Kia ora te whanau . . . All the very best for an inspiring and fulfilling new year, and a very warm thank you to everyone in The Big Idea community.

It’s been a huge year for many of us and at The Big Idea, we’ve been encouraged by the way you’re using the site to support your aspirations, goals, visions and dreams. Here’s to 2010 being a stellar year for you.

Inside: The Big Idea Community is a new feature highlighting members with great profiles.

Keep an eye on The Big Idea for upcoming cultural and creative events during summer. Add your event listing.

So it's summer and time to take it easy. We're looking forward to some time in the deckchair revelling in what creative New Zealanders have to offer.

What’s beside your deckchair? Use the comment box to share what you’ll be eating, drinking, reading, listening to and watching this summer.

The imminence of the new Super City, the biggest restructuring of local government NZ has seen, has promulgated concern throughout the region about the future of the arts within the new structure.

Privately-operated Eventfinder and government-operated NZLive.com, will merge under the Eventfinder name in early 2010.

Here is the joint public announcement by The Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Michael Turner, the chief executive of Eventfinder.

Christchurch Arts Festival Trust, Creative New Zealand and the Christchurch City Council have agreed to funding that secures the future of the Christchurch Arts Festival as a biennial feature in the city’s arts calendar.

Gerry and The Crocodettes Second North Island Tour during School Holidays January 2010