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New Zealand Book Month

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The making of New Zealand literature

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Standing upright

New Zealanders have long been avid readers, but up until the mid-20th century most of the literature they consumed was imported from Britain. Historian and poet Keith Sinclair identified the 1950s as the time 'when the New Zealand intellect and imagination came alive'. This flowering of creative and critical talent was not sudden, but the climax of a process that had begun at least two decades before.

Arts, literature and music links

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General

Te Ara entry on creative life in New Zealand
Find out about arts, literature and music events on EventFinder.

Music and broadcasting

Frank Sargeson

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31 reasons to love NZ books and writing

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A selection of stories about the history of Kiwi writing, writers and books – one for each day of NZ Book Month.

Nelle Scanlan

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Railways Magazine - rail tourism

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Railways Magazine cover

Dan Davin and Winifred Gonley

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A portrait of Dan Davin and his wife Winifred Gonley taken in London.

Davin wrote the short story 'The Hydra' based on the life of Alex MacLure, a communist who was killed in the Spanish Civil War. It was later published in the collection The Gorse Blooms Pale (1947). Davin later fought in Greece and Crete in the Second World War. He wrote a novel and a collection of short stories about his wartime experiences, as well as the official history of the Battle for Crete.

John A. Lee

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A charismatic ex-soldier, orator and propagandist, John A. Lee was a dynamic figure in the Labour Party from the 1920s until 1940, when he was expelled for attacking the leadership of M.J. Savage.

Ngaio Marsh funeral address

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Ngaio Marsh

Hear Reverend Simon Acland's address at the funeral service for Dame Ngaio Marsh on 24 February 1982. The service was held at the Christchurch Cathedral.