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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PICKS OF OUR LITERATI • North & South book reviewers nominate their own best-ever “summer read” – the novel or memoir that burrowed into their brains, marked a turning point in their lives and sometimes warrants a rereading on a lazy holiday afternoon (see our Summer Reads on page 104).

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Diet Drama • Much teeth-gnashing over the role of meat and dairy in human nutrition and animal welfare.

WHIZ QUIZ

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EVENTS

IF THE WALLS COULD ROAR • Inside John Ward’s ordinary-looking farm shed in the North Taranaki village of Lepperton is the startling culmination of a lifetime’s passion.

A JAM-PACKED WEEKEND

LEADING THE WAY • A Palmerston North couple are taking Kiwi Christians on the journey of a lifetime.

SPIRITED AWAY

CONNECTING THE DOTS • A pathway linking two Marlborough communities is set for an auspicious opening.

MY SPACE

LOSING ELLIE • Is the death of an otherwise healthy newborn when a delivery went wrong, in an understaffed and mismanaged hospital unit, emblematic of wider problems in the country’s maternity services? Donna Chisholm reports.

Mother and Child Mortality Review

Terms and Conditions • Why are qualified midwives choosing not to practise?

BURNING ISSUES • More than 11,000 volunteer firefighters serve small and rural communities from the Far North to Stewart Island. In Tākaka, Rebecca Hayter gets a sideline view of a “live house burn” training exercise, and learns how volunteers front up when the heat is on.

“SITTING DISEASE” IS REAL - BUT TREATABLE • Our sedentary lifestyle is making us weak – and fat. But there are ways to beat the sitting bulge, says Dr Michael Greger.

DYNAMIC SITTING

THE YEAR THAT WAS... • Another Somewhat Unreliable Review

A WEEK IN BEDLAM • *Ben Frobisher on getting sick, getting sick of everything, wanting to go to heaven – and coming back to earth.

ROY BILLING • You might not recognise his name but actor Roy Billing’s face is instantly familiar. He talks to Ken Downie about coming home, after almost three decades in Australia at the top of his game.

THE D’ARCY ESSAY • Paediatrician Dr Renee Liang takes an unflinching look at the realities of child poverty in New Zealand and the need for a political pathway to change.

A Kete Half Empty • Poverty is your problem, it is everyone’s problem, not just those who are in poverty. Rebecca, a child from Te Puru

Life & Culture

New Year, New Updates • Y2K20 – time to debug and ask others to modify their settings.

Royal Flush • How long before New Zealand pulls the chain on the monarchy?

Baubles and Gongs • Jenny Nicholls ponders the New Year Honours list.

RIDICULOUSLY GONGWORTHY • Give these people a big fat GNZM or QSO ASAP.

GUIDE TO GONGS

Pieces of their Hearts • Janis Joplin and Debbie Harry’s divergent fates in a macho musical world.

NEW ZEALAND BOOKS

FILM & TELEVISION • the best of the month

His Dark Materials • BBC One/HBO: Fantasy TV series (Neon)

Summer Reads • Our top choices for beach, bach and backyard reading.

Brew Time • Michael Donaldson’s round-up of the best Kiwi beers for summer.

BEST IN TENT • Cooking outside on a makeshift set-up makes a welcome change from everyday life – but it’s no reason not...