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'Children can sense a good story like a successful Hollywood producer

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What personal price is this man prepared to pay in the pursuit of his conscience

Ngai Tai Whakarongorua | Encounters Substance Abuse Recovery 'Children can sense a goodThe portrait wall in Toi Art, the art gallery within New Zealands national museum, Te Papa, is the most popular art exhibition for museum visitors. Hung salonstyle on dark red walls, its 36 arresting portraits span historical portraiture to contemporary practice, and represent mana. Some trumpet the status of European royalty, Maori leaders, or prosperous colonial settlers in New Zealand. Others advertise the skills of the artist. All carry stories