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  • Handing The Baton Of Pasifika Storytelling

    A quarter of a century after its debut, Dawn Raids is a play with as much significance as ever. We speak to the show's heralded producer about letting the next generation take the reins.
    Feature
  • Let's Talk About Sex

    Doing it right - How to use sex in your art in a way that’s not totally cringeworthy, from an experienced sex columnist and creative producer.
    Arts Smarts
  • How Creatives Can Help New Zealand Rugby's Image Issues

    The relationship between rugby and the arts is....complicated. But Andrew Wood reckons New Zealand Rugby can help our creatives - and vice versa.
    Soapbox
  • Aotearoa Loses "A Storm Of Creativity"

    The Lowdown returns with a farewell to a trailblazer, need-to-know milestones and award winners, funding and grant opportunities and more in your arts news bulletin.
    The Lowdown
  • Strong Gone: NZ Film Commission Saga Claims Chief

    Another major change in the creative community, as conflict of interest comes to the fore for the country's leading film organisation.
    Feature
  • 5 Essential Skills All Arts Managers Need

    Want to take the next step in your career? Experienced arts professionals reveal the management skills they rely on most to succeed in their jobs.
    Arts Smarts
  • Creative New Zealand's Big New Hire

    There are big shoes to fill, but CNZ has brought in one of the arts most respected leaders to take up a new role at a pivotal time.
    Feature
  • Making Aotearoa's Taonga "Last Forever"

    Protecting our cultural and creative heritage items is no easy feat. We find out from the frontline of preserving these taonga how we all play a role as kaitiaki.
    Feature
  • Window Of $28 Million Opportunity Opens

    The Lowdown looks at the latest announcements out of the country's leading funding bodies - and where the focus lies - as well as big awards and big occasions for NZ Creatives.
    The Lowdown
  • Letters To An Emerging Creative: Submitting A Manuscript

    The latest installment of The Big Idea's eye-opening insights for emerging creative careers - from one of Aotearoa's most experienced arts writers.
    Arts Smarts
  • Are Ethics More Valuable Than Art?

    Provenance & patronage are crucial pillars of the GLAM world - but what happens when they clash? Plus the Lowdown on some major musical happenings & award shortlists.
    The Lowdown
  • Rock Mics, Crush Stereotypes

    "I'm not a rapper, I'm an artist" - Diggy Dupé has strong advice on not putting up with other people's labels, as a milestone concert approaches.
    Feature
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  1. What If Arts Funding Was Honest?
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  3. Letters To An Emerging Creative: Submitting A Manuscript
  4. Window Of $28 Million Opportunity Opens
  5. Are Ethics More Valuable Than Art?
  6. Strong Gone: NZ Film Commission Saga Claims Chief
  7. EXCLUSIVE: What You Need To Know About New $28M Regeneration Fund
  8. 5 Essential Skills All Arts Managers Need
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