ListenerListenerReviewsNZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Bic Runga, Mel Parsons, Nadia Reid, Benee and more Sound advice from the Listener's music department with streaming links.05 Oct 01:30 AM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentBalancing act: How Cirque du Soleil’s elite performers master art and athletics on stageThere's an art to managing health in Cirque du Soleil’s athletes.04 Oct 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentRevealed: The songs banned by Radio NZ over the years in a new show... on RNZFor decades, broadcasters kept a book of the songs too political, sexual or awful to play.03 Oct 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentIs football horror movie Him the worst film of the year?Having influential director Jordan Peele as producer hasn't helped this.03 Oct 01:00 AM
ListenerListenerReviewsGraham ReidMusic: Local albums offer smooth sailing and nightmares in spaceNew releases from Leisure, Rhian Sheehan & Arli Liberman, and Alan Brown.30 Sep 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattWhy making Leonardo DiCaprio a deadbeat dad was a Paul Thomas Anderson masterstrokeDirector steers DiCaprio into Coen Brothers territory in his latest Californian epic.29 Sep 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentSam Neill summons a Kiwi-heavy cast for third season of Oz courtroom dramaThe Kiwi cast of The Twelve on working with Sam Neill.28 Sep 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentListener’s Songs of the Week: Troy Kingi goes hip-hop, Rita Ora ropes in Joel Little & Taika Waititi, and a Rolling Stone pretenderMore sound advice from the Listener's resident music writers.27 Sep 06:23 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentThe Kiwi singer who backed Cat Stevens, sang on Kung Fu Fighting – and the Chef jellymeat jingleSuzanne Lynch revisits her London days as a top session singer.26 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsNZ film icon profiles NZ art icon: Gaylene Preston’s Robin White documetary is sensual, languid, and intenseWhile artist Robin White is the subject, the film itself is a masterclass26 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentListener’s September Viewing Guide Updated: Ethan Hawke’s The Lowdown – best new show of the year?When and where the month's best new shows are arriving.25 Sep 04:00 AM
ListenerListenerReviewsRussell Baillie"How behind-the-scenes this gets is breathtaking": Why Jacinda Ardern doco deserves five stars 'Prime Minister' captures Jacinda Ardern's time in power in vivid detail. 25 Sep 12:43 AM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattA dystopic death march becomes a cross-country Hunger Games in The Long WalkStephen King meets Suzanne Collins in a totalitarian America. 24 Sep 05:58 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsGraham ReidDrift into cosmic folk listening to Big Thief’s new albumThe alt-folk band likes to keep challenging audiences. 23 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattSpoof or Spooky? Papier mâché glitter monsters leap onto the screen in Seth Worley’s debut featureWhile rated PG, school-holiday movie Sketch may be a little intense for the under 8s.22 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsGraham ReidDavid Bowie: Five late-career gems from his 21st century boxset which prove he was great to the endThe pick of the songs from the last in a new Bowie career-overview series.22 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentNZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Tom Scott, Serj Tankian with Bic Runga, and moreSound advice about new songs to stream (or splash out on) from Listener writers.20 Sep 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsRussell BaillieThe last huzzah: The touching end to Downton Abbey’s 15-year reign The long-running franchise has reached the end of its course in its grand finale.19 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsGraham ReidDavid Byrne and Blood Orange’s Devonté Hynes ask all the questions on fine new albums New music to discover now. 18 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentClarke Gayford: ‘Jacinda’s time in office was a whirlwind – we were just trying to keep our heads above water’Clarke Gayford on making a movie about Jacinda Ardern and their lives then and now.18 Sep 12:16 AM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattAbsurdist romcom Splitsville makes infidelity a hootAn absurdly tangled love quadrangle is lit up by brilliantly witty writing.15 Sep 06:00 PM
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
ListenerListenerEntertainmentTrauma 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
ListenerListenerReviewsChris Schulz: Scribe is Dead is a haunting farewell from Aotearoa hip-hop legendScribe's last word? The rapper's farewell album is an honest, heavy goodbye.11 Sep 02:10 AM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattAustin Butler runs hot in Aronofsky’s hit-and-miss Caught StealingCaught Stealing is stylish, silly - and slightly stolen.10 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsSarah WattOlivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch’s The Roses makes marriage failure a hootBritish stars replant prickly 1980s Hollywood comedy with surprising results. 08 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentTaranaki blast: Tangata Pai’s te reo-rich TV dramaTangata Pai, the new primetime drama movement from the makers of Waru.06 Sep 07:00 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
