Could On Set Shooting Tragedy Happen in NZ?
In the wake of the heartbreaking accident filming Rust in New Mexico, The Big Idea investigates how the NZ screen industry handles weapons and the importance of an armourer to production safety.
Is ‘Great Resignation’ Coming for Aotearoa’s Creative Sector?
Is the 2021 trend of seeking greener pastures a cause for concern for the arts? We speak to experts across the most impacted industries to find out.
Blurring the Lines of Creativity and Comfort
Get inside what makes a Tautai Fale-ship such unique experiences, the joys and challenges, with one of this year's recipients championing the next wave of Pasifika creatives.
Letters to an Emerging Creative: Getting Started
Whether it's getting started in your artistic career or just on a project - Andrew Wood has hit up some of Aotearoa's sharpest creative minds to lay it to you straight.
Funding Controversy and Premature Curtain Calls
2021 is over for many performing artists...and it’s only October. Get the Lowdown on why they’re shutting down and the huge reaction to a half million dollars worth of government funding.
Poetry From the Paddocks
Drenching and Mycoplasma bovis may not seem like the most obvious of subject matters but poet Janet Newman brings the paradox of rural life to the pages of her new collection.
Creativity Sets You Free - An Artistic Reinvention
Paul Nathan found fame in New York but his homecoming saw him find his artistic freedom. He takes The Big Idea on his journey of resilience and creative fulfilment.
First Glimpse at Yuki Kihara's Venice Biennale Project
The award-winning interdisciplinary artist tells The Big Idea about bringing climate change, queer rights and decolonisation to the world stage.
You've Got a Voice - Now Use It
Creatives are done sitting on the sidelines and letting others make decisions that impact them. The Lowdown looks at how they're standing up and being heard plus all the latest arts news.
"There is More to Our Lives Than Just Being in This Crisis”
The obstacles are great - but the will of Aotearoa creatives is greater. The Hawke's Bay Arts Festival explains how they're soldiering on to launch later this month.
Race Against Time? The Achievement Vs Age Debate
Panicked by the need to achieve young? Verity Johnson looks into where the pressures come from - and whether it rings true for creatives.
Optimistic, Frustrated and Everything In Between: Big Week for Festivals & Events
The Lowdown examines news the creative community's been waiting to hear, the impact of lack of clarity plus the latest research and appointments in your arts news bulletin.