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Month of furious writing for budding scribes

Wellingtonians take up challenge to write novel in November.

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Aboriginal director tells the hard stories about his community

Oct 5th, 2009 | By Kylie Klein-Nixon | Category: Arts/Entertainment, Featured Article, Features

Director Warwick Thornton visits Wellington to promote his first feature length film, Samson and Delilah. He speaks to KYLIE KLEIN-NIXON about community and telling the truth.

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