The arts and entertainment
New Zealand Music Month
Find 31 reasons to love New Zealand music through text, images, sound and video.
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History of New Zealand painting
An overview of the history and development of a New Zealand style of painting
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History of New Zealand photography
Timeline and overveiw of New Zealand photography from the 1840s to the present day
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The Beatles in New Zealand
Revolution in the form of four young Liverpool musicians hit New Zealand for a seven-day tour in June 1964. For some New Zealanders, it was the moment the 1960s began in earnest.
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Rock music festivals
From Nambassa to The Big Day Out our music festivals have always been an outlet for expression of New Zealand’s sub-culture
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New Zealand Book Month
Kiwis love books. To celebrate New Zealand Book Month, we have come up with 30 reasons to love New Zealand books and writing. Check back each day in September for a new story about books, writers and their work.
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Television in New Zealand
Five timelines about the history of television in New Zealand: emergence of TV, news shows, music shows, elections and history shows
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The making of New Zealand literature
Discover how and why New Zealand literature burst into flower in the middle of the 20th century.
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New Zealand Library Week
A selection of stories about New Zealand libraries and librarians
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