Columnists
Brian Easton
In the 30 years in which he has been writing the Listener’s economics column, Dr Brian Easton has reported on and analysed the evolution of the New Zealand economy, often predicting changes long before the conventional wisdom has recognised them. He holds positions in four New Zealand universities, has written... [more]
David Hill
David Hill lives in New Plymouth, after some years in Auckland and overseas. He has been a fulltime author for 28 years. He writes fiction and non-fiction (often being unsure which is which) for all age groups. His novels and short stories for teenagers and younger readers have been published... [more]
David Larsen
When David Larsen was 10 years old, he read his first Spider-man comic and discovered that Spider-man is secretly a freelance newspaper photographer. He recalled that Superman works for a newspaper as well. Young Larsen set out to become a freelance journalist, reasoning that superpowers and a costume would surely... [more]
Fiona Rae
Fiona Rae is an Auckland journalist who has made a lazy pastime into an exciting career. She has been writing about television for the Listener since 2004, and before that was a teacher, a radio DJ, and a radio journalist. She is the mother of two interesting boys, the partner... [more]
Guy Somerset
Guy Somerset is Arts & Books editor of the New Zealand Listener. You can follow his stray thoughts and the fruits of his Web surfing on Twitter and Facebook. [more]
Hamish Keith
Without actually intending to, Hamish Keith has done almost everything there is to do in the arts. In 1958 he started work as a student assistant at the Auckland Art Gallery and 60 years later is now self-employed as a cultural curmudgeon and cultural odd job man. In the bits... [more]
Helene Wong
I’ve spent years trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Not there yet – having too much fun – but for now, writing’s good. [more]
Jim Pinckney
Jim Pinckney is an ex-pat Midlander, who has proudly made Auckland his home since 1989. He is the host of 95bFM's long running Stinky Grooves show, and can also often be found spinning superior sounds out and about as DJ Stinky Jim. As well as writing for the Listener and... [more]
Jon Bridges
Jon Bridges is a freelance writer, sometime TV presenter and fulltime TV producer who currently makes the TV3 comedy show 7 Days. Jon comes from Palmerston North and it was his desperate need to find something interesting to do there as a teenager that led to an interest first in... [more]
Lauraine Jacobs
Lauraine Jacobs has had a lifelong interest in what’s on her plate, whether she’s cooking at home, eating out or grazing in cafés and bars around the world. She is a former food editor of FQ and Cuisine magazines, the current President of the NZ Guild of Food Writers and... [more]
Margo White
Margo White is an established feature writer and columnist. One of her earliest journalism jobs was with the NZ Listener, where she was a writer and later Arts and Books Editor. She has spent several years as a senior writer at Metro magazine, and was the deputy editor at New... [more]
Michael Cooper
New Zealand’s most acclaimed wine writer has 35 books and several major literary awards to his credit, including the Montana Medal for the supreme work of non-fiction at the 2003 Montana New Zealand Book Awards for his magnum opus, Wine Atlas of New Zealand. In the 2004 New Year Honours,... [more]
Nick Bollinger
Nick Bollinger is one of New Zealand’s best-known music writers and broadcasters. For 10 years he has presented National Radio’s The Sampler, a weekly critique of current music releases. He has had a long association with the Listener, to which he contributes features and a regular music column. He has... [more]
Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas is a Wellington-based writer who has produced a number of books on sport, including collaborations with former All Black coach John Hart, All Black greats John Kirwan and Tana Umaga, and Black Caps and former India coach John Wright. His book A Whole New Ball Game examined New... [more]
Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin is a Wellington-based technology commentator, the manager of the Science Media Centre and editor of Australasia's biggest science blog network, sciblogs.co.nz. He was formerly the New Zealand Herald’s technology editor and is a tech pundit for TVNZ, Radio New Zealand, Radio Live and... [more]
Rebecca Priestley
Rebecca Priestley is a science writer and historian with a particular interest in New Zealand's science history. Her anthology, The Awa Book of New Zealand Science, won the 2009 Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize and Atoms, Dinosaurs & DNA: 68 Great New Zealand Scientists, co-authored with Veronika... [more]