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.

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MASTER OF KNOTS • A SORT-OF OBITUARY FOR THE GREAT MATHEMATICIAN VAUGHAN JONES.

Logjammed • The action-packed account of a night on the river.

Cut to the Chase • The Beehive’s barber of choice bids farewell.

GREAT, WHITE AND VERY INQUISITIVE • An encounter with a surprisingly gentle giant.

THE LITERARY LOTTERY • A closer look at two decades of Ockhams.

UTOPIA LAB • RADICAL SOLUTIONS FOR INTRACTABLE PROBLEMS

THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE MONEY • With the economy recovering and the housing crisis escalating, Finance Minister Grant Robertson wields a lot of power. How will he use it?

Poetry for the People • Now 25 years old, New Zealand’s under-recognised Poet Laureate programme democratises an art form that’s typically seen as the province of literary elites.

HIRED GUNS • Hundreds of former New Zealand soldiers have gone on to lucrative careers as private contractors in foreign war zones, often experiencing deep trauma after they return home. What, if anything, should we do about it?

AIR PLAY • THE VISUAL POETRY OF SPORTS.

TO CATCH A PREDATOR • A STUNNING NEW DOCUMENTARY TAKES VIEWERS DEEP INSIDE NEW ZEALAND’S AMBITIOUS EFFORT TO RID AOTEAROA OF PESTS BY 2050

In Tune • THE USE OF TAONGA PUORO " TRADITIONAL Māori INSTRUMENTS " HAS BEEN RECLAIMED IN RECENT DECADES. TWO PRACTITIONERS DISCUSS HOW THEIR MUSIC LINKS BACK TO LANDSCAPE.

ABOUT TOWN TE ANAU • SPARSELY POPULATED FIORDLAND IS EVEN EMPTIER THANKS TO COVID. THAT’S A SOURCE OF ANXIETY FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES, BUT JUST ONE MORE REASON FOR THE REST OF US TO VISIT.

SIMPLY RED • HOW A RECENT TREND UPENDS EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT RED WINE.

THE ABSOLUTE FAN • THE AMERICAN WRITER ON A ONE-MAN MISSION TO BRING NEW ZEALAND LITERATURE TO THE UNITED STATES.

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