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Mirka Mora: From Holocaust survivor to the matriarch of Melbourne's art scene, an incredible life on display in exhibition Posted SatSaturday 13 MarMarch 2021 at 8:04pm Mirka Mora is known for her bright, whimsical works (pictured here, Angels' Garden Party 2014) but her life and work was not without darkness. ( Share Print text only Cancel Cherubs, angels, dewy wide-eyed faces; birds, snakes, and fantastical animal-human hybrids — all rendered in warm colours and bold lines. Love, light, joy. These are the hallmarks of Australian artist Mirka Mora. But underneath that beauty lies Mora's p...

SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF/Stuff Taranaki Maunga's name has been restored, but there are still many Egmonts in place names and organisations around the region. Now that Egmont has been discarded as a name for Taranaki Maunga, it seems likely that businesses, club and landmarks using the name will also start reviewing their use of the title. Taranaki’s mountain is now known only as Taranaki Maunga, and the national park as Te Papakura o Taranaki (which translates as ‘a place to learn and a place for recreation’), following an agreement reached in December 2019 between Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and ...