Podcasts about Creative New Zealand

Every year we sniff out some of the freshest new local bands, have them play on Morning Glory, then once a year during New Zealand Music Month (NZMM) we bring a bunch of them together for an epic showcase! 95bFM is well known for breaking the next big thing, so if you missed it live whakarongo mai nei to hear the wicked sounds from:  Midnight Green Lipstick Cherry Lucian Rice CCTV Community Treatment Order As always, a massive thank you to The Tuning Fork and NZ On Air Music for bringing you live-and-direct sets from Aotearoa's most talented, every Friday on Morning Glory! Special thank you to Creative New Zealand for supporting the gig this year.  

Stephen Wainwright is finishing at Creative New Zealand having led the country's only national arts funding agency through multiple governments, an earthquake, and a pandemic. He talks to Mihi about choosing the arts over cricket.

This episode wraps up season three! Marc Conaco is a Bisaya illustrator, designer, curator and producer of Asian in Aotearoa. Here, we dive into the six-month rollercoaster ride of podcast production, handling the guest lineup, schedule conflicts, and general chaos while also answering some questions sent in from past guests. Follow @marcconacoFill out the season three feedback survey, HERE. ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Instagram⁠⁠Asian in Aotearoa Substack⁠Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco.Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand.⁠asianinaotearoa.com⁠

Swap Gomez is a multi-faceted creative - a professional drummer, director, producer, editor and events coordinator. He has toured and recorded around the world with international artists, he runs and curates the annual Drummers Day Out and currently performs with CHAII, Yoko Zuna and The Delivery Boyz. In this episode we hear about Swap's creative projects, his birth chart (very heavy on Aries), leadership and connection to his ancestors.Keep up to date with Swap on IG:@swapgomez@chaiimusic@yokozunabeats⁠Asian in Aotearoa Instagram⁠⁠Asian in Aotearoa Substack⁠Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco.Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand.⁠asianinaotearoa.com⁠

Zed Xu 榛子瞬 is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, originally from China. Zed's artistic practice spans painting, performance art, and filmmaking, driven by their experience as a non-binary, queer, neurodivergent Asian migrant. Zed is yet another guest with a vipassana experience to share (!!) and we also delve into where they're at in their creative evolution. Spoiler: it's exciting! Keep up to date with Zed's mahi:@zedsishun@zishun_studiosFind @zedxufilm on YouTube and TikTok, @zedzishun is also on rednote.__⁠Asian in Aotearoa Instagram⁠⁠Asian in Aotearoa Substack⁠Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco.Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand.⁠asianinaotearoa.com⁠

A former dancer with the prestigious Royal New Zealand Ballet during the 2010s, William started making stage costumes and today he's currently at Whitecliffe studying Sustainable Fashion. Here, William opens up about his creative journey, including having dreams fall apart, ghosting friends and finding his way back to dance. Keep an eye out for his own label Jung-Ying: @__jungying ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Instagram⁠ ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Substack⁠ Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco. Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand. ⁠asianinaotearoa.com⁠

Jenny Gao is a documentary maker and writer, deeply immersed in human relationships and spirituality. Here she shares where she's at creatively, along with Vipassana insights, psychic insights, and working outside conventional creative fields to nurture inspiration. We pull some cards, have a laugh and discuss spontaneity, adventure, and playfulness in life and creative pursuits. Follow Jenny on Instagram: @iennygao → Register to attend the live podcast and panel recording happening at Auckland Art Gallery on February 1st: https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/whats-on/event/asian-in-aotearoa-or-year-of-the-snake-panel-and-podcast-recording ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Instagram⁠ ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Substack⁠ - READ THE EP.55 NEWSLETTER AFTER LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE! Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco. Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand. ⁠asianinaotearoa.com⁠

Pulkit Arora is a writer-director of Indian origin, now based in Tāmaki Makaurau. His debut short Milk Toffee premiered at Tribeca and travelled through 8 other international festivals in 2021. His follow-up film Anu won the Audience Award at Whānau Mārama: NZIFF 2023, followed by screening in competition at Melbourne International Film Festival and winning at IFFLA, Cornwall and Film Bazaar India. It released globally on the streaming platform MUBI in May 2024. As a screenwriter, he led development for two adaptation projects with Disney+ and Home Stories, a Netflix anthology. In this episode, Pulkit talks about how he's feeling about summer, a rabies scare, the projects he's working on, vipassana trips and loads more. Follow Pulkit on Instagram: @pulzkit ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Instagram⁠ ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Substack⁠ Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco. Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand. ⁠asianinaotearoa.com⁠

