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New Zealand Music Month

New Zealand Music Month

Find 31 reasons to love New Zealand music through text, images, sound and video. more...

The Beatles in New Zealand

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. more...

Making of New Zealand literature

Making of New Zealand literature

Discover how and why New Zealand literature burst into flower in the middle of the 20th century. more...