High Season for the Arts in Wellington Every two years the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts takes place in Wellington, and at the time of writing we are…
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An international perspective (continuing an earlier theme) In my final column for 2023 I expressed the hope that, under the newly appointed New Zealand government, the Minister responsible for Arts,…
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Resolutions, Business Plans, and Musings: Daring to Dream! Nga mihi o te tau hou ki a koutou katoa! Hello everyone, and a happy new year to you all. This is…
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Hello everyone: Another New Zealand general election has been completed, the people have spoken, and we now (after an extended period of negotiation between the three coalition parties) have a…
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Hello everyone: I recently attended the 50-year reunion of my secondary school “class of 73” and was struck by the tradition of the event as well as the joy, fun,…
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Hello everyone, Contrasts: In recent days I have been struck by the stark contrasts in our current world between some obvious examples of conflict, confusion and unpredictability on the one…
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Hello everyone, In my early time as President of the Friends I have been greatly impressed by the level of focused and enthusiastic effort displayed by our new Committee. The…
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Hello everyone, my name is Richard Dean and, following the AGM held on July 27th, I have assumed the role of President of the Friends of Te Papa, following in…
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Once a year, the Friends of Te Papa hold an Annual General Meeting. It’s a meeting for all of you to receive a report from the executive committee on what…
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This is a story about an artist. His name is Ken Hopper. No, not the famous Edward Hopper. No relation. We met Ken and his wife Nancy when they were…
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