Lines by Harry Ricketts on the passing of his wife
Portraits
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The strange case of the first Māori author
David Ballantyne wrote the Great New Zealand Novel in 1968 but is seldom recognised as a Māori author published long before Hone Tuwhare and Witi Ihimaera
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Portrait: Kickboxing schoolteacher and novelist from Pātea
Introducing hot literary talent Airana Ngarewa, Year 9 teacher and kickboxing champ with a powerful new novel
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Self-portrait: Emma Espiner
"You never really know what’s going on in somebody else’s home, do you?"
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Self-portrait: Hira Nathan, gratefully
The man behind the number one bestselling gratitude journal tells his story.
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Portrait of the novelist as a young athlete
Sport is damaging the health of our peak performance female athletes
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Self-portrait: Life of Brian, 96
Cricket physicist who climbed with Ed and is Damien's dad
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Portrait: Gloria of Greymouth
The creation diary of a most extraordinary dwelling
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Portrait: Peter Olds, by Victor Billot
On a delinquent, a wanderer, a literary icon.