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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Nature Calls • You may recognise Forest & Bird’s new chief executive, a conservationist and unlikely radio star known for her love of creepy crawlies.

Island of SIN • Chooks called Blue Bum, ratting tales and Prince Harry are all part of the mix at the Stewart Island News, as Ben Mack discovered.

Shine Little Glow Worm • Arachnocampa luminosa is indeed luminous and quite lovely. The indigenous glowing critter is the larvae of a species of fungus gnat and a treat to come across. Enjoy our field guide to glow worm hangouts.

New Zealand, the Oligarchs and their Cash

SAVE THE DATE

THE BIGGER PICTURE • Despite decades of alarm about rising rates of obesity, as a nation we’re getting fatter — clear evidence our approach so far simply isn’t working. What are the costs of getting things so wrong, and what do the experts say we need to do to tip the scales in the right direction once and for all?

The Man in the Shadows • The prime minister’s chief of staff is the most powerful non-elected political figure in the country. Current chief of staff Raj Nahna eschews the spotlight but, despite his best efforts, it somehow finds him.

AOTEAROA, LAND OF THE DIGITAL CLOUD • Overseas tech companies are spending billions of dollars building warehouses to store New Zealand’s — and the world’s —information here. Why?

A Quiet Revolution • Once were champions: for well over a century, Eltham’s rugby club packed out grounds and clubrooms and brought home silverware. Now soccer posts dot the town’s playing fields. Tim Higham returns to his home turf to find out what’s behind the code swap.

STATE OF PLAY

GOD ON THE PLAINS • Photographer Andy MacDonald of the Toru Collective spent months photographing historic churches in the Tasman District — significant buildings which face abandonment as their congregations dwindle.

Rising Star • One of Aotearoa’s leading Māori astronomers — and one of the people you can thank for the Matariki holiday this year — lives her life by the stars, as tātai arorangi (Māori astronomy) undergoes an exciting revival.

Nude, Not Rude • Nude Tuesday, a sex comedy shot entirely in a made-up language, features a cast of some of our most recognisable comic actors, directed by an emerging artist with a unique sensibility.

BLUFF • Cage diving with sharks at the country’s southernmost tip yields unexpected results.

All in the Family • A father and son team operating out of the Hawke’s Bay are keeping things simple, selling their wine direct online.

BOOKS

How To Loiter in a Turf War: A Novel

Sketching a Master

WHIZ // QUIZ

Historical Maritime Park and Museum • A HOME FOR ALL THINGS NAUTICAL, THIS PAEROA INSTITUTION IS PART MUSEUM, PART RESTING PLACE FOR RESURRECTED VESSELS.

THE LOST ISLANDS • Historic artefacts washed up by the tides hint at lost lands whose full stories we can only guess at.

ARROWTOWN • Whether you enjoy history and heritage buildings, hiking or biking, Arrowtown may be your next holiday destination.

The National Gallery