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The poet and emeritus professor died on Sunday in Dunedin.
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The small Kiwi town punches well above its weight. Now, it's showcased in a new TV drama.
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Kiwi author and playwright Renée dies aged 94
Her best-known work was Wednesday To Come which was first performed in 1984.
Dame Anne Salmond dedicates book to educator and te reo Māori lecturer Merimeri Penfold
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A Kiwi ranger's quest for wild tigers comes to life
The quest for killer tigers and a Kiwi ranger's eye-opening adventures in India.
Omid Scobie's book accidentally names 'racist royal'
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Five difficult books worth reading — and five not to bother with
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Hay departed from Radio NZ in June.
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“When you write fiction, it’s like you’ve got a mask on."
No show business: Hollywood strikes stall international productions in NZ
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Find a new passion at Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Festival
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Kip Chapman Q&A: His out-of-this-world show, curious career and poultry phobia
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Karl Puschmann: What’s the deal with the Seinfeld reunion?
The man who made a career out of nothing has just teased… well, something.
Stratford author looking for help to get book into schools
Siubhan says the book contains a message that all New Zealand children should hear.
Climate change isn’t a thing of the future any more, says author and activist Tim Jones
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When you'll be able to watch Yellowjackets, Stranger Things, and Deadpool 3.
‘It’s never too late’: Kiwi who learned to read and write in his late 50s becomes an author
A desire to read to his grandchildren inspired him to admit he was illiterate.
Tentative deal reached to end Hollywood writers' strike - no deal yet for actors
Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement today.
'I have no words': Drew Barrymore postpones talk show return following backlash amid strikes
'I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show's premiere.'
Bizarre reason Stephen King's wife ‘threatened divorce’
The best-selling author says a past obsession almost made him a single man.
Literary exhibition celebrates the lost art of letter writing in Whanganui
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