What you need to know (and do) about the legal changes to Incorporated Societies
All incorporated societies need to re-register under the new act by 5 April 2026 – the sooner you prepare, the better.
Artswire: Beautiful books, an impasse, and NZ galleries declared ‘hottest’ in Aus
Another week of Aotearoa’s arts news and weather.
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.
NZ’s small music venues are struggling. Here’s a tried and true fix
Experts argue for a sector-to-sector funding scheme where a levy on large events is redistributed to the local live music sector, as is done in France.
Eastern Sound Collective: Amplifying Asian voices in Aotearoa's music scene in six tracks
Ahi Karunaharan speaks to the founders of a beacon for cultural representation and artistic collaboration.
Artswire: History, voting and a dash of good news
New campaigns, the same old battles and the week’s arts news.
Art History has been cut as a school subject. What could be lost?
Art History has been cut from the high school curriculum. Kirsty Baker argues that doing so strips students of an expansive and radical lens to view the world.
Home and gallery: On transforming our lounge into an art space
Writer Kim Meredith and musician/sound designer Kingsley Spargo opened the Kim Meredith Gallery in Auckland two years ago.
The Lowdown becomes Aotearoa Artswire
Your weekly arts news bulletin enters a new era.
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)'.
The ‘noisy and joyous’ new festival for a playful audience, We The Young
The team behind Auckland Live’s brand new festival gives us the scoop on creating for the young and the special opportunities this festival could provide artists.
Lowdown: Big Success, Brave Calls & Tough Decisions
A huge week of creative news - with awards and finalists announcements, long-awaited comebacks, fresh talent staking their claim, global opportunities and the end of a theatre company.