OCTOBER 2024

Madam President

Too clean for green politics? What a Harris administration could mean for New Zealand and how the Biden White House fused environmental policy with industrial protectionism.

By Henry Whyte

29 November 2024 in Cover Story, Feature Article, North&South

Sleeping dogs: Tom Phillips and New Zealand’s wilderness myth

From Man Alone to Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Kiwi culture has long romanticised the bush-dwelling loner. Now Tom Philips drags his children into a dangerous reality challenging our national narrative of rugged individualism. By James Borrowdale
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The disappeared

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Writer John Sinclair talks to the Chief Police Commissioner Andrew Coster on the eve of his departure for the shores of social reform. By John Sinclair

Canute economics

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Economist Geoff Bertram on why the turning tides of price increases doesn’t mean government can claim credit for cutting inflation. By Geoff Bertram

Top cop

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Writer John Sinclair talks to the Chief Police Commissioner Andrew Coster on the eve of his departure for the shores of social reform. By John Sinclair

Bluff and Lies

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How one man’s fabrications about Māori land claims exposed deep-rooted prejudices and, surprisingly, led to an unexpected journey of healing. By Anna McMartin

Madam President

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Too clean for green politics? What a Harris administration could mean for New Zealand and how the Biden White House fused environmental policy with industrial protectionism. By Henry Whyte

Out of sight and out of their minds

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Alarming statistics reveal a mental health crisis behind bars. John Sinclair writes about the urgent need for reform and rehabilitation highlighting the struggles of both inmates and staff in a system that has been pushed to its limits. By John Sinclair
16 October 2024 in Feature Article, North&South

The Case of the Poisoned Milk

Experiencing dizziness, dry mouth, delirium or attempted murder? Scott Bainbridge exhumes a historic mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes. By Scott Bainbridge
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16 October 2024 in Feature Article, North&South

Smoke & Mirrors: What’s gone wrong with the ETS?

The emissions trading scheme is meant to be the country’s main tool for reducing our emissions, but critics say it’s doing little more than carpeting the country in permanent pine forest. Meanwhile, the price of carbon credits has gone from boom to bust. What’s gone wrong? By George Driver
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16 October 2024 in Cover Story, Feature Article, North&South

Nicola Willis – Liberal to a degree

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has introduced promised tax cuts and taken a swipe at the banks, but seems happy with incremental economic improvements. It’s still natural to wonder whether she might be prime minister material. By Grant Duncan
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29 November 2024 in Culture Etc, North&South

The family album

Interdisciplinary artist Stella Brennan remixes archival objects into anti-nostalgic meditations on progress and history. Thread Between Darkness & Light is Brennan’s most personal artwork, and one of her most beautiful. By Theo Macdonald.
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Olafur Eliasson: Beyond the limits of perception

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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: Making A Mistake

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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

Man of Letters

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A conversation with painter Julian Hooper. By Theo Macdonald.
12 August 2024 in Around ngā motu, Sponsored Content

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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Switched on: Waikato’s tech trailblazer

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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…

Harvesting the sun

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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…

Banana stems and runways

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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…
27 November 2024 in Lifestyle, North&South, Sponsored Content

Appetite for investment

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.
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Auckland’s rise

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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.

Farming Futures

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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.

AUT

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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.
10 June 2022 in Backstory, North&South

The Northern Bear

Our relationship with Russia has been characterised by instability — cycling between friend and foe, the nation and its citizens have often become symbols of our own fear and anxieties.
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The Lost Islands

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

Beyond the Badlands

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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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