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How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis – and helped shape its record sale price

25 November 2025

The artist’s incredible skill once helped the painting to serve as a life-saving disguise.

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Airbrushing and exhortations: Ita Buttrose reflects on her life in media – well, some of it
	25 Nov: Unapologetically Ita sketches the public life of a person who gets things done. An account of her career as a journalist, however, is a job for another author.... more

Peace plan presented by the US to Ukraine reflects inexperienced, unrealistic handling of a delicate situation
	25 Nov: In a war that’s lasted almost four years, a former diplomat says it’s not realistic to say, ‘In the next week, come up with a very complicated peace deal, sign off on it and it’s going to stick.’... more

The Court of Appeal has upheld a Northland meth dealer's jail term of over five years
	25 Nov: The Court of Appeal has upheld a Northland meth dealer's jail term of over five years... more

Cricket Wellington is launching a disciplinary process after a brawl during a club match at the weekend
	25 Nov: Cricket Wellington is launching a disciplinary process after a brawl during a club match at the weekend... more

Lifting Kiwisaver contributions to 12% makes sense – when the whole scheme is fixed
	25 Nov: Asking people to find extra money to lock away in KiwiSaver during a cost-of-living crunch risks pushing them in the opposite direction.... more

Bringing healthcare closer to home could be on the horizon for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago
	25 Nov: Bringing healthcare closer to home could be on the horizon for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago... more

Confidence is starting to creep back to Auckland businesses
	25 Nov: Confidence is starting to creep back to Auckland businesses... more

Police are working to identify a body found during the search for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana
	25 Nov: Police are working to identify a body found during the search for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana... more

Auckland FC wants your babies
	24 Nov: Auckland FC wants your babies... more

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How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis – and helped shape its record sale price 10:27

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