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‘Quarter the budget but triple the workload’: The future of theatre is broken
1 day ago

‘Quarter the budget but triple the workload’: The future of theatre is broken

Lizzie Tollemache interviews 20 established theatre artists on making work for children.

Author:  Lizzie Tollemache
Community and excellence: Prayas Theatre hits 20 years
2 days ago

Community and excellence: Prayas Theatre hits 20 years

This month, Prayas Theatre celebrates its 20th year lighting up stages with South Asian storytelling. Sam Brooks talks to co-founders Amit Ohdedar and Sudeepta Vyas about the company’s journey.

Author:  Sam Brooks
‘Did the ghost of Charles Brasch haunt you?’: A chat among four Landfall editors
3 weeks ago

‘Did the ghost of Charles Brasch haunt you?’: A chat among four Landfall editors

Lynley Edmeades, current Landfall editor, interviews three previous editors: Emma Neale, Chris Price and David Eggleton.

Author:  Lynley Edmeades
Talanoa with a Tusitala: Melissa Gilbert
4 weeks ago

Talanoa with a Tusitala: Melissa Gilbert

Dani talks to Mel, a queer brown baddie and artist about atua, family and making art.

Author:  Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson
The biggest takeaways and the loudest silence at Nui te Kōrero 2025
1 month ago

The biggest takeaways and the loudest silence at Nui te Kōrero 2025

Gabi Lardies attended the biannual arts leadership conference to take the temperature, glean insights and bring you sound bites.

Author:  Gabi Lardies
Tahuna Te Ahi: Jeanine Clarkin
1 month ago

Tahuna Te Ahi: Jeanine Clarkin

A leading voice in Māori fashion Jeanine Clarkin (Ngāti Hako, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Raukawa) talks to the role of fashion, cultural infiltration and how Ngā toi Māori will help shape our future in the latest installment of 'Tahuna Te Ahi (Setting the World Alight)'.

Author:  Jeanine Clarkin
'Extraordinary Potential' - How NZ Creatives Can Tap Into Themed Entertainment Opportunity
2 months ago

'Extraordinary Potential' - How NZ Creatives Can Tap Into Themed Entertainment Opportunity

Sir Richard Taylor helped bring the heaviest hitters of the location-based entertainment sector to NZ - the Wētā Workshop wizard explains why it's an industry of huge potential for creatives.

Author:  Sam Ackerman
Building Connection Through Mafana
2 months ago

Building Connection Through Mafana

The Creative NZ Early Careers Fund window closes this Thursday - previous recipient George Funaki explains the impact it has on creating space and finding his way.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor
Pacific Powerhouses Bringing Alofa to Opera
2 months ago

Pacific Powerhouses Bringing Alofa to Opera

Making a huge splash as screen performers, Stacey Leilua and Anapela Polataivao are championing community art, adding accessibility to an elite medium.

Author:  Kim Meredith
Calling me home: How a Matariki anthem wrote a new chapter in the story of Māori country music
2 months ago

Calling me home: How a Matariki anthem wrote a new chapter in the story of Māori country music

It might not seem the most typical Māori musical genre, but there has been a long history of Māori engagement with country music.

Author:  Kirsten Zemke
Stanza & Applaud - Passing The Torch To New NZ Poet Laureate
2 months ago

Stanza & Applaud - Passing The Torch To New NZ Poet Laureate

National Poetry Day has been ushered in with the announcement of the country's Poet Laureate - the departing Chris Tse interviews his successor Robert Sullivan (and vice versa).

Author:  Chris Tse
Local ‘Chicken Shop Date’ Parody Proves Popular
2 months ago

Local ‘Chicken Shop Date’ Parody Proves Popular

A dish Aotearoa didn’t know it was craving has just been served.

Author:  Samantha Cheong