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Book award named after author Mahy

The top prize at the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards has been renamed the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year award.

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The stamps will remain on sale until March 2014

Stamps honour Margaret Mahy video

Margaret Mahy's family say they are "hugely honoured" by a series of stamps released today to celebrate the renowned writer.

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The Changeover will participate in the No Borders International Co-Production Market during next week's Independent Film Week in New York

Mahy novel movie off to New York

A film based on a Margaret Mahy novel has scored a prestigious selection in New York that could see it win financial backing in the US.

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Hundreds farewell Margaret Mahy video

Hundreds of people gathered in Christchurch this afternoon to farewell children's writer Margaret Mahy at a public memorial service.

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Service to farewell Margaret Mahy video

A public service in Christchurch will celebrate the life of children's author Margaret Mahy.

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Margaret Mahy died in Christchurch on Monday, aged 76

Public farewell for author Margaret Mahy

The life of New Zealand's most acclaimed and colourful children's author Margaret Mahy will be celebrated at a public service in Christchurch next week.

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“She was a colossus, perhaps too big for us to understand,” he says

Jack Lasenby pays tribute to Margaret Mahy - full interview video

Renowned New Zealand children’s book author Jack Lasenby has paid tribute to fellow author Margaret Mahy who passed away yesterday.

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Margaret's magic video

Margaret Mahy wrote stories that captivated children, and that as a parent you never minded reading, over and over and over again.

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margaret mahy's legacy is alive and well

Tributes flow for much-loved Mahy video

While Margaret Mahy may no longer be with us, her legacy is alive and well and being read in classrooms around the country.

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Daughter shares memories of Margaret Mahy video

One of the daughters of acclaimed children's writer Margaret Mahy has shared memories of her talented mother.

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Cover art for A Lion in the Meadow, Margaret Mahy's best-known and most-loved book

Tributes for much-loved author Margaret Mahy video

New Zealand's most acclaimed and colourful children's author Margaret Mahy had "one of the most powerful imaginations of our time", says her friend and fellow children's author, Jack Lazenby.

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Author Margaret Mahy dies video

Renowned New Zealand author Margaret Mahy has died.

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Margaret Mahy wins premier award

Acclaimed children's writer Margaret Mahy, 75, has won NZ's premier children's book award with her book, The Moon and Farmer McPhee.

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