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![<i>Michele Hewitson Interview:</i> Sam Hunt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Michele Hewitson Interview:</i> Sam Hunt
'In a perfect world, I would never drink, but it ain't a perfect world' says Sam Hunt.
![Four elements for charity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Four elements for charity
Mark Ellingham (Profile) and Peter Florence (Hay Festival) have compiled four collections of short stories under the title Ox-Tales.
![Plagiarists 'like drug cheats'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Plagiarists 'like drug cheats'
A doyen of NZ literature has compared plagiarism to drug cheating in sport because of the unfair advantage it gives over contemporaries.
![Twlight: Opening day review and viewer reaction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Twlight: Opening day review and viewer reaction
Fans of the Twilight saga will not be let down by the adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's second book, writes Ellen Dorset.
![Ihimaera row should be taken seriously - CK Stead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ihimaera row should be taken seriously - CK Stead
CK Stead has criticised Auckland University for minimising the seriousness of the Witi Ihimaera plagiarism controversy.
![Author wept over <i>Vintner's Luck</i> film](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Author wept over <i>Vintner's Luck</i> film
Vintner's Luck author Elizabeth Knox cried for days after seeing the big-screen adpatation of her acclaimed novel.
![Ihimaera to buy back copies of controversial book](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ihimaera to buy back copies of controversial book
Most copies of Witi Ihimaera's The Trowenna Sea, which contains plagiarised passages, are set to be taken off bookstore shelves.
![Crime writer tangled in own web of deceit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Crime writer tangled in own web of deceit
A Ferrari disappears. Then the owner begins to suspect that her bank accounts have leaked tens of millions of dollars without explanation.
![Ihimaera wins $50,000 arts prize despite plagiarism row](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ihimaera wins $50,000 arts prize despite plagiarism row
Author Witi Ihimaera was last night presented with a prestigious arts award - a week after he was caught up in a plagiarism row.
![Exposed plagiarist Witi Ihimaera given $50,000 award](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Exposed plagiarist Witi Ihimaera given $50,000 award
Witi Ihimaera has been named an Arts Foundation laureate and will receive a $50,000 award - days after admitting plagiarism in his new book.
![Poetry with music](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Poetry with music
Like Fiona Farrell, Bernadette Hall spent six months in Ireland courtesy of the Rathcoola Fellowship.
![A life full of adventure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
A life full of adventure
Wellington writer Damien Wilkins discusses how a trip to France was a journey in more ways than one.