Rebecca Macfie

New Zealand Listener

(@rebeccamacfie) Rebecca Macfie joined the Listener in 2007, replacing the venerable Bruce Ansley as the magazine’s South Island writer. Since starting out in journalism in 1988 she has written for the Christchurch Star, The Press, National Business Review, Independent Business Weekly, North&South, Unlimited magazine and the NZ Herald. She lives in Christchurch, where the strange and broken has become normal. She and her husband have two children who are now more or less grown-ups.

Where the grass is greener

By Rebecca Macfie in Current Affairs

3rd Dec 2013

Some have found the answer to Auckland’s high property prices.

Big bang theories

By Rebecca Macfie in Current Affairs

Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013

Is the overheated property market a “ticking time bomb”?

Influentials: Speeches that helped shape us

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By Rebecca Macfie in The Influentials

Issue Listener Plus 12th Oct 2013

A look at some words of significance in New Zealand's history.

The great gene quest

By Rebecca Macfie in Current Affairs

Issue 3832 10th Oct 2013

A scientist working on a shoestring budget in a cramped Dunedin office has taken a ground-breaking step towards healing babies born with brain damage.

Influentials: Fixers, lobbyists and networkers

By Rebecca Macfie in Current Affairs

Issue Listener Plus 3829 22nd Sep 2013

People who have mastered the art of lobbying, fixing, and bringing others together.

Influentials: Unlocking potential

By Rebecca Macfie in The Influentials

Issue 3829 19th Sep 2013

Real influence now comes from the ground up as often as it does from business and political leaders. And by understanding the six principles that drive people’s behaviour, organisations can work far more effectively.