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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NATIONAL TREASURES • Aotearoa is dotted with museums, grand to tiny. In this new, regular feature, we highlight a museum that may not be on your map. Enjoy your visit.

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WE CAN BUILD IT • Our history is rich in examples of Kiwi ingenuity, from industrial technology to remarkable, independent inventions. Here are just a few that exemplify that breadth of skill.

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THE FOREVER FILES • From the age of 18 to his retirement at 65, Wellington GP Dorian Saker was a watched man. Driven by Cold War insecurities, our security services spied on Saker and his friends, a group of young professionals whose ‘crimes’ were to be thinkers, socially conscious and … not much else.

Happiness by the numbers • This month, Minister of Finance Grant Robertson will deliver his fourth ‘Wellbeing Budget’. But what is wellbeing, where does it come from — and how well does NZ measure up?

Traumatic Births: “A Club No One Wants to Join” • Lizzie Marvelly (Ngāti Whakaue) was not afraid of giving birth. The Rotorua writer and singer felt well prepared and with realistic expectations about what lay ahead. But her experience in a main centre public hospital has left her physically and emotionally battered. And when she shared her experience on social media, similar stories poured in. Here, she writes for North & South on the realities of giving birth in Aotearoa, where maternity unit staff shortages expose women and babies to great risk. On page 53 Ollie Neas reports on the wider state of crisis in our maternity care.

Risky Business • Understaffed and under equipped maternity wards are pushing midwives to breaking point — and putting women and babies at risk at the moment they most need care.

For the mother in your life • Give your mum the gift of confidence this Mother’s Day — Subscribe to North & South and be in to win one of 10 beautiful skincare sets from ManukaRx, each worth $211.75

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The Sweet Science of Making Chocolate • Over the last ten years, New Zealand’s craft chocolate scene has grown enormously. How do these tiny, artisanal makers manage to make a bar worth paying double digits for?

REEFTON • A North Island townie with time to kill spends seven weeks in Reefton, a West Coast town still defined by its beginnings.

The Flying Dutchman • Feeling shut out from Europe’s rigid winemaking culture, Dry River’s Wilco Lam travelled halfway around the world to fulfil a childhood fascination.

The Art of Giving • Where do our galleries’ collections come from? The journey of an artwork from a private owner to the gallery wall can be as fascinating as the work of art itself, as the Dunedin Public Art Gallery’s collection shows.

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THE NORTHERN BEAR • New Zealand’s relationship with Russia has been characterised by instability — cycling between friend and foe, the nation and its citizens have often become a symbol of our own fears and anxieties.

Mackenzie Country • Experience the land and skies of Mackenzie Country.

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