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.
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? 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…
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…
The Corporate Creep … Why It’s Not Good For Our Health 10th April 2025 In the ‘business of health’ - do we have the wrong model? Dr Renee Liang on the slow creep of corporate lingo, fruitless meetings and why it’s time to call the BS Bingo card. By Dr.…
Helly (Britt Lower), Mark (Adam Scott) and Dylan (Zach Cherry) in Severance. Innies, Outies, Severance and Tech 10th April 2025 Severance, a heartbreaking show about the way we work. Heavy on symbolism, – clocks, elevators and working modules – become signposts to a corporate nightmare. Ben Moore reflects on the…
The Dark Dad 10th April 2025 Mary Kisler’s memoir about her father, who was taken POW in Italy during the Second World War and returned home with PTSD, is a powerful, redemptive story and also one of forgiveness. An edited extract recalls the profound consequences of war for the family,…
Mark Adams Story
In the end, you can only decolonise your own head 10th April 2025 Observing and capturing: 50 years of photography in a handsome, rich new book by photographer Mark Adams.Mark Adams is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most eminent photographers. His work has been exhibited in South Africa, Australia, and…
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Parkinson’s and a pilgrimage
Parkinson’s and a pilgrimage April 3, 2025 When New Zealand author Jennifer Andrewes was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s in 2020, at the age of 48, she set out on an 1800km pilgrimage across France. In an extract from her book A will and a way: on foot across France, Andrewes…
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Culture Compass
Royal Albatross, Dunedin Culture Compass April 3, 2025 April ushers in the end of daylight saving - though daylight savouring might be a more uplifting name, less desperate grasping of the light and more radiating abundance. Now it’s over, it’s time to take the hand of someone you love -…
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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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