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Don't Let the Gig Economy Train Crash

Raymond Sagapolutele is renowned for his work with a camera but his words are just as impactful. His views on Auckland Council's arts budget cuts send a dire warning.
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Raymond Sagapolutele
GLAMI Unmuted – Elizabeth Taylor Unmute Art, Pietrasanta Basilic. Photo: Simon Adlam
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Making the Most of a Crisis

A New Zealander living abroad gives his take on how Aotearoa can take the lead on a global scale.
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Anonymous
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A Brave Path

Jodi Wright has made her name as an artistic director, festival producer, and award-winning writer. She is wildly passionate about street performance and the path it creates for artists.
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The Big Idea Editor
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Greta Thunberg’s Challenge

Grant Mouldey calls for the creative sector to smash outmoded ways of thinking as young people claim the narrative.
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The Big Idea Editor
Ares Artifex - photo supplied.
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Fighting for the freedom of visual speech

Jesse Jensen sees the next civil rights movement as the power of art
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The Big Idea Editor
Noma Sio-Faiumu - photo supplied.
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So Inspiring and Sometimes Imperfect

Noma Sio-Faiumu, from a Pacific perspective, shines a light on brilliant work in cultural connectivity
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The Big Idea Editor
Delight 2019, Oh My, God. Photo by Sait Akkirman
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Artist’s conundrum

Not one to take the path well travelled Teresa HR Lane kicks dust in the face of some common tropes.
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The Big Idea Editor
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Authentic portrayal

Nick Gibb pens us a poignant argument on autism in the arts.
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The Big Idea Editor
Annette
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I can tell you that I’m Māori but can’t recite my Pepeha

Annette Morehu proudly speaks of the Māori in her and her tamariki and questions iwi privilege on the dawn of Matariki.
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Annette Morehu
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Challenging racism and standing for the freedom to be different

My children are of Samoan, Chinese, Indonesian, Dutch and English descent - how might they fit a new future? By Opeloge Ah Sam
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The Big Idea Editor