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Splashing about in creativity: Auckland a canvas for ArtWeek

Michael Craig dodged downpours out and about on the city streets to capture these images.

Booker Prize: Judges try it both ways

Booker prize judges split between celebrated author and new writer.

Jo Cribb: Reading in the digital age

COMMENT: We are reading more than ever, but it's likely to be in snippets.

Controversy over Nobel nods

The choice for the latest literature prizes has been met with praise and criticism.

Dead girl with world's most-kissed lips

The heartbreaking story behind the woman whose kiss saves thousands of lives a year.

Golden lavatory stolen from Blenheim Palace

The 18-carat solid gold toilet was stolen only hours after its installation at the Palace.

Top groups scoop awards for making arts fairer

A theatre group started to help the homeless wins top arts award.

Te Papa $1.2 million treasure damaged in transit

And it's not the only piece to be damaged in the past 18 months.

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.

The Design Junkies host who painted his way out of depression

Portrait of an artist in recovery.

Alan Duff: Don't blame colonisation and racism for the problems of Māori

White liberals and academics aren't helping solve problems of Māori, Alan Duff says.