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Regional polytechs facing underfunding - Labour
Regional polytechnics are important to their communities, and the National-led government is underfunding them, two Labour politicians say.
Regional polytechnics are important to their communities, and the National-led government is underfunding them, two Labour politicians say.
If you see Auckland Arts Festival artistic director Carla van Zon wandering around town over the next couple of weeks, give her a bottle of water and something healthy to eat to boost her stamina for the duration of the programme.
What Auckland's cultural scene does lack, when it comes to Ateed and Aucklanders in general, is a true appreciation of the goodies that are on offer on their doorsteps.
At the North Shore Woodturning Guild, Danielle Wright discovers a piece of the past with a link to the future
The body of artist Ralph Hotere arrived to emotional scenes at Mitimiti in Northland this afternoon.
With 11 days of fabulous events taking place during a celebration of all things fashionable, there's no excuse not to be involved in the Fashion in the Big Little City festival.
Restrictions at this year's kapa haka championships has led to members of the public criticising mainstream media for the lack of coverage.
In Mitimiti yesterday, John Martin was at the urupa, the cemetery where his cousin Ralph Hotere will lie when his body is flown by helicopter to the beachside marae.
Artist Ralph Hotere, 81, who was one of only a handful of people to be made a Member of the Order of New Zealand, died peacefully in Dunedin yesterday.
A series of Ralph Hotere prints are being exhibited at University of Canterbury this week in a tribute to one of New Zealand's greatest artists who died yesterday.
A Banksy mural at the centre of a controversial auction has been withdrawn from sale at the last minute, the council campaigning for its return to the UK says.
He may have lived just briefly in Wellington with his family when he was a teenager, but New Zealand has an important place in British comic artist Rufus Dayglo's heart.
Tamati Patuwai (Ngati Whatua) tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Glen Innes, and how much the area has changed since he was a boy
Ella Mizrahi and Celia Harrison are bringing Auckland to life - their events company, Celery Productions.
Actor Richard Briers, known for his enduring role in TV sitcom The Good Life, has died at the age of 79.