North & South

North & South is New Zealand’s premier monthly current affairs and lifestyle magazine, specialising in long-form investigative journalism, delivered by award-winning writers and photographers. North & South also showcases New Zealand ingenuity and creativity, explores the country and profiles its people. It is a touchstone of New Zealand life.

Dramatic Dunedin • With a plethora of unique events on the horizon and some of the country's most unique attractions, Dunedin has more than a few complelling reasons to head south at the soonest

From the Editor

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Conversation

BEST WESTERN • IS THE ALL-NEW LAND ROVER DEFENDER STILL THE “BEST 4X4XFAR”?

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Four Corners

ROYAL TOUR • The Mongrel Mob hits the South Island.

Fish ’n’ Liquor • How a brutal attack turned two shopkeepers into (sort of) friends.

TOO LATE TO APOLOGISE

Hardcore Gulls • Some rare birds in Christchurch refuse to make themselves scarce.

THE GRASS IS GREENER • Eden Park gets a high-tech turf.

THE FUNNY FARM • A history of agricultural oddities.

UTOPIA LAB • RADICAL SOLUTIONS FOR INTRACTABLE PROBLEMS

CREATURE COMFORTS

Mahia, We Have a Problem • As superstar Kiwi startup Rocket Lab takes on work for the US military, a tiny beach community faces some major moral dilemmas.

Herman and The Serpent • How a retired diplomat in Wellington brought a notorious serial killer to justice.

LOST IN THE CLOUDS • As a new generation succumbs to nicotine addiction, New Zealand’s approach to vaping has been bafflingly lax.

OPEN ALL HOURS • THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AND LIVE IN NEW ZEALAND’S CORNER DAIRIES.

Old Soul • 27-YEAR-OLD TEEKS SOUNDS LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN ADELE AND ELVIS PRESLEY. AND HE’S POISED TO BECOME NEW ZEALAND’S NEXT INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR.

ABOUT TOWN — DUNEDIN • PARTYING STUDENTS ASIDE, THE EDINBURGH OF THE SOUTH IS A PLACE OF PRESBYTERIAN RESERVE AND QUIET PRIDE.

BOSKER DAYS • WHAT DO WE LOSE WHEN A PIECE OF ICONIC KIWI SLANG IS UTTERED FOR THE VERY LAST TIME?

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Inheriting Cousins • WHY IT TOOK 16 YEARS FOR A FILM ADAPTION OF PATRICIA GRACE’S SEMINAL 1992 NOVEL COUSINS TO MAKE IT TO THE SCREEN.

NO NEW TRICKS • THE FAT DOG CAFE IN ROTORUA IS A BEACON OF 90S CAFE CULTURE, DETERMINEDLY RESISTING THE INSTAGRAM AESTHETIC AND TRENDY MENU OPTIONS OF ITS INCREASINGLY MODERN COMPETITORS. AND THAT’S JUST THE WAY ITS CUSTOMERS LIKE IT.

BOOKS

BOOK OF THE MONTH

HEADS UP • While no one can truly predict what’s to come for the Kiwi housing market, Trade Me Property is up with the latest developments.

How I Wrote: Emma Barnes

WHIZ/QUIZ

10 THINGS TO

Cancel Culture, 1880s Style • THE RICH HISTORY OF BOYCOTTS DATES BACK TO THE 19TH CENTURY-NO TWITTER ACCOUNT REQUIRED.

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