitríona Balfe on her final highland fling - and her role in the Ed Hillary-Sherpa Tenzing movieOutlander has taken Caitríona Balfe from lassie in love to granny of the revolution.09 Mar 05:02 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsRussell BaillieListener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks from Aldous Harding, Harry Styles, Al Green, Teeks ... and the ghost of Lou ReedNew and intriguing tracks from writers at the NZ Listener magazine.08 Mar 09:15 AM
ListenerListenerReviewsRussell BaillieDoco on Samoan singing siblings the Pati brothers hits a high noteThe doco goes from the Pati brothers' roots in Samoa to life after Sol3 Mio's success. 06 Mar 05:04 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsGraham ReidBrat simmer: Charli xcx Wuthering Heights soundtrack captures film’s yearning undercurrentsCharli xcx's Wuthering Heights reviewed + Engelbert Humperdinck's Kiwi cultural moment.03 Mar 05:04 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsDammit, Janet: This Rocky Horror Show is astounding Time is fleeting - and this is a musical celebration you don't want to miss.02 Mar 06:00 AM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentLife of the Pati: Behind the revealing Sol3 Mio bros opera doco – and how hard is it to sing Nessum Dorma, really?Films follow the tenors' paths from singing in resthome to the world's great opera houses.01 Mar 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsListener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Raye, The Veils, Reb Fountain, Kneecap, Gorillaz and moreNew and intriguing tracks selected by Listener magazine writers.01 Mar 08:26 AM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattKorean master Park’s job hunt thriller a fine pulp fictionDirector delivers a clever black comedy about competitive job market turning lethal. 28 Feb 05:55 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentShorty star and new mum Holly Shervey takes herself to rehab in her black comedy CrackheadShervey tapped her time in psychiatric care for series directed by husband Emmet Skilton.26 Feb 05:06 PM