Fazerdaze, otherwise known as Amelia Murray, is an Indonesian-Pākehā artist, musician, and creative force - currently based in Ōtautahi. Her new album ‘Soft Power' marks an evolution in her artistry and here we touch on Amelia's creative process, spirituality, courage and so much more. This episode gives listeners insight into how Amelia sees the world, and the way she chooses to move through it. Enjoy!Listen to the album, Soft Power.fazerdaze.comFazerdaze Instagram⁠Asian in Aotearoa Instagram⁠⁠Asian in Aotearoa Substack⁠Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco.Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand.⁠asianinaotearoa.com⁠

Jennifer Cheuk is a mixed Hong Kong Chinese / Welsh indie publisher, researcher and curator. She's the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Rat World Magazine - an independent print magazine and collective that's all about showcasing underground and underrepresented voices from all over the world. In this episode, Jennifer reflects on the last 12 months including her landmark anthology (see below!) plus personal growth, anger, arts and more! Rat World's Instagram Jennifer's Instagram Book: Everything That Moves, Moves Through Another Asian in Aotearoa Instagram Asian in Aotearoa Substack Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco. Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand. asianinaotearoa.com

Originally from Korea, Sung Hwan moved to Aotearoa at the age of ten. His artistic journey explores themes of identity, protection, and queer identity. In this episode, he reflects on the courage needed to create amidst uncertainty and how serving in Korea's military has influenced his life and art. From navigating challenges and critiques to resilience and insights on self-compassion - learn more about where Sung Hwan is at as he prepares for international residencies in Los Angeles and Korea. Sung Hwan's Instagram Asian in Aotearoa Instagram Asian in Aotearoa Substack Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco. Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand. asianinaotearoa.com

Julie Zhu is an award-winning director, producer, and storyteller born in Xian, China, and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau. Committed to championing marginalised voices and stories, Julie co-directed the podcast and docu-series Conversations With My Immigrant Parents for RNZ. She also directed observational documentary series Takeout Kids for The Spinoff, winning Best Director at NZ WebFest 2022. Here, Julie reflects on the last few years and discusses the challenges of promoting one's work, the balance between humility and self-promotion, and the importance of self-compassion. Watch Takeout Kids on The Spinoff Julie's Instagram Julie's Website Asian in Aotearoa Instagram Asian in Aotearoa Substack Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand. asianinaotearoa.com

The viability of a successful charity that provides kids in low socio-economic areas with music lessons hangs in the balance after it failed to secure funding from Creative New Zealand. 

Creative New Zealand has launched resources to support arts and creative practitioners make sustainable careers and businesses from their work, and to provide them with the skills and tools to do so. The resources aim to support practitioners and arts organisations to implement Creative New Zealand's Remuneration Policy, which sets out principles and practice guidelines aimed at supporting fair remuneration for artists and arts practitioners (from Creative NZ). Introductory workshops will be hosted in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin across May and June, as well as an online one for those who missed out.  Beth had a kōrero with the producer of Creative New Zealand's Sustainable Careers, Adrianne Roberts, about new resources to support arts and creative practitioners to make sustainable careers.

E whai ake nei, coming up on the show today, Frances' last Various Artists!  Liam chats to Damien Levi, Mary Catherine, and Tate Fountain about The Showcase, an up coming poetry event taking place as part of Auckland Pride, as well as Krishna Istha about First Trimester, also taking place as a part of Auckland Pride.  Frances speaks to AD Schierning and James Gatt, the director and curator of Te Uru Waitakere about an upcoming auction to boost their funding. She also speak with Amanda Hereaka from Creative New Zealand about our selections fo the 2024 Venice Biennale, and Ruth Buchanan, director of Artspace to hear about their 2024 theme and new show Priorities opening this evening And, of course, we have your art guide for Tamaki Makarau this week.

E whai ake nei, coming up on the show today! Liam has a chat with Isabella Dampney about her exhibition opening at the ArtPaper HQ next Friday. They also have a chat with Lance Fepulea'i about the Skypirates and friends exhibition opening tonight at their space in orningside. Frances speaks to Creative New Zealand's Tracey Monastra and Dr James Wenley about New Mirrors: strengthening arts and culture media for Aotearoa New Zealand, a qualitative study based on insights from 52 interviews with arts and media professionals.

