There is, in newer versions of OSX, a built in read/write ability but it's disabled by default by due it being unstable to say the least. In just a short time searching I've found a number of reports of people using it and then getting a corrupted drive. Ironic really that Apple, after wanting Microsoft Office support on OSX, and building what is essentially one of the most user friendly unix/linux distributions out there, can't get basic support for what is a Windows file system.
Anyway, back on topic, there are a couple of methods you can use to make NTFS drives be both readable and writeable on OSX.
The one I'm going to recommend as it's the solution I use it Paragon NTFS. It's a simple program that is install and forget. Once installed just restart and any connected NTFS drive from there on out will be both readable and writeable. It is a commercial solution but at only £12.95 ($20) it's a worthwhile investment if you'll be using NTFS drives a lot.
The second solution is a free one but the software is no longer officially supported which means any problems won't get fixed. And there will be bugs. The solutions for implementing it I'm going copy and paste from www.ntfsonmac.com out of pure laziness.
From www.ntfsonmac.com
Step 1. Install FUSE for Mac OS X
FUSE for Mac OS X allows you to extend Mac OS X's native file handling capabilities via third-party file systems. OSXFUSE is a successor to MacFUSE, which has been used as a software building block by dozens of products, but is no longer being maintained. The latest version supports Snow Leopard and Lion.
Step 2. Install NTFS-3G
One bad news, NTFS-3G is no longer maintained. We have to install old version of NTFS-3G. Download here and install. Now restart the machine and attach a drive.
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