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Local Focus: Kaitiakitanga, guardianship and biculturalism

Contemporary views on ancient concepts. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Genius? Wellingtonians slam 'creepy' hand sculpture

'Looks like Donald Trump. Take it down,' one Wellingtonian suggested.

Funding for Auckland art galleries flawed

Waiheke Art Gallery gets 14c per visitor while Titirangi's Te Uru gallery gets $17.53.

Poetic justice: rising stars bust a rhyme for NZ Poetry Day

Forget about demure and dreamy poets; meet the new breed telling it like it is.

NZ kids' book of the year is 'the bomb'

The best NZ books for children and young adults have been named.

Barack Obama, Beyoncé, lead tributes to late author Toni Morrison

A host of political figures and celebrities have reacted to news of Toni Morrison's death.

John Steinbeck saga may get ending rewrite

Judges to hear appeal in lawsuit over John Steinbeck's works.

'Mind-blowing': Literary detective uncovers forgotten Katherine Mansfield story

Dr Martin Griffiths came across the story in a 1910 edition of The Sydney Star.

Local Focus: Public art for New Zealand's only republic

NZ's only republic gets its first public artwork. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Hawke's Bay meth addict who found art, and turned his life around

"It was meth over anything else. I lost my job, lost my way. It scared the s*** outta me."

12 Questions: Auckland Art Gallery curator Mary Kisler

Gallery curator Mary Kisler followed in Frances Hodgkins' footsteps.

Fiona Kidman on winning NZ's most prestigious book award

Dame Fiona Kidman on why her award-winning book on a 1955 crime is "urgently relevant" now

Slam dunk! New Zealand poets make history

Creative NZ teens score a global first, taking slam poetry - Aotearoa style - to world.

Local Focus: Even in the digital age, new libraries popping up

New Library Hub for a progressive Castlecliff. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Mystery of Da Vinci's 'unfinished' Mona Lisa may have been solved

Drawing suggests injury from fall prevented artist from painting later in life.

What would make Jane Austen lol?

What would make Jane Austen laugh, asks comedian and director Penny Ashton