When former All Black great Stu Wilson died last week accolades flowed, but there was one detail that seemed inconsistent with the life of a sporting legend – his last job. Greg Bruce on the man who walked tall till the end.
Rina Moore (née Rōpiha), c.1950s. Archives New Zealand ‘You’re taking the place of a man’ – the women medical school grads who changed history 19th June 2025 The unimaginably challenging path for women medical students in Aotearoa between 1896 and 1967, is chronicled in the first ever history of the…
Japanese school lunch The Japanese school lunch - and lessons for Aotearoa 19th June 2025 Kyushoku: the deep culture of the Japanese school lunch, and lessons for Aotearoa. By Dr Renee LiangLast Friday, if you’d been on the 18th floor of the Majestic Centre on Willis Street, in Pōneke Wellington,…
Culture Compass 12th June 2025The culture compass in Aotearoa is firmly pointed towards the North East right now as the nation awaits the grand arrival of the Matariki cluster. Throughout the motu there are events and celebrations to honour the Māori New Year, some of which were highlighted in our…
Photos: By Ebony Lamb In Conversation with Michelle Duff 5th June 2025 Michelle Duff is an award winning writer and journalist from Pōneke Wellington. Her book of short stories, Surplus Women was inspired by the young women sent as domestic help from Britain to Aotearoa NZ from the 1850s. Duff talks…
Brian Glanville with his wife, Pam, and four children. The train to Holland Park 12th June 2025 Steve Braunais meets his literary hero, the ‘doyen’ of football writing, Brian GlanvilleIt was a dark and stormy afternoon. Rain blew in sideways off the Thames. It was hard to tell whether the…
In Conversation With Edward Sampson
In Conversation With Edward Sampson 12th June 2025 The Doc Edge Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Sarah Daniell talks with Aotearoa NZ film maker Edward Sampson ahead of the world premiere of his directorial debut, the documentary-drama Devils on Horses - a powerful story that explores the…
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How new AI soured my love for tech
How new AI soured my love for tech 5th June 2025 Ben Moore has always loved technology, the way it pushed boundaries. But AI is a bad actor, he writes, and the game has changed. By Ben MooreAn unhealthy number of my core memories involve computers. Christmas in the 90s;…
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French Film Festival
Fergus Grady in Conversation with North & South 29th May 2025 Fergus Grady is a producer and director who co-created the critically acclaimed documentary Gloriavale: New Zealand’s Secret Cult, and Camino Skies. He is also the director of the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa 2025. Grady lives in Tāmaki Makaurau…
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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki welcomes a retrospective exhibition from one of contemporary art's great ambassadors for climate consciousness and the capacity of art to affect change.
Christine Jeffs latest film, A Mistake, is based on author Carl Shuker’s novel in which a surgeon’s split-second decision leads to dire consequences. Shuker talks to Jeffs about directing Hollywood stars and the love of horses that keeps her home. By Carl Shuke
NORTH & SOUTH + AUT Virtual Revolution AUT puts the latest technology in the hands of today's students AUT has opened its virtual production studio, putting top-end Hollywood production technology in the hands of today’s students. Associate Professor Dafydd Sills-Jones, Head of AUT’s Virtual Creative Precinct, says the virtual production…
NORTH & SOUTH + Dynamo6 Switched on:Waikato's tech trailblazer Dynamo6’s journey from a small startup in Waikato to a leader in digital transformation and innovation is a testament to the power of vision, resilience, and strategic thinking. When Igor Matich founded Dynamo6, he envisioned a company rooted in the…
NORTH & SOUTH + Lincoln University A visualisation of the new agrivoltaic Lincoln University Energy Farm by Boffa Miskell Harvesting the sun A new farm at Lincoln University will be the first in New Zealand to produce renewable energy as well as high-value crops. Currently awaiting resource consent, the Lincoln…
Growing up in the eighties, “a little girl with buck teeth and red pigtails”, Megan Dunn didn’t dream of becoming a Project Manager. She wanted to be Madison, the mermaid played by Daryl Hannah in Splash. By Theo Macdonald.
Growing up in the eighties, “a little girl with buck teeth and red pigtails”, Megan Dunn didn’t dream of becoming a Project Manager. She wanted to be Madison, the mermaid played by Daryl Hannah in Splash. By Theo Macdonald.
Growing up in the eighties, “a little girl with buck teeth and red pigtails”, Megan Dunn didn’t dream of becoming a Project Manager. She wanted to be Madison, the mermaid played by Daryl Hannah in Splash. By Theo Macdonald.
Historic artefacts washed up by the tides hint at lost lands whose full stories we can only guess at.
Strange monsters and ominous ghosts can be traced to repressed memories of violent histories, argues one Australian researcher looking at the past through a novel lens.
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