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Music: New albums from expat polymath Arjuna Oakes and Auckland’s Bub

Full debut from a multi-talented artist plus a Sami sister hits her stride.

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong pivots to scathing satire of today’s tech titans

Succession scribe puts rocket up tech-bro billionaires.

True-life drama: Young woman finds better dad on internet

A surprisingly upbeat tale of a woman’s search for her estranged dad.

Physician reveal thyself: New Middlemore series puts trainee doctors under microscope

A series on Middlemore’s junior doctors examines how their careers define their lives.

Fossils refuelled: The return of Walking with Dinosaurs

After lying dormant for a quarter of a century, Walking with Dinosaurs gets dug up again.

NZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Georgia Lines, Fazerdaze, Deva Mahal, Estère and more

Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.

The new Mission: Impossible – messy, weird and eventually, fun

Tom Cruise’s barnstorming saves “Final Reckoning” from self-mythologising tedium.

Bubbah brings silliness to serious life questions in new TV series Don’t

Ahead of move to Samoa, Bubbah reflects on the TV show which has left her a changed woman.

Music: Suzanne Vega flies high again with reflective new album

Suzanne Vega blends wit and wisdom on Flying With Angels.

The Accountant 2: Ben Affleck’s sharpshooting amuses audiences in belated sequel

Unexpected box office success leads Ben Affleck back to The Accountant 2.

Writing her own ticket: Korean-American indie star Michelle Zauner on why she's not wasting time

Zauner juggles penning a second memoir as her band Japanese Breakfast tour, including NZ.

Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks from Jude Kelly, IA and Rei, and more

Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.

The Salt Path: Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs shine in film of real-life bestseller

Top UK theatre director inspired to make debut movie by long-walk redemption memoir.

Music: A mellow album from Chaos in the CBD and Danny Ebdale does Neither Do I

A pair of Kiwi artists with more to them than their names suggest.

Josh Thomson: My appetite for everything

How Len Lye, Star Wars and Jesus Christ Superstar changed comedian Josh Thomson's life.

NZ Music Month: Music-loving Gen Z/Millennials pick their top Kiwi songs

NZers have always been great songsmiths, something shared across generations.

NZ Music Month: Why these are the country’s best songs

From Now Is The Hour to What Was That, the songs that speak to our national identity.

Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by the Beths, Ladi6 and more   

Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.