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4 of the best: Art week action
All over town you can catch some culture during Art Week.

Art gallery listings: October 25
Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

Return of the moko
A group of Tainui women are spearheading a revival of the art of the moko.

10 favourite things: Artist Sean Hill
Award-winning young artist Sean Hill shares the things that inspire him.

Art gallery listings: October 18
Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

Cook Islands: Tiny designs carved in stone
Gifts for family sparked a career-change for Cook Island carver, writes Jim Eagles.

9000 butterflies die - for art
If you're an animal lover, he's already unlikely to be one of your favourite artists. But even shark-pickling Damien Hirst's fans might flinch at his latest work.

WOW sticks with Wellington
Wellington has all but cemented itself as the permanent home of the World of Wearable Art awards after signing a nine-year strategic partnership.

Art gallery listings: October 12
Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

TJ McNamara: Enigma variations
Parnell galleries host artists whose inspiration and technique varies greatly.

Art gallery listings: October 5
Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

Tourists in Sistine spat
A furious argument has erupted over the future of the Sistine Chapel, after an Italian writer slammed it as an "unimaginable disaster" where tourists resemble "drunken herds".

Art gallery listings: September 28
Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

The importance of being modest
He may be one of New Zealand’s best-known and honoured actors on stage and screen but Alan Perrott discovers George Henare is also one of the most modest.