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Transport minister Andrew Stephenson announced the latest delay, citing additional time needed to consider “environmental matters” relating to the
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Whanganui author Airini Beautrais wins major prize at Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 12 May, 2021 08:45 AM 3 minutes to read Beautrais' Bug Week is the first short story collection to win the major prize in over a decade and only the second in the awards' 53-year history. Photo / Lewis Gardner Beautrais' Bug Week is the first short story collection to win the major prize in over a decade and only the second in the awards' 53-year history. Photo / Lewis Gardner Whanganui writer Airini Beautrais has won New Zealand's biggest writing prize. Beautrais was announced the winner of the $57,000 Jann ...
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In a surprise win, Airini Beautrais took home the largest-ever purse.
Author, who usually writes poetry, beat two previous winners to the prestigious NZ$57,000 book award
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