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Another six years of the Press have been digitised thanks to the National Library and Christchurch City Libraries
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Back to the future
Walking through St Albans the other morning I had one of those 'wrinkle in time' moments that post-quake Christchurch is getting so good at.
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The best kind of re-gifting
It's Valentine's Day, when tradition dictates that husbands all over the country detour to the service station on the way home for that last-minute box of chocolates*. If, however, you're considering pushing the boat out this year, you might consider the example of William Raworth.
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Kauri tree landscape by Colin McCahon
This article first appeared as 'Mighty kauris inspired McCahon' in The Press on 10 February 2015.
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Castles in the Sand
The 4th Annual New Zealand Sandcastle Competition took place last weekend at New Brighton Beach, and a couple of the creations made me take a quick peek through the Gallery's collection for some equally fine examples.
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Cheers
The Arts in Oxford Gallery was filled to bursting late last month as locals and visitors gathered to celebrate the first five years of the gallery's operation.
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A Reading from Plato by Gertrude Hammond
This article first appeared as 'Mulling matters of inequality' in The Press on 3 February 2015.
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Stuck in enemy territory
One hundred years ago today, The Press carried this amazing story of Mina Arndt and her sister becoming stuck in Germany.
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E Waru Reo Ki Kawatea
I first encountered Wellington based musician, composer, and producer Alistair Fraser via The Woolshed Sessions, a project he was involved with five or six years ago.