Arts Insiders

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A career of excellence, intelligence and impact - Chris Forster talks to the newly crowned Arts Laureate and those she's inspired to see why she's so excited about the future.
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Chris Forster
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The man at the centre of last year's City Gallery Wellington controversy speaks exclusively to Andrew Wood about how he became one of NZ's most respected curators and what he's working on now.
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Andrew Paul Wood
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Described as a radical at heart and a visionary ahead of her time, Sandi Morrison's 50-year love affair with Aotearoa's Arts shows no signs of dwindling.
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Kirsten Matthew
Tanea Heke.
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A straight shooter and a force to be reckoned with on screen, on stage and behind the scenes - Tanea Heke's career is an extraordinary one, Kirsten Matthew writes.
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Kirsten Matthew
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How Lisa Reihana created a worldwide following and what inspires her masterful creations.
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Kirsten Matthew
Briar Grace-Smith directs actor Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne on the set of Cousins. Photo: Libby Hakaraia.
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Playwright and director Briar Grace-Smith on finding time to create, where she's derived her motivation and life inside her bubble.
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Nigel Malthus
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Sometimes irreverent, always dedicated. Philip Clarke's impact on the arts never ceases, as Kirsten Matthew discovers.
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The Big Idea Editor
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What strategies are our industry's leaders advocating for and who should be taking the key steps? The Big Idea gets the answers.
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The Big Idea Editor
Empty theatres quickly become the norm. Photo: Gaetan Werp from Unsplash.
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Emergency funding support - or lack of it - has been the arts' hottest topic. Creative New Zealand fronts up to The Big Idea.
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Kate Powell
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The start of The Big Idea series into hearing the words and opinions of the men and women in leadership positions in the arts.
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The Big Idea Editor