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Māori art exhibition book wins supreme design award

Books grounded in te ao Māori were the big winners at the awards ceremony.

Blue Duck Station star of new book

The book's author found enjoyment in finding the small stories that make up the station.

John Grisham, George R.R. Martin among authors suing OpenAI

17 authors sue OpenAI for 'systematic theft on a mass scale'.

Why marriage makes you and your children wealthier

Telegraph: An economist's look at the cost of marriage breakdown is ruffling feathers.

New book pays tribute to Māori architect

The book focuses on designs, concepts and visions that encompass Māori beliefs.

'Savage': The rugby book review that's turned sour; TV editor's debate plan; MediaWorks to reveal finances

Top ad boss on awards, pitches; NZME lures Stuff exec; Farewell to a journalism giant.

Picture books bring pūrākau to new generations in uni and marae pilot in Te Waka a Māui

Marae pilots new picture books to a new generation.

ChatGPT: AI brilliance or a legal nightmare?

A copyright expert warns that using AI tools like Chat GPT could land you in court.

Sweden returns to books and handwriting practice in tech-heavy schools

Sweden wonders if their digital focus led to an academic decline over the last few years.

Theresa May on Boris, Brexit and her one guilty pleasure

Times: Four years after she left Downing St, Theresa May has loosened up (a bit).

2000s girl band's shockingly low pay exposed

One former Bardot member lifts the lid on the brutal reality of life inside the pop group.

Bella's Books: The Other Brother, a novel about complex relationships

Bella Fraei is a Wellington teenager who, in a new column for Canvas, reviews YA books.

Canvas: Bella's Books: The Other Brother

Wellington teenager Bella Fraei reviews The Other Brother by Jax Calder. Video / Canvas

Bay author captures global audience with YA novel

Jax Calder is an Amazon best-seller in teen and YA LGBTQIA+ fiction.

Far North news in brief: Kapa haka, ferry ramp upgrade and not guilty plea

News snippets from the Far North.

How to talk to kids about fatphobia

The author says we must remove barriers to healthy eating and normalise a range of bodies.

'I wandered about in a daze': What it was like being part of the Erebus recovery team

Colin Monteath recalls his work after the plane crash that killed all 257 people onboard.

Are vampires stealing our sleep? Auckland wanderer's theories published after death

Steve Braunias: He lived as a wanderer in rags, roaming hostels across Auckland.