| Ronald Syme: Taranaki's Forgotten Son By David Bruce
In the ivory-towered world of academia a series of lectu... Read More |
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| Lalavaometry and lalavaology - the art of Filipe Tohi By Sorrel Hoskin
The sculpture garden
On the lawn outside Filepe Tohi'... Read More |
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| A Singular Depth and Vision - Artist John McLean By Rhonda Bartle
At Pukearuhe
First impression: He's a paradox, ordina... Read More |
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| A.H Messenger - an artist with a passion for Pukearuhe By Sorrel Hoskin
Artist A.H Messenger had a passion for Pukearuhe. A ch... Read More |
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| Dick Scott outlines own Parihaka journey By Virginia Winder
The man who wrote Ask That Mountain first learnt about ... Read More |
| | Scott: Parihaka Reports Go Too Far |
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| Teacher First, Painter Second, Gardener Third - Martha King By Rhonda Bartle
Two teaching sisters
Martha King was a teacher first,... Read More |
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| Came A Hot Friday In Eltham By Virginia Winder
Getting extras for a race-meeting scene in Came A Hot F... Read More |
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| Emily Harris - flowers, berries and ferns By Sorrel Hoskin
Art anxiety
"I… love my paintings and cannot bear ... Read More |
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| Ups and downs of rural schools By Amelia Bury
Don Taylor's teaching career began with a hiss, but no r... Read More |
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| John Brodie - New Plymouth's neglected author By Rhonda Bartle
A Portrait of John Brodie
John Brodie's portrait was ... Read More |
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| Historian Relives Road To Parihaka By Virginia Winder
One hundred years on from the 1881 invasion of Parih... Read More |
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| Seven Holes in Every Shell - Painter Margaret Scott By Rhonda Bartle
Margaret Scott in her well-planned Oakura studio
A ... Read More |
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| Feeling the beat - Natalia Scott By Sorrel Hoskin
Natalia Scott is the gutsy woman who blagged her way i... Read More |
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| New Zealand grown - Edith Stanway Halcombe Artist, farmer, nurse, mother and community leader… Edith Stanway Halcombe ... Read More |
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| The Little Fakes By Sorrel Hoskin
James Edward Little was one of Europe's most notorius ... Read More |
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| In Focus: Samuel Feaver, coastal photographer By Rhonda Bartle
Sam Feaver sits at his desk, probably penning his in... Read More |
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| 'Art Chooses You' By Rhonda Bartle
It seems entirely appropriate that at the door to Susa... Read More |
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| Mune Taps Into Taranaki's Past By Virginia Winder
Kiwi film all-rounder Ian Mune has written the first... Read More |
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| Art for fun - Harry Fryer By Sorrel Hoskin
Harry Fryer's art studio is barely big enough to wield... Read More |
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| Helen Brown Comes Back By Rhonda Bartle
A lively local legend
Helen Brown is a local girl-mad... Read More |
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| A Bulky Man of Large Enthusiasms - Ronald Hugh Morrieson By Rhonda Bartle
In small-town Hāwera, he spent his nights drinking... Read More |
| | The Scarecrow Committee | A Penchant for Pranks and Beer | Taranaki Gothic Horror |
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| Literal Life of Elizabeth Smither By Virginia Winder
Amid the gothic architecture of Barcelona, a young m... Read More |
| | Elizabeth Smither's Timeline - Works and Honours |
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| A Man Mad on Mountains - Bernard Aris By Rhonda Bartle
Poised to paint: Bernard Aris - a prolific painter o... Read More |
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| The Button Bank - Paul Bieleski By Rhonda Bartle
The Button Bank
In the art gallery in the old Manaia ... Read More |
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| A Life-time Legacy In Pictures By Virginia Winder
If every picture tells a story, then Robert Wells ha... Read More |
| | Shooting Up The Mokau River | No Ordinary Snapshots - Pictures by Robert E. Wells, 1924-1958 | Robert Wells' Dazzling Dozen | No Ordinary Snapshots - Pictures by Robert E. Wells, 1924-1958 |
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| Fibreglass fantasy - Ann Power By Sorrel Hoskin
Not many artists go to work with chainsaws and grinder... Read More |
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| Dame Malvina Major - From Gumboots to Glory By Virginia Winder
The career of Taranaki's opera diva began with a gat... Read More |
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| Katie Wolfe's Dramatic Life... So Far By Virginia Winder
A life of drama fits television star Katie Wolfe as ... Read More |
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| Jackie's Song finds place in Taranaki By Virginia Winder
One of Don McGlashan's haunting songs is set in south T... Read More |
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| Profound Photography
By Rhonda Bartle
Sand shifts with every passing tide. People com... Read More |
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