Virginia Larson

Editor, North & South magazine @NorthSouthNZ, New Zealand

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

@jmnicholls Excellent farewell column @jmnicholls You know you can count on me in the cat-control/dogs on leash camp. Will miss your big brain and quirky humour in Stuff.

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

@HollyNeillNZ @PredatorFreeNZ Another emphatic yes.

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

@publicaddress @paulbrislen Same in Flat Bush and Botany, except the streets are narrower!

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

@Donna_Chisholm You’re officially a cat lady now, @Donna_Chisholm. @jmnicholls and I may have to stage an intervention.

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

@StephenClarkeNZ @1NewsNZ It was a shocker, @1News.

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

Fantastic news! @PamelaStirling and the (Lazarus) Listener team. Thoroughly deserved!

[Pamela Stirling @PamelaStirling]

Thrilled! Listener won Best Newstand magazine at the @nzmediaawards tonight. Truly a Lazarus moment! Thanks to an extraordinary talented team and such wonderfully loyal readers.

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

Ain’t that the truth! @Donna_Chisholm

[Donna Chisholm @Donna_Chisholm]

@jmnicholls 💖 🎉 🍾 Go Mike! The master.

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

@Andrew2Day Kia Ora magazine has never carried crosswords and puzzles @Andrew2Day - unless that was a long time ago. Sorry!

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

Another COP apple fan piling in, @mifflangstone Had a tree in my childhood family garden in Tauranga. Frequently ate too many and got collywobbles (my mother’s word for any fruity, mostly appley, overindulgence).

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

But it surreally worked, @Donna_Chisholm

[Donna Chisholm @Donna_Chisholm]

@jmnicholls Where have I seen that before?!

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

Ditto that! Kia kaha (stay strong) from Aotearoa...

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

@JulietMosesNZ Not as baffling as the cupcake. Pretty but inedible.

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

@JoannaWane Go Jo! Great story in Canvas on your Coast to Coast walk and talk @JoannaWane. Hope the feet have recovered (she didn’t take any shortcuts, people!)

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

Many thanks for your kind words @RachelMorris. And you’re so right about the talented, dedicated crew I was privileged to lead. Wishing you and your team all the best for the new North & South. I’ll be subscribing!

[Rachel Morris @RachelMorris]

Finally: the fact that people are so excited to see North & South return is a testament to former editor @virginiahlarson and her talented, dedicated crew, who consistently put out a magazine that readers did not want to lose.

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

Yes, many thanks @smcnz! Lovely surprise package. Every item in use (or scoffed). Thanks also for your very fine service.

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

Oh yes, @mifflangstone Dog podsters on one side of the computer monitor divide, cat podsters on the other, led by Catwoman, DC @Donna_Chisholm (Catwoman actually was DC, not Marvel. How about that?)

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

Because dogs are better than cats? Back me up, dog people. Things could get hairy (and furry).

[Donna Chisholm @Donna_Chisholm]

@sineadboucher Thanks Sinead. In awe of what you have done. Sending every best wish for Stuff’s enduring success.

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

And the dauntless @Donna_Chisholm is among us! Also fab photography, illustration and interwebby talent. Find us at https://t.co/AN0F6UhGEk

[Donna Chisholm @Donna_Chisholm]

Well this is exciting! The creative/design/journo/marketing brains behind @NorthSouthNZ are now available for hire at https://t.co/osJNN52n6u. Get in touch!

[Virginia Larson @virginiahlarson]

So proud of my fabulously talented (and, sadly, former) @NorthSouthNZ Voyager Awards stars: @PCLittle (Reviewer of the Year), Mike White (Travel Writer of the Year and Crime/Justice Best Feature Writer), and Mike and @Donna_Chisholm, joint runners-up, longform Feature Writer.