In this week's New Zealand Listener
March 13-19 2010 Vol 222 No 3644
Features
Cover Story A dicey business by Joanne Black
The global recession has been and possibly gone, yet New Zealand’s house prices remain stubbornly high. Who’s going to blink first – sellers or buyers? And what part do greed and fear play?Feature A race to the bottom
The battle for viewers is destroying the public broadcasting ethos. Paul Norris argues it’s time for a dramatic new alliance.Feature Clipping their wings by Karl du Fresne
As vineyards and dairy farms expand into new areas, this “violent” change to the landscape is threatening the survival of some of our butterfly species.
Arts & Books
Film The road to nowhere by David Larsen
Music The reinvigoration will not be televised by Jim Pinckney
Classical Eighth wonder by Rod Biss
Theatre Dumb and dumber by Anna Chinn
Dance Three's company
Books
Books Geoff in London by Jane Westaway
Books Pleasant inertia by Louise O'Brien
Books The outsiders by Siobhan Harvey
Books There's a change a-comin' by Caren Wilton
Books Who does she think she is? by Elizabeth Alley
Books Land of milk and honey - and traumatic memories by Helen Watson White
TV & Radio
The Lounge Northern lites by Fiona Rae
TV Week Black Caps play final test against Australia, __Supernatural__ features in black and white by Fiona Rae
TV films Cult classic __Mommie Dearest__ and new school __Old School__ rules the weekend by Fiona Rae
Radio Week The Archbishop of York and Neil Gaiman star on Saturday Morning with Kim Hill by Fiona Rae
Radio frequencies Small country, big choice
TV information Classifications and addresses
Columnists
Editorial A soldier’s job
The Internaut War of nerves by Deborah Hill Cone
Television Lost cause by Diana Wichtel
Life Listen up by Bill Ralston
Politics Baby, you can't drive my car by Jane Clifton
Health Going for a song by Linley Boniface
Nutrition Cut it out? by Jennifer Bowden
Sport Mighty McCullum by Richard Becht
Inbox Slip sliding away by Jon Bridges
Business The moral priority by Rebecca Macfie
Ecologic Wasted opportunity by Sarah Barnett
Food So refined by Martin Bosley
Wine Caught red-handed by Michael Cooper
Travel By tradition by Peter de Graaf
The Black page Trickledown theory by Joanne Black
