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Graffiti on the benches of an Auckland school where Polynesian students hid from the police (Image: Haru Sameshima).

The Single Object: The wood planks that hid Polynesian students from the police

Nina Tonga searches for the hidden history of the Dawn Raids at an Auckland high school.
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By Nina Tonga | 18th December, 2019
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The simply titled 19.4.96 is a recording of the first live outing of Pumice as a solo act. (Image:  Samuel Hartnett).

The back country record cutter putting New Zealand music on plastic

In a shed at the foothills of the Southern Alps, Peter King has made special lathe cuts of recordings by an eclectic array of musicians.
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By Kiran Dass | 3rd November, 2019
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