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… a shrine to the art, ceramics and jewellery she’s been collecting for the past couple of decades, from the framed images by the late Peter Peryer to Paul Melser ceramics.

Courtney Johnston wouldn’t call her career rise meteoric, even if everyone else does.

The 40-year-old took the reins of Te Papa Tongarewa

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