Mophead: How Your Difference Makes a Difference, written and illustrated by Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh, was launched at Unity Books Auckland on 24 October 2019. The following poem was written by Selina to commemorate the occas
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Very Special Project Brings Te Reo to the World
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Launches Ambitious New Initiative to Publish 100 Books in Te Reo Māori“Te kākahu korowai o te rangatira, he kōrero”“The emblem of an insightful leader is the cloak they wear, each feather symbolising the beauty, elegance
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My life-long passion for the work of Colin McCahon
Peter Simpson recalls the moments that began a life-long study of one of New Zealand's most well-known artists, Colin McCahon.I first saw paintings by Colin McCahon in Christchurch more
than half a century ago and immediately developed a deep i
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Exceptional women
Helen Rickerby,
author of new experimental poetry collection How to Live, considers woman writers, artists
and thinkers from the past, and the obstacles in their way.‘I think of all the books,
paintings, music, scientific discoveries, philosophy I
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Obituary - Roger Blackley
Distinguished art historian and University of Auckland graduate Roger Allan Blackley died in Wellington on 15 May 2019. His was a national and international reputation built on a substantial body of publications and exhibitions which made him a speci
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