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Waikato artists urged to unite through creativity and fight racism
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Picasso painting recovered nine years after elaborate heist
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A prominent New Zealand artist and an award-winning race car driver have teamed up.
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Exclusive: The battle to bring Ralph Hotere's art into the light
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'Whānau isn't just names on a paper, it's people, it's stories, it's smirks in a photo.'
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Tourism in bloom: Monet's gardens reopening in Giverny
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The view from my window: artist Hannah Fox on Melbourne by moonlight
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Contemporary Māori art show holds record for largest art exhibition since 1989
It was the largest exhibition in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki's 132-year history.
Giant gold cupola to top Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangārei
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Whangārei exhibition to showcase best of young Ngāpuhi artists
Ngāpuhi youth are set to have their work exhibited at the Hihiaua Cultural Centre.
Proposed restructure at Wellington's City Gallery 'ruinous'
Confidential restructure proposal being consulted on with 147 staff across arts sector.
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Local Focus: Vanished artwork to return
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LUMA returns to light-up Queenstown low season
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Couple with four kids left paying jobs to pursue street art
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