New Year Honours 2009
The New Year Honours 2009 recognised contributions to New Zealand for services to broadcasting, arts, sculpture, film, design, television, theatre, poetry, jewellery manufacturing, publishing,…
Wellingtonians face tough New Year rating choices
A Facebook page, a phone hotline, a residents' panel - just three of the ways the Wellington City Council aims to get residents' views in the New Year about the tough spending and rating choices the…
Rhythm and Sound with Tikiman
Mayhem Music, NiceUp.Org.Nz & Sounds Almighty proudly present, direct from Germany and reaching Aotearoa for the first time, Rhythm and Sound (Mark Ernestus) with Tikiman (Paul St Hilaire)! With…
Summer Sounds about to stir the Garden's Shell
Mark Sunday 11 January in your social calendar - it's the start of 22 days of free live music at the Botanic Garden's Soundshell in Wellington. This year's ASB Gardens Magic series features…
Eric Prydz - Summadayze cancellation
Much to the chagrin of his fans down under, electro powerhouse Eric Prydz cancelled his Australian & NZ tour due to his fear of flying. He will no longer be performing in Auckland for Summadayze…
Happy New Year from The Big Idea
With the launch of The Big Idea 2.0 just around the corner, we had occasion on our seventh birthday recently to look over how we described our big goal for The Big Idea way back when. It is well…
TBI Q&A: 2008
The Big Idea has heard directly from the artists and practitioners in 2008 in the popular Q&As.
Summer Read: TBI Interviews
The Big Idea enjoyed the opportunity to chat to some of the shining stars and creators behind the scenes in 2008. We talked to Ginette McDonald as she returned to Downstage Theatre, we met…
NZ Events Guide Summer 2008/09
By Helen Baxter Whether you prefer to spend your time indoors or outside there are plenty of oppotunities to kick back, dance the night away or be creatively inspired this summer in New Zealand.…
Digital Column: The MsBehaviour Files
The Big Idea's digital columnist MsBehaviour has delivered fortnightly online and digital tips and tools to help your creative practice. Helen Baxter is Managing Directrix of Mohawk Media, which…
Sets and the City
James Hadley has been directing, devising, writing and producing theatre for over a decade, initially in Dunedin, then Wellington, where he was also Programme Manager at BATS Theatre for four years…
TalkWrite
Renee Liang is a poet, playwright and random other writer. She is an MC at Poetry Live, Auckland's weekly poetry performance event. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing from The University of…