E whai ake nei, coming up on the show today! Firstly, we have Cameron McCurdy in the studio to chat about neglect comics, their new archive of Aotearoa comics.  Liam also speaks to Creative New Zealand's Gretchen La Roche about their new funding programmes.  Frances speaks to curator Felixe Laing about Food Futures, a pop-up art restaurant, exploring the future of our food at Te Tuhi's Parnell Project Space, as well as talking with with Ruth Buchanan and Prairie Hartchard-McGill about Sunlighting opening at Artspace.  And, to round off the show, we will take you through the art guide for Tāmaki Makarau this week.

The Rodger Fox Big Band has been invited to represent New Zealand at the 2024 Jazz Educational Network Conference in New Orleans early next year. However he says his application to Creative New Zealand to fund the trip was declined. It comes as Creative New Zealand looks to completely overhaul its funding model from March next year to try and alleviate competition.  It's left Rodger and his band short of $89,000, with the tour costing a total $182,000. They're now appealing to the public for help Rodger Fox joins Nick Mills on Wellington Mornings. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aotearoa @ SXSW Sydney -  Presented by Creative New Zealand, Te Māngai Pāho & New Zealand Music Commission, the official showcases for 30+ New Zealand artists will also be paired with networking events, panel presentations & more. This episode I chat with Jujulipps, 0800, WHO SHOT SCOTT & Soaked Oats about their recent releases, playing SXSW Sydney, their live performaces & heaps more!!Jujulipps Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Jujulipps has been making waves in the Aotearoa rap scene. With roots stretching across the African continent, Jujulipps was born in Cape Town, South Africa, with ancestral ties to Burundi and the Congo. drawing inspiration from the soulful sounds of Africa, the upbeat rhythms of Amapiano, and the powerful energy of hip-hop and afrobeat. 0800Aucklands multidisciplinary rap collective 0800 consisting of five producers, rappers, and singer-songwriters are here to create as much noise as possible. Their new EP ‘SAY LESS' leans deeper into the diverse identities and soundscapes that tie together the groups and these tracks were created to play live.WHO SHOT SCOTTWHO SHOT SCOTT is the alternative music project by Iraqi born, New Zealand bred artist/producer Zaidoon Nasir. His genre crossing production combined with fearlessly vulnerable songwriting has carved him out an international cult-like following. With each explosive new release it is becoming clear that it is not a question of if, but when...Soaked Oats Soaked Oats percolated into existence in Dunedin, New Zealand in 2017. Catapulted by their fast-evolving song-writing chops, the band's profile and fanbase are on the rise. The group have become known for endearing performances and live shows that have granted them access to tours and festival appearances throughout the UK, America and AustralasiaSupport the show

As always, check out our Substack for a full list of show notes, ramblings and recommendationsThis week we delve into the the tricky subject of when you feel like you want to throw in the towel, and give up trying to make ‘ends meet' as an artist…First, Julie chats about why she's feeling peppy and shares her enthusiasm over her newest cloudscapes. Phoebe shares how the winter school holidays are going, how she survived a long car journey and her plans for a local kids art workshop.This brings them onto the topic, as Phoebe reveals she's been finding it challenging running an art business lately. They chat about the pitfalls of being self employed during a time when the economy is struggling, and what other options there are out there for artists. Julie boulsters Phoebe's moral and reminds her of all the ways she's diversified her income stream, and they discuss how feeling like ‘quitting' can really just be a motivator to explore new directions or just to press pause on full time arting, and perhaps supplement your income another way - and how none of these makes you a failure.We have never had so many people DM us about a topic before, so next week we'll be dedicating a whole episode to answering your listener questions around quitting. If you have any more questions please drop us a line and let us know.Mentioned in this episodePhoebe's kids podcast suggestion list: Tumble Science Podcast for Kids, Smash Boom Best, Who When Wow!Stereophonic song - One Thousand TreesCreative NZ article Creative New Zealand and NZ On Air creative professionals research releasedGlennon Doyle ‘We can do hard things"‘ episode on quittingFind Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti & Julie's newsletterFind Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com , @phoebeganderart & Phoebe's newsletter:Podcast Website:Submit a question or fail hereBuy us a Ko-fi! Please don't forget to rate and review! And take a screenshot and tag us in your stories to help spread the word…Keep Failing!Julie & Phoebe xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new report says the arts and culture get just half of the space in our media that's devoted to sport. Mediawatch asks a leading local culture critic if the arts are just a 'nice to have' for our media now - and why he's warned cultural criticism could disappear with the older Pākehā blokes like him.

