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Book lover: Elizabeth Smither
Elizabeth Smither is an acclaimed New Plymouth-based poet, novelist and short story writer. She has recently released The Commonplace Book (AUP, $34.99), a collection of thoughts about writing and the writer's life.
Elizabeth Smither is an acclaimed New Plymouth-based poet, novelist and short story writer. She has recently released The Commonplace Book (AUP, $34.99), a collection of thoughts about writing and the writer's life.
The Easter holiday road toll stands at five after a single-vehicle crash in Taranaki last night.
Travellers could get caught as heavy downfalls settle over the North Island for the next 24 hours.
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders turned out at dawn services across the country.
Police have named the 25-year-old woman who died as a result of a house fire in Paraparaumu yesterday morning.
Facial piercings have been approved as part of school uniform at a major New Plymouth high school.
New Zealand will host July's Davis Cup tennis tie with the Philippines at Hawera in the Taranaki.
Today's fatal police shooting near Napier is the seventh in just over a decade, since Waitara man Steven Wallace's death in 2000.
Police have released images of two men suspected of trying to kidnap a 22-year-old community probation worker.
As the sun sets on a truly international event, Hayden Donnell reflects on WOMAD's highlights.
It's the flags you see first. WOMAD, held annually at Taranaki's beautiful Brooklands Park, is littered with them.
In the high-stakes game of oil exploration New Zealand is frontier country.
Here's more to add to your gig diary - though you'd be in a fairly unique demographic if you were after tickets to all of this lot.
Chris Liddell writes on the future of philanthropy and how we can get involved.
Paige Hareb, New Zealand's top woman pro-surfer has joined forces with Subaru of New Zealand in a car deal.