North & South’s new column, By the Bottle, with wine writer Timothy Giles, is an edgy, funny and insightful glimpse examining wine labels (Why do they look like that? Why do they say that? What is this I’m about to drink?) and asks how does the wine measure up to the brand’s pledge and promise? Whether you’re a consumer, marketer or a wine maker – it’s a ground-breaking, honest wine-conversation, in both style and substance.
Mau, No Words for This. In Conversation with Ali Mau 31st July 2025 Ali Mau has never been one to stay silent. In her searing new memoir No Words For This, the award-winning journalist, broadcaster and advocate lays bare a childhood marked by trauma — and the strength that emerged…
Alyse Hedley Steve Braunias - The end is nigh In Prepare (& Survive!), a new guide to getting through natural disasters and other apocalyptic events, well-meaning advice meets full-blown existential dread. Steve Braunias, deeply cynical and mildly horrified, reviews the handbook that wants to save your life — and your…
My Weekend Table Weekend recipes all swoon, no stress 31st July 2025Setting aside the objectively beautiful photographs, My Weekend Table is a seriously solid collection of recipes and a celebration of the kind of food that draws people in and slows time — simple, generous, and deeply satisfying. From sun-drenched…
The Whistleblowers 24th July 2025 In North & South last month doctors and other health professionals said they were being gagged which was, in turn, threatening patient safety. Three case studies are significant precedents of medical whistleblowing and are also reminders of the power of speaking out. Medical whistleblowing is…
Photo Shutterstock Watching the detectives 24th July 2025 The Sport Integrity Commission promises to dance like no one’s watching. Except they’re out of step. How can an organisation pledging integrity not be transparent? By Greg BruceThe Sport Integrity Commission (SIC) was set up last year to ensure (according to itself)…
The Culture Compass 24th July 2025If 2025 is teaching us anything, it’s that while chaos and turmoil run rampant, art in all its forms will remain. But still, like air, I’ll rise. Over the coming weeks, there are some spectacular examples of art and culture rising, including three unique festivals…
Small town socks it to the world
Norsewear full team Small town socks it to the world 24th July 2025 Norsewood, in southern Hawke's Bay, has a population of 150. Like many small regional towns, it's been struggling. Two thirds of local families have someone who has been employed at Norsewear, the factory that was put on…
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Sex workers: in their own words
Untold Intimacies: A History of Sex Work in Aotearoa Sex workers: in their own words 24th July 2025 Trailblazers, activists and educators shine bright in an enlightened history of sex work in Aotearoa. By Sky IdriannaThe history of sex work in Aotearoa is so often left in the dark -…
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The Base of a World
Photo Supplied The Base of a World 16th July 2025 Jess Cornelius grew up a 10-minute walk from Tūrangawaewae Marae on the banks of the Waikato River in Ngāruawāhia. Now, from her home in Los Angeles where she lives with her husband and child, ICE teams bearing M4 Carbine assault…
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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki welcomes a retrospective exhibition from one of contemporary art's great ambassadors for climate consciousness and the capacity of art to affect change.
Christine Jeffs latest film, A Mistake, is based on author Carl Shuker’s novel in which a surgeon’s split-second decision leads to dire consequences. Shuker talks to Jeffs about directing Hollywood stars and the love of horses that keeps her home. By Carl Shuke
NORTH & SOUTH + AUT Virtual Revolution AUT puts the latest technology in the hands of today's students AUT has opened its virtual production studio, putting top-end Hollywood production technology in the hands of today’s students. Associate Professor Dafydd Sills-Jones, Head of AUT’s Virtual Creative Precinct, says the virtual production…
NORTH & SOUTH + Dynamo6 Switched on:Waikato's tech trailblazer Dynamo6’s journey from a small startup in Waikato to a leader in digital transformation and innovation is a testament to the power of vision, resilience, and strategic thinking. When Igor Matich founded Dynamo6, he envisioned a company rooted in the…
NORTH & SOUTH + Lincoln University A visualisation of the new agrivoltaic Lincoln University Energy Farm by Boffa Miskell Harvesting the sun A new farm at Lincoln University will be the first in New Zealand to produce renewable energy as well as high-value crops. Currently awaiting resource consent, the Lincoln…
Growing up in the eighties, “a little girl with buck teeth and red pigtails”, Megan Dunn didn’t dream of becoming a Project Manager. She wanted to be Madison, the mermaid played by Daryl Hannah in Splash. By Theo Macdonald.
Growing up in the eighties, “a little girl with buck teeth and red pigtails”, Megan Dunn didn’t dream of becoming a Project Manager. She wanted to be Madison, the mermaid played by Daryl Hannah in Splash. By Theo Macdonald.
Growing up in the eighties, “a little girl with buck teeth and red pigtails”, Megan Dunn didn’t dream of becoming a Project Manager. She wanted to be Madison, the mermaid played by Daryl Hannah in Splash. By Theo Macdonald.
Historic artefacts washed up by the tides hint at lost lands whose full stories we can only guess at.
Strange monsters and ominous ghosts can be traced to repressed memories of violent histories, argues one Australian researcher looking at the past through a novel lens.
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