North & South

North & South is New Zealand’s premier monthly current affairs and lifestyle magazine, specialising in long-form investigative journalism, delivered by award-winning writers and photographers. North & South also showcases New Zealand ingenuity and creativity, explores the country and profiles its people. It is a touchstone of New Zealand life.

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The case for the INSANITY DEFENCE • 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.

LONG ROAD HOME • Psychologist Esther Perel says that trauma can take root when you experience something traumatic yet lack an empathetic witness to the violation. In this story Talia Marshall bears witness to the arduous yet unflinching healing journey of her friend Helena, including details that some may find unpalatable and confronting, yet these are truths through which hard-won resilience is forged, perhaps giving hope to others also trying to heal from personal and intergenerational trauma.

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The queerest capital • 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 others tested the limits of legal and social discrimination. David Herkt discovers the secret history of Aotearoa New Zealand’s transgender capital.

Smart money • A tertiary education is an investment in future earning potential. But when does this investment become so expensive that its cost outweighs the long-term financial opportunities it ostensibly guarantees?

An answer to the nursing shortage • In a bold move to address New Zealand’s critical nursing shortage, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) announces a programme combining online learning with onsite clinical placements.

Sight unseen • Audio description lets the visually impaired ‘see’ everything in a film or TV series. But few of our streaming services include it. Jean Teng talks to a man whose job it is to paint with words.

READING WARS • Greater use of structured literacy in primary schools is aimed at improving worsening reading statistics, but critics fear what could be lost in a straitjacketed lurch back to basics.

Leading the way • In a world where health crises and natural disasters strike unpredictably, innovative solutions are essential. Dr Samaneh (Sam) Madanian, a Senior Lecturer at AUT’s School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, is at the forefront of this revolution.

Mau than a second act • From her prominent roles in television to her leadership in the NZ #MeToo movement, Mau’s journey has been one of resilience and passion. Now, at 59, she’s channeling her efforts into Tika, a digital platform aimed at providing justice for survivors of sexual harm and proving that her best work might still lie ahead.

State of the art • Aotearoa’s biggest contemporary art prize is back at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki this July, three years after Mataaho Collective and Maureen Lander scooped...