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'Ungrateful hua' comments cleared
Sean Plunket's comments describing Eleanor Catton as an "ungrateful hua" and a "traitor" were not in breach of broadcasting standards.
Sean Plunket's comments describing Eleanor Catton as an "ungrateful hua" and a "traitor" were not in breach of broadcasting standards.
After five years of lighting up Auckland's Western Park, Art in the Dark will not go ahead this year due to a lack of funding.
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Canadian violinist Karen Gomyo performs for the first time with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Dunedin this month.
Art flippers are targeting masterpieces as a French painting gains 220% at auction.
Street artist Bezt painted a woman lying in a forest clutching arrows protruding from her stomach on a wall in the Scenic Circle Southern Cross Hotel car park.
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It is one of the latest words to be added to the Scrabble lexicon, but it also encapsulates the reaction of some traditionalists to the new list: shoutout.
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Comedian and bestselling children’s author David Walliams recounted how the inspiration for one of his villains came from his experience judging Britain's Got Talent.
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An artist in a legal dispute with his long-term agent has been accused of incorrectly recalling what happened to his artworks.
A vibrant masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, painted as an elegy to his friend and rival Henri Matisse, is predicted to set a world record for an artwork sold at auction.
Organisers fear for the future of some of the country's literary events as the commercial sponsorship dollar gets smaller for traditional books.
Writers protest Hebdo prize Criticism of the PEN American Centre's decision to honour the French magazine Charlie Hebdo continues.
Kiwi author Nalini Singh has sold more than six million books in 20 languages, making the New York Times bestseller list 25 times. She talks to Jennifer Dann.
A portrait of Sam Smith by a Kiwi artist has gone viral on social media after the music superstar shared it with his 3.6 million followers on Instagram.
Stephie Key reveals the inspiration behind her risque creations - "strong, beautiful, sensual and powerful women".
An art exhibition with an Anzac twist is paying tribute to the Cook Islands soldiers who served in World War I.
When Richard Stowers published his first book about the Gallipoli campaign in 2005 he knew he had more to say.
A couple of years ago, Chris Finlayson, then culture minister, tooted his bugle and heralded "a golden age for the arts in New Zealand". It doesn't feel very golden today, writes Toby Manhire.
Tourettes, real name Dominic Hoey, is a local poet, rapper and spoken word performer. He talks drugs, politics, Grey Lynn and more with Jennifer Dann.