North and South Magazine

1 month ago | northandsouth.co.nz | Magi Mangoba |Sarah Daniell

Once, while covering a medical conference, I was introduced to a group of ophthalmologists. “You must meet these people,” said the woman to us all, and then looking at me: “They are very important.” Emphasis on the Must and the Very. My initial reflex was to gag, but instead I said to the group, “I think we’re all important, don’t you?” They laughed quietly.

Mar 6, 2025 | northandsouth.co.nz | Clare Thomson

FRAMED BY DNA Should police have access to genealogy databases – and do the innocent have anything to fear? No wonder detectives thought they had their man in a 2012 murder case in the United States that could have put 26-year-old Lukis Anderson on death row; his DNA was found on the victim’s fingernails. Even Anderson, a homeless alcoholic, thought he might have done it.

Mar 6, 2025 | northandsouth.co.nz | Clare Thomson

The origin story is hotly contested. Did it start in Persia or do all roads lead to Rome? Whatever its provenance, the meatball has been balling since ancient times, travelling far and wide in sauces, kebab sticks and on platters, and while many nations and cultures stake a claim, the meatball now belongs to the world.

Nov 28, 2024 | northandsouth.co.nz | Arbin Buenaventura |Sasha Borissenko

Then there’s Auckland’s striking increase in cultural diversity. In 2016, for example, the International Organization for Migration named Auckland as the fourth most diverse city in the world, behind Toronto. Combining his research and StatsNZ projections, Professor Spoonley says Auckland’s Asian community is expected to increase from 17 per cent in 2018 to 44 per cent in the early 2040s.

Nov 28, 2024 | northandsouth.co.nz | Arbin Buenaventura

The environmental and farming sectors need to come together if sustainability is to thrive, and Lincoln University plans to make that partnership happen. The new Master of Environment and Agriculture programme is redefining how we think about food production and environmental stewardship, teaching students how to alleviate tension and bring the two sectors together in a productive way.