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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LAND OF OPPORTUNITY • Foreign property owners fall afoul of the Overseas Investment Office.

Lords of the Ring • Inside New Zealand’s pro-wrestling renaissance.

PUTTING DOWN ROOTS • How a Chinese tourist became a seasoned New Zealand farmer.

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AFTER THE FLOOD • The Student Volunteer Army learns some new skills.

THE HIGH PRICE OF ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING • BULLYING, PRICE GOUGING AND MARKET MONOPOLIES-THE REAL REASON NEW ZEALAND IS SO EXPENSIVE.

DOWN ON THE FARM • Rural life has always had its challenges, but environmental politics and the complexities of modern farming have brought new pressures. For some, the load becomes too much to carry.

BURST BUBBLES • As borders open, will our anxiety about holidaying in a post-Covid world change the way we travel forever?

THE INFO-DEMIC • Popular Chinese-language media outlets in New Zealand are helping spread misinformation about western-developed Covid-19 vaccines.

INTO THE TREES • An expert propagator wants you to plant a kauri — or ten.

A Fashion Education • The Aucklander behind a quietly influential second-hand clothing business is part saleswoman, part detective, part fashion encyclopaedia.

ABOUT TOWN CATLINS • Closed borders prompt one “gullible North Islander” to head further south than she’s ever been before — and leaves her wondering why she didn’t make the trip earlier.

HOW WE LIVE • In their new book, Tikanga, Francis and Kaiora Tipene of The Casketeers share their experiences and knowledge of living in te ao Māori.

BOUNTY HUNTING • After growing up with a family lore stranger than fiction, Harrison Christian finally sat down to try to untangle the story of his ancestor, Fletcher Christian, one of history’s most famous mutineers.

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HOW I WROTE • Departing Landfall editor Emma Neale on engaging with a literary legacy.

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Unrest Room • ARGUMENTS OVER PUBLIC TOILETS ARE A RECURRING FLASHPOINT IN THE FIGHT FOR TRANSGENDER RIGHTS. AS IT TURNS OUT, THESE FACILITIES HAVE BEEN POINTS OF CONTENTION FOR MANY MARGINALISED GROUPS THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY.

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