In this week's New Zealand Listener
January 10-16 2009 Vol 217 No 3583
Features
Cover Story You can talk by Guy Somerset
Having a good chinwag is the stuff of life, yet many of us struggle in social situations – prompting a British author to become a crusader for the lost art of conversation.Feature 'I will not grow old' by Joanne Black
Chris Wanick doesn’t know whether it was prolonged sun exposure that caused his skin cancer, but he does know the melanoma is killing him.Feature Rubbing it in by Joanne Black
As Kiwis make the most of the sunshine, holidaymakers are reminded that a dispute about sunscreen protection ratings should not put people off using them.
Arts & Books
Poetry Remnants for PC by Leonard Lambert
Poetry Ritual for a new year by Lynn Davidson
Poetry Innocent Passage in the Territorial Sea by David Gregory
Poetry Tail-gaters by Elizabeth Smither
Poetry 3D scan by Diana Bridge
Books
Books November the fifth by Emily Perkins
Books The night book by Charlotte Grimshaw
Books The funeral seekers by Savea Sano Malifa
Books Waimate by Dave Armstrong
Books Closer by James Brown
TV & Radio
The Lounge The drifters by Fiona Rae
TV Week Heroes gets back to basics; Golden Globes celebrate arthouse by Fiona Rae
TV Films Russell Crowe is out to sea; Bruce Willis is under siege by Sarah Barnett
Radio Week Bouncers and beercans by Fiona Rae
Radio Frequencies Small country, big choice
Columnists
Editorial Taken as read
The Internaut Glad she's a Kennedy by Deborah Hill Cone
Television Lost soul by Diana Wichtel
Life Therein lies a tail by Bill Ralston
Health Too hot to handle by Linley Boniface
Nutrition Who's counting? by Jennifer Bowden
Inbox Gift of regulation by Jon Bridges
Economy Needs to know by Brian Easton
Ecologic Scoping the pool by Sarah Barnett
Food Blowing your stack by Martin Bosley
Wine Fully booked by Michael Cooper
Travel Prague pilgrimage by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman
The Black Page Daze gone by by Joanne Black
