EXCLUSIVE: Arts & Creativity $14.9 Billion Sector
Ministry for Culture and Heritage officials are dissecting the latest data regarding how the creative sector stacks up nationally- we break down the key stats.
Lowdown: GLAM Leader On The Move
Bright new opportunities, major successes and mysteries solved in The Big Idea's round up of the big happenings in the creative world.
McCullagh's Last Hurrah
Auckland Arts Festival's Artistic Director on delivering her final programme before departing - the highlights, the frustrations and the work still to be done.
Creative NZ Announce New Funding Model
EXPLAINED: "Accessible, focussed, fairer" - CNZ speaks to The Big Idea about the new system to replace the outdated Arts Grants model - and how it has been broken into eight different funding programmes.
Gone But Not Forgotten: Emotional Night At Te Waka Toi Awards
Thirteen creatives have been honoured at the biggest awards event in Ngā Toi Māori - with pride, humility and heartbreaking tributes making it an even more special occasion than usual.
Lowdown: Big Announcements & Sad Goodbyes
The latest news from around the traps of the creative community - including one of NZ's top festivals revealing their biennial line-up, important news looming from CNZ, awards, accolades and the passing of a dedicated advocate for the arts.
Mike Chunn : "Connection To People Is The Key"
A Kiwi musical icon, Play It Strange Founder and leading advocate for creativity takes us back to his early days in Split Enz and offers candid, raw and emotional advice to his younger self that will hit close to home for many.
WOW Throws Open Challenge To All Creatives
It's one of the marquee events in Aotearoa - but it's not just designers able to make their mark at the World of WearableArt. As the 2024 call for entries opens, we break down how any creative can find the WOW factor.
VIDEO: Write Them Off At Your Folly
WATCH: Rejection sucks - but this trio of creative women show that when someone closes the door on you, the best answer is sometimes to kick down the wall and build your own door for others to enter.
Mandatory Artist Creation Fee Announced By NZ On Air
An in-depth review of NZ On Air's music funding has been released - with one recommendation already approved to put more money in the back pocket of creatives.
Lowdown: Bringing Art Back To The Public Eye
Creativity is hitting the streets and clifftops of Aotearoa - we look at what it takes to get these crucial events up and running, plus a bevy of awards, success stories and a farewell to a legendary New Zealand performer.
"Now Is The Time For Courage Not Complacency" - 350+ NZ Artists Call For Action
A huge collection of Aotearoa creatives - from Oscar winners to Arts Laureates, industry leaders, headline acts to rising talents - have unified their voices to call on the government to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.