Aotearoa Artswire
Your weekly round up of all things arts in Aotearoa.
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Redundancies, connections, and new constructions
Everything you need to know about the arts sector this week, including a proposed restructure at CNZ, a new training programme, and a new storage facility. -
Copyright changes to benefit musicians and museums
The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has been busy proposing updates to the Copyright Act. -
Are the arts inherently at odds with right-wing governments?
Lynda Topp, Paul Goldsmith, and the rest of the news -
Book sale funds major upgrades at Regent Theatre and other news
Accessibility upgrades, Silo Theatre's winning streak, a timely honour for the Topp Twins, and more. -
Insights from the writers festival and the week’s news
Why you shouldn't publish your first book and the goss on a new gallery, the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, and more. -
What's going on in Venice?
Everything you need to know about the protests, our participation, and the rest of the week's arts news. -
Proposed arts cuts in Wellington and the rest of the news
The draft Annual Plan proposes cuts – but public consultation is open, and arts orgs are rallying against them. -
Turning up the volume on local music
Rachel Ashby from the NZ Music Commission tells us everything we need to know about Music Month. -
The looming art fair and a packed week of arts news
Gabi considers reasons for artists to visit art fairs, and a huge arts news drop. -
What artists want from cities, and other news
A new Silver Scroll award, a donated collection, Helen Clark, and more. -
War, roses, and the news
What place does art have in a world that feels like it’s falling apart? -
Two decades of Theatreview, new spaces, and new faces
Gabi chats to John Smythe about the little website he started all those years ago, plus all the most important happenings in the arts this week. -
Aotearoa artists in Shanghai, The Mint Chicks, and missing paintings
Gabi visits the Shanghai Biennale, and rounds up the week's happenings. -
The Walters Prize and people, people, people
A crash course in the finalists for NZ's biggest contemporary art prize, and the week's arts news. -
Inside the Auckland Writers Festival programme, and the week’s arts news
Artistic director Lyndsey Fineran on reading four books a week, wrangling 220 writers, and keeping the programme responsive to the world. -
Indie venues to receive $100,000 of tech, plus the week’s arts news
Including the Ockham shortlist, the Taite prize finalists, a new festival, and new residencies. -
The making of Pūtātara, a new podcast about toi Māori, and the week’s news
Matariki Williams shares the challenges of using imperfect archives for a project that aims to contextualise Māori art and correct the canon. -
Big birthdays, new strategies, and a huge garage sale
Gabi Lardies dives into this week’s arts news. -
How to read The Big Idea
Your guide to our stories, columns, and categories. -
A few things to keep on your radar in 2026
We’re back and busier than ever! -
Our roses, thorns, and buds from 2025
The Big Idea team reflect on the year that was in the arts. -
The unhelpful stories we tell and better ones to tap into
And the week’s arts news helpfully wrapped up. -
Using AI and AI using you (and news, news, news)
The week's arts news and Yvonne Todd's new angels.
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