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  • Morag Atchison’s typical day can include teaching in the morning, opera rehearsals in the afternoon and vocal coaching at night. “It means that I’m constantly on the go, however I have learnt to compartmentalise my work and if it means that I’m up late working on music, so be it..”

    The soprano is currently preparing for her role as Lady-in-waiting in the NBR NZ Opera season of Verdi’s Macbeth. Read More »

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  • Gin Wigmore, Dane Rumble, and The Phoenix Foundation feature strongly in the finalists list for the 2010 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

  • Selected artists respond to the ideas of a single city that involves diverse themes including public consultation, heritage, memory and history, the built environment, public space and social communication.


  • Sophie Hambleton talks about developing the character of Kate, a 19-year girl living with Cerebral Palsy, in The Playground Collective's production of 'Katydid'.

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Cultural Storytellers: Christian Jensen

Renee Liang explains the concept of Metonymy, a collaboration that seeks to “spark new creative connections”, and interviews Metonymy co-organiser Christian Jensen on poetry, being Norwegian and the value of collaboration. Read More »

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Teaching is a great way to help extend and develop your creative practises - and get paid for it! Have a look at the interesting opportunities in the education sector we've found in the Auckland region. Read More »

Sustainability divide grows

The economic downturn has created a growing sustainability divide, separating New Zealand businesses which “get” sustainability from those which see it as “nice to do”, according to a survey. Read More »

Going West Books and Writers Festival 2010

Two theatre seasons, the first-ever West Auckland Pecha Kucha event, the popular Book Market and Poetry Slam, as well as a line-up of leading contemporary New Zealand writers, all feature as part of Going West Books and Writers Festival 2010. Read More »