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  • How to be a Domestic Goddess won Best in Dance at the 2010 Fringe Awards
    The Fringe Festival in Wellington held its closing party and awards on March 7, blowing out the candles on its 20th birthday festival celebrations.
  • Tiffany Singh What Colour is the Sacred? (detail), 2010.

    Tiffany Singh will transform the MIC Toi Rerehiko Gallery into a neutral space for exchange, dialogue and debate in her exhibition Union.

  • New Zealand filmmaker Shirley Horrocks answers questions from The Big Idea community about her documentary Dance of the Instant.

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  • Bill Viola: The Messenger, 1996. Photo: Kira Perov.

    TheNewDowse invites you to catch the Art Bus during the 2010 NZ International Arts Festival.

Columns

  • Judy Millar Giraffe-Bottle-Gun 2009, installation view Te Papa.
    Mark Amery says restaging New Zealand's contribution to the Venice Biennale back home is 'akin to putting ships in bottles. '

Is Facebook changing the way we protest?

Save Radio New Zealand

Simon Young says the Save Radio New Zealand protest has shown not only how many people care about our state broadcaster, but also how social media is changing the way we protest. Read More »

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Best In Show 2010

Objectspace's annual graduate showcase is now in its sixth year. Best In Show 2010 will feature 17 contemporary design, craft and object graduates from around New Zealand. Read More »

Urbis Designday Designer and Showroom Pairings

Urbis Designday is back for its 5th year on Saturday 20th March with a fantastic new lineup of showrooms and designers and a new creative brief that will ensure visitors can expect the most inspiring Designday yet. Read More »

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