North & South is a New Zealand monthly national current affairs magazine, specialising in long-form investigative stories and photojournalism.
The editorial content also includes profiles of New Zealanders, brief stories, essays, opinion, music, film and book reviews, food, and travel.
[3] North & South was launched in April 1986 by Metro Publications – Mick Mason and Bruce Palmer, under editor Robyn Langwell.
[10][11] On 17 July, Mercury Capital confirmed that it would be selling North and South to independent publishers Konstantin Richter and Verena Friederike Hasel.
[13] On 18 November 2024, School Road announced the magazine's print publication would be put on hold while efforts were made to improve the North & South website.
The Council stated that even though journalists are "entitled to take a strong position on issues they address ... that does not legitimise gratuitous emphasis on dehumanising racial stereotypes and fear-mongering and, of course, the need for accuracy always remains".