Local Focus: Pounamu combines Chinese and Māori art forms in fashion show
Waka huia and Chinese bowl-forms on display. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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St Patrick's Day arrives for Irish Kiwis
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Local Focus: City Art Walk app a 'love note to the city'
New app offers a handy way to view Tauranga street art. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Investigation into sexual harassment allegations at The Rock
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Bill Bailey searches for normality post-lockdown in latest NZ tour
Bill Bailey has a very productive lockdown - it's formed the basis of his new show.
Auckland Writers Festival putting local authors first for 2021
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Local Focus: Waka experience a key to learning
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Local Focus: Sound Valley set to blast off
The down-low on Sound Valley. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Cousins world premiere held in Rotorua
The movie of three wahine Māori premiered in Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Katie Wolfe: 'As a child, I probably never stopped talking. I was 5 going on 55'
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Māori leader fights Erebus memorial, iwi gather tomorrow
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Leigh-Marama McLachlan: Small signs of progress 26 years on from Pākaitore
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Another big milestone for Hundertwasser Art Centre project
Trees are being lifted by crane to be planted atop the Hundertwasser Art Centre building.
Dame Whina's story portrayed by Northland actress
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Review: Two Ladies elevated by stunning Kiwi cast
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Pride Fest review: Silly, over the top show makes for welcome break from reality
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K-festival postponed for the third time because of Covid-19
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Art Deco Festival cancelled: Covid forces organisers to abandon iconic Napier event
Art Deco Festival cancelled due to covid restrictions
Shona McCullagh: 'The hardest thing has always been the fight with myself'
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What a weekend! Busy days ahead on water and off for Auckland
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Night of the Queer 2021 focuses on performers over plot
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