At a speaking event for North & South Investigates, journalist Duncan Garner delivered a “State of the nation” address that gave voice to the country’s gripes and groans.
The tragic fate of young entrepreneur Jake Millar exposes the layers of harm perpetuated by misleading tech industry mythologies. By Paris Marx.
A writer rides the wave of targeted cancer therapies for more than nine years. But should luck play such an important role?
At a speaking event for North & South Investigates, journalist Duncan Garner delivered a “State of the nation” address that gave voice to the country’s gripes and groans.
New Zealand desperately needs a change in criminal law to allow the partial defence of diminished responsibility, in line with other countries. Sherry Zhang argues the case.
From 1964 to 1980, the visibility of transgendered women in Wellington was extraordinary. Many would operate their own businesses, one would stand for the city’s mayoralty, while the high profiles of the others tested the limits of legal and social discrimination. David Herkt discovers the secret history of Aotearoa New…
While one in five households report having trouble paying the power bill, and one in eight are cutting back on heating because of the cost, the big four electricity companies’ gross earnings for 2022/23 totalled $2.61 billion, or about $7.1 million a day. By Michael Fletcher
Perfect Pictures By Theo Macdonald Let’s cut to The Chase (Arthur Penn, 1966). For the past five years, the New Zealand International Film Festival has been lost in The Fog (John Carpenter, 1980). Long-term leader Bill Gosden passed away in 2020, 2021’s Auckland leg was rudely cancelled by COVID-19 (We…
Damon Salesa’s deep pacific roots and groundbreaking scholarship have shaped his remarkable life; however his first primary school teacher also likes to lay a claim to his success. Susana Andrew.
Virtual Revolution
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…
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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…
NORTH & SOUTH + Dole Banana stems and runways:Dole's commitment to Zero Waste The global leader in fresh produce makes a groundbreaking shift from fruits to fabrics merging eco-conscious fashion with their iconic brand. When you think of bananas, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a bright…
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.
NORTH & SOUTH + Simplicity Navigating the digital age Liv Lewis-Long from Simplicity on embracing innovation as a non-digital native. Change is hard. Fear of the unknown is a well-known phenomenon, and those of us who grew up before the world of chat bots, automated emails and digital currencies…
NORTH & SOUTH + FMG Trading concrete for cows: A leap from city life to country bliss When Julia Jones decided to swap city living for the rural idyll of a lifestyle block, she was signing up for more than just fresh air and open space. It was a dream…
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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