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The High Price of Absolutely Everything

By Imogen GreenfieldCover Story, North&South

Bullying, price gouging and market monopolies — the real reason New Zealand is so expensive.

July 12, 2021

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The Nazi Who Built Mount Hutt

The untold story of how a former Waffen-SS soldier lied his way into New Zealand — and got away with it.

By Andrew Macdonald and Naomi Arnold

Confidence And Supply

How MP Nicola Willis orchestrated a radical shift in National’s housing policy.

By Hayden Donnell

The Man In Charge Of The Money

With the economy recovering and the housing crisis escalating, Finance Minister Grant Robertson wields a lot of power. How will he use it?

By Madeleine Chapman

Children vaping illustration by Paul Blow

Lost In The Clouds

As a new generation gets hooked on nicotine, New Zealand's approach to vaping has been bafflingly lax.

By Don Rowe

Herman And The Serpent

How a retired diplomat in Wellington brought a notorious serial killer to justice.

By Tobias Buck

The Hard Grind: Is This New Zealand Sailing’s Next Star?

How a builder won a place among sailing’s elite.

by Michael Burgess

Mahia, We Have A Problem

As the superstar Kiwi startup takes on work for the US military, a tiny beach community faces some major moral dilemmas.

By Ollie Neas

The Afterlife Of Peter Ellis

How the fight to clear his name is changing New Zealand law.

By Pete McKenzie

Without You I Was Nothing

What Māori have given the game of rugby.

By Talia Marshall

Our Fiery Future

For two weeks, helicopter pilots battled one of New Zealand’s worst wildfires. That was just a preview.

By Charles Anderson

Man of Letters

You’ve seen the work of worldclass type designer Kris Sowersby everywhere. You just don’t know it.

By Ashleigh Young

Culture Etc.

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Rose Matafeo as Jessie in her new show Starstruck. Photo: Mark Johnson.

Prime Time

Comedian Rose Matafeo on the value and constraints of diversity on screen and her "accidentally feminist" new BBC-produced TV show, Starstruck.

By Lana Lopesi

Why Are Women Still Taking Their Husbands’ Names When They Marry?

Why do so many married women still take their husband’s last name? And does that even matter?

By Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Teeks performing during his intimate churches tour last December.

Old Soul

27 year old Teeks sounds like a cross between Adele and Elvis Presley. And he's poised to become New Zealand's next international superstar.

By Madeleine Chapman

In Tune

The use of taonga pūoro "traditional Māori instruments" has been reclaimed in recent decades. Two practitioners discuss how their music links back to landscape.

By Ruby Solly

Four Corners

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Hibiscus Coast Blues

Biohunting with Dr Wiles.

Living in a City With Truly Radical Rental Laws

A look at some other countries suggests that New Zealand's reforms are anything but radical. Germany, Berlin goes to extreme lengths to protect tenants.

Utopia Lab

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Why We Should Borrow More Money

A case for changing the way we think about national debt.

Bring Back the Glory Days of Rail

Why it's a smart idea to re-invest heavily in our national rail system.

Archive Highlights

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Bert’s Labyrinth

Survivors are finally speaking out — but years earlier, a journalist tried to publish the inside story of the notorious Auckland commune. Then she came too close.

By Anke Richter

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