In the April 2005 edition of North & South, 10 years after the Cave Creek disaster, award-winning journalist Mike White interviewed survivors, families and key players in the aftermath and inquiry. He discovered for those affected there was no justice and little healing. Now, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the April 28 tragedy, North & South Digital republishes the story. Photos by Mike White and Tony Ferguson.
The case for armed neutrality April 24, 2025 The coalition government has committed to spending $9 billion to enhance Aotearoa’s lethal strike capability. Ethics aside, argues Jeremy Rose, there is no economic benefit. By: Jeremy RoseThe government tells us we can’t afford to repair our broken public health system, lift…
See this circle? It never ends. That’s how long I’ll be your friend. April 24, 2025 Emma Neale, who is shortlisted for the Peter and Mary Biggs Prize at the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, writes a personal essay centred around a childhood friendship. By: Emma NealeMy childhood best…
How to make an artform of escaping April 24, 2025 As the season shifts, from Autumn too quickly to winter, there’s a place to hide, right in the middle of Auckland city. It may have just turned one year old, it’s discreet yet bold and it already feels like it…
Lest We Forget what? Our ANZACS, Palestine, and the Kiwi Conviction Crisis April 24, 2025 ‘Lest we forget’ originates from Rudyard Kipling's Recessional who warned against taking inherited greatness for granted. ‘Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it’. Taimor Hazou on Aotearoa and values. By:…
The Culture Compass 17th April 2025 This week’s Culture Compass is an Easter basket of art, comedy, music and environmental nightwatch. Consume in moderation.The collective cultural compass might currently point toward egg shells with their insides blown out for Easter crafts or baked goods that commemorate Jesus’ brutal execution but…
Power, Privilege and Polkinghorne 17th April 2025 Sarah Daniell attended a media screening of the documentary Polk: The Trial of Philip Polkinghorne and interviewed producer Mark McNeill By Sarah DaniellOnce, while covering a medical conference, I was introduced to a group of ophthalmologists. “You must meet these people,” said the…
Men of God
Men of God? 17th April 2025 In January 2022, North & South published an essay by history columnist Scott Hamilton, comparing Destiny Church’s Brian Tamaki and early 20th Century evangelist Arthur Dallimore. At the time of publication, Tamaki was making headlines for his repeated defiance of Covid-19 restrictions (and his…
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Cave Creek
A River of Grief Runs Through It 17th April 2025 In the April 2005 edition of North & South, 10 years after the Cave Creek disaster, award-winning journalist Mike White interviewed survivors, families and key players in the aftermath and inquiry. He discovered for those affected there was no justice…
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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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