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Rawiwi Paratene and the Kōrero Pūrākau cast. Photo supplied
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The art of sharing, marae-style

Aria Harrison-Sparke, a young Maori theatre-maker, shares her experience of Toi Takapuna at The PumpHouse Theatre this year.
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The Big Idea Editor
Photo: Tobias Keller via Unsplash
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Soapbox: why you should make a submission to the Zero Carbon Bill

TBI editor James Littlewood makes the case for artists to lead on climate discourse
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James Littlewood
Bruno Marshall Shirley, composer: The Bone Thief
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Make Some Noise!

Bruno Marshall Shirley argues for an Artform that can Shake the Tree, and Rocks the House
Author: 
The Big Idea Editor
Sam Brooks, Writer - Burn Her
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Portraying others authentically

Sam Brooks finds there’s no substitute for work when representing the other.
Author: 
The Big Idea Editor
Elise Sterbeck
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SOAPBOX: Come on…...Our sector needs a lovebomb

I feel right now that the arts sector in Aotearoa is not well. It seems that there could be parts which are at risk of dying.
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The Big Idea Editor
He Kupu Tuku Iho: Ko te Reo Māori te Tatau ki te Ao
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If te reo is the door to the Māori world, how are we going to find the key?

Sam Elworthy: There is a whirlpool from which we somehow need to escape.
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The Big Idea Editor
Photo by Tabitha Arthur — with Rachel K Baker and Isobel MacKinnon at Q.
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Experimental Fields

Let's remember where we came from, but also embrace the change.
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Binge Culture Collective
John Burrows. Photo: Andi Crown
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Struggle, Risk and Value in the Arts

To say that ‘we don’t do it for the money’ and leave it at that is too simplistic.
Author: 
The Big Idea Editor
Wi Taepa Retrospect exhibition at Pataka - Photo by Mark Tantrum
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SOAPBOX: The lost art of shopping

An exhortation for institutions to do more, and regular, shopping.
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The Big Idea Editor
Sarah Longbottom of Ngā Rangatahi Toa
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SOAPBOX: It’s not about funding applications and grants or ticket sales

I got the feels as our Prime Minister asserted the necessity of having ‘arts and culture integrated into all areas of NZ society’, but I also got a niggle...
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Sarah Longbottom