January 10, 2012

JOHN KEY PUTS NZ ARTISTS IN THEIR PLACE   

By Toby Manhire
NZ Listener
Published on January 9, 2012

Says the PM: “While our literary heroes may never challenge the glory and respect given to our All Blacks, we still need role models to inspire us.”

He may not quite be John Keats, but the New Zealand prime minister is an able self-parodist. In a written endorsement for something called the New Zealand Literary Heritage Trail … Key puts the role of New Zealand art and culture in its national context. [More]