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Nat Boltt’s Holy Days brings Joy Cowley back to NZ cinema and gets Miriam Margolyes to a nunnery

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Wellington scientists lead world’s largest sponge study

Scientists to search for microbes that may help marine sponges survive in warmer seas.

Job losses, seismic threats and now a sewage spill: Why they’re not the end for Wellington

You wouldn't think it, but there's a lot to look forward to in Wellington.

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