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Treasure trove: Authors Mansfield and Baxter among rare books for sale
7 May, 2021 05:27 AM
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A first edition of Moses Harris The Aurelian, 1776, from the library of Lawrence Baigent and Robert Erwin, is among the books being sold through an online auction by Webb s. Photo / Supplied
A first edition of Moses Harris The Aurelian, 1776, from the library of Lawrence Baigent and Robert Erwin, is among the books being sold through an online auction by Webb s. Photo / Supplied
Jane Phare is a senior business reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjane.phare@nzme.co.nz
A visit to a South Island home to assess two paintings led to a discovery of a collection of rare books. Now they re for sale by auction. Jane Phare reports.
Friday, 7.30pm-10pm at Boo Radley’s. Ben Hurley is known for his TV appearances on
7 Days,
The Project, The Comedy Gala, and AotearoHA, as well winning an NZICF Billy T Award, a Fred Award, and NZCG Best Male Comedian and Best MC awards. Now he’s back for another show in Christchurch. His comedy is largely based on his experience growing up in rural Taranaki, but also covers politics, religion, relationships, music and family.
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Ben Hurley is back in Christchurch for a comedy show at Boo Radley’s on Friday. (File photo) The Cool Mum Friday, 8pm-9pm, at Good Times Comedy Club.
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Christchurch youth worker Silivelio Fasi is the artist behind a painting that came to represent the Kiwi response to the mosque attack.
After the March 15 mosque attack, Christchurch youth worker Silivelio Fasi wanted to create an artwork that would honour the 51 people who lost their lives. So he picked up two doors that had been dumped at the side of the road and took them into his garage for a couple of hours. The artwork he created, which featured a woman wearing the New Zealand flag as a hijab, became an emblem of the Kiwi response to the attack. It was featured on the front page of