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This week's stories Catch Me When You Fall Eileen Merriman is not only a novelist: she also works as a consultant haematologist in Auckland. Feb 04, 2018 02:48 pm Te Auaha – Creativity in Wellington The brand spanking new Te Auaha New Zealand Institute of Creativity in Wellington is all on track to open. Feb 04, 2018 02:25 pm NZ Festival behind the scenes Where volunteering can get you! Eight years ago, Meg Williams was a volunteer for the NZ Festival. Next stop, Head of Marketing and Development. Now she's the executive director. Feb 04, 2018 01:50 pm Textile superstar Kaffe Fassett, the international textile, quilting and knitting superstar or the "dinosaur of patchwork and knitting" as he calls himself, has chosen to make his home in New Zealand and is living right here in Wellington's Island Bay. Feb 04, 2018 01:30 pm New lease of life for the Sarjeant Whanganui's Sarjeant Art Gallery has been emptied out ahead of a multi-million dollar earthquake strengthening and extension project. Costing a total of $34.9 million, it's a dream that's taken two decades to realise, with many moments of despair along the way. Feb 04, 2018 12:40 pm Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, our newest kiwi star Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, of the Harcourt acting dynasty, is making waves overseas with what Vanity Fair calls a star-making performance in Leave No Trace, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last week. Feb 04, 2018 12:15 pm Older stories Aspiring conversations Vivienne Plumb: Creative NZ writer in Berlin Gisborne taonga Toi Art Park Road Post: A New Breed of Hero Cartoonist rights Eating the Earth Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions Visit the full archive of stories from Standing Room Only