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![The woman who read Auckland: the final chapter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland: the final chapter
Janet McAllister casts her verdict after touring Auckland's 55 libraries.
![Walters Prize nominees announced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Walters Prize nominees announced
Nominees for NZ's Walters Prize are outstanding examples of contemporary art, says judges.
![Great ambiance in Botany, Otara libraries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Great ambiance in Botany, Otara libraries
Janet McAllister continues her literary odyssey in the woman who read Auckland.
![The woman who read Auckland visits Ranui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland visits Ranui
The woman who read Auckland visits Ranui where locals love their library.
![Art gallery gathering goes ahead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Art gallery gathering goes ahead
Save Our Gallery will continue lobbying despite proposed Auckland Art Gallery funds rise.
![Phil Goff proposes $20m funding boost to Auckland Art Gallery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Phil Goff proposes $20m funding boost to Auckland Art Gallery
The 125-year-old institution is set to be included in the council's 10-year budget plan.
![Aucklanders urged to be pART of saving city gallery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aucklanders urged to be pART of saving city gallery
As Auckland Art Gallery struggles with funding, high-profile campaign starts to save it.
![Joining the dots for an artistic life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Joining the dots for an artistic life
Visitors will become artists themselves as Auckland Art Gallery goes dotty.
![Goliaths of the insect world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Goliaths of the insect world
Giant stick insects are just one of the latest additions to Otago Museum's $2.5million revamp. Credit: Otago Daily Times
![Focus: Museum stands strong after quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Museum stands strong after quake
After a shaky start, Kaikoura Museum is about to re-open with a photography exhibition covering the days after the quake.
![The woman who read Auckland goes shoreside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland goes shoreside
Janet McAllister visits Birkenhead and Northcote for the next chapter of her book safari.
![The woman who read Auckland visits Manurewa Library](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland visits Manurewa Library
Janet McAllister, who's reading Auckland, steps inside warm and welcoming Manurewa library
![Council spent $14k on finding name for library](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Council spent $14k on finding name for library
What's in a name? When it comes to the new central library in Christchurch, it is $14,650.
![The woman who read Auckland finds a youthful library](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland finds a youthful library
Janet McAllister visits Tupu Youth and Manukau libraries on her library quest in Auckland
![Bullet holes shocks art gallery worker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bullet holes shocks art gallery worker
A surprising link between an Italian art collection and the Maori Battalion has emerged.
![Librarian told apologise or pay $100k for defamation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Librarian told apologise or pay $100k for defamation
A teacher has been ordered to apologise or pay $100K to a principal for alleging bullying.
![Local Focus: End of an era for Napier Library](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: End of an era for Napier Library
Napier Library may be closed for five years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Future Islands: Sites of possibility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Future Islands: Sites of possibility
Its new home will help Ponsonby gallery Objectspace teach language of craft and design.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Is it time for Tauranga Moana Museum?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Is it time for Tauranga Moana Museum?
NZ's 5th largest city still without a museum. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![The woman who read Auckland visits Papatoetoe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland visits Papatoetoe
On a quest to visit every library in Auckland, Janet McAllister visits Papatoetoe.
![The woman who read Auckland goes west](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland goes west
Janet McAllister continues her quest to visit every one of Auckland Council's libraries.
![Motat shines new light on historic objects](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motat shines new light on historic objects
MOTAT asks artists to create extraordinary from ordinary, shining new light on the past.
![Library safari takes in inner-city suburbs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Library safari takes in inner-city suburbs
The woman who read Auckland visits Leys Institute in Ponsonby and Parnell Library.
![The woman who read Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland
Janet McAllister, the woman who's reading Auckland, visits Panmure and Glen Innes.
![See, listen and suffer for their art?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
See, listen and suffer for their art?
There's something to shout about at Auckland Art Gallery, writes TJ McNamara.
![The woman who read Auckland goes west](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland goes west
Janet McAllister, the woman who's reading her way around Auckland, heads west.
![The woman who read Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland
Janet McAllister, who's reading her way around Auckland, visits Waitakere Library.
![The woman who read Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The woman who read Auckland
The woman who read Auckland, Janet McAllister, visits the Mangere Bridge and Onehunga libraries.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Trendy little libraries for Huntly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Trendy little libraries for Huntly
It may be the digital age but libraries are coming to a street near you, and they need your books. Made with Funding from NZ On Air.