A new report says the arts and culture get just half of the space in our media that's devoted to sport. Mediawatch asks a leading local culture critic if the arts are just a 'nice to have' for our media now - and why he's warned cultural criticism could disappear with the older Pākehā blokes like him.

Culture, music & climate change from a Kiribati lens captures the musical journey of one of Kiribati's well-known artist, Betaia Nehemiah, from the moment music entered his world, the status and desire for music growth within/for Kiribati, as well as the impacts of the climate on the island.Join award-winning host Tau'ili'ili Alpha Maiava over this three-part series.Host: Tau'ili'ili Alpha MaiavaGuests: Betaia NehemiahBrought to you by SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand MusicProduction team:Producers: Tau'ili'ili Alpha MaiavaSound Engineer: Phil BrownleeMarketing: Leoné VenterAdministration: Jonathan EngleExecutive Producer: Diana MarshThis podcast is supported by funding from The Stout Trust and Creative New Zealand.--The SOUNZ Podcasts is a collection of podcast episodes that covers a range of topics that relate to the music of Aotearoa New Zealand. Join our hosts as they explore issues and interests that are pertinent to our music today including classical music, Māori music, jazz, sonic art and the music of the Moana Pacific peoples.If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please help us by leaving a review.© Centre for New Zealand Music Trust Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Culture, music & climate change from a Kiribati lens captures the musical journey of one of Kiribati's well-known artist, Betaia Nehemiah, from the moment music entered his world, the status and desire for music growth within/for Kiribati, as well as the impacts of the climate on the island.Join award-winning host Tau'ili'ili Alpha Maiava over this three-part series.Host: Tau'ili'ili Alpha MaiavaGuests: Betaia NehemiahBrought to you by SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand MusicProduction team:Producers: Tau'ili'ili Alpha MaiavaSound Engineer: Phil BrownleeMarketing: Leoné VenterAdministration: Jonathan EngleExecutive Producer: Diana MarshThis podcast is supported by funding from The Stout Trust and Creative New Zealand.--The SOUNZ Podcasts is a collection of podcast episodes that covers a range of topics that relate to the music of Aotearoa New Zealand. Join our hosts as they explore issues and interests that are pertinent to our music today including classical music, Māori music, jazz, sonic art and the music of the Moana Pacific peoples.If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please help us by leaving a review.© Centre for New Zealand Music Trust Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Zealand loves to celebrate our artistic community when we succeed on the world stage – and especially when a golden trophy is involved.  But as much as we love championing these artistic wins – we aren't very good at properly funding our creatives.   Recent drama with Creative New Zealand has come at the same time as Australia has put significant investment into their local arts and film sector.   So are we at risk of more of our artists being lured overseas by better funding, and how do we ensure our successful talent keeps making work locally?  To discuss what needs to be done to better fund the arts in New Zealand, I'm joined by Dr James Wenley, drama lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, for a discussion about the giant gap in funding.  Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Damien VenutoEditor: Paddy FoxExecutive Producer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Culture, music & climate change from a Kiribati lens captures the musical journey of one of Kiribati's well-known artist, Betaia Nehemiah, from the moment music entered his world, the status and desire for music growth within/for Kiribati, as well as the impacts of the climate on the island.Join award-winning host Tau'ili'ili Alpha Maiava over this three-part series.Host: Tau'ili'ili Alpha MaiavaGuests: Betaia NehemiahBrought to you by SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand MusicProduction team:Producers: Tau'ili'ili Alpha MaiavaSound Engineer: Phil BrownleeMarketing: Leoné VenterAdministration: Jonathan EngleExecutive Producer: Diana MarshThis podcast is supported by funding from The Stout Trust and Creative New Zealand.--The SOUNZ Podcasts is a collection of podcast episodes that covers a range of topics that relate to the music of Aotearoa New Zealand. Join our hosts as they explore issues and interests that are pertinent to our music today including classical music, Māori music, jazz, sonic art and the music of the Moana Pacific peoples.If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please help us by leaving a review.© Centre for New Zealand Music Trust Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are calls for the Government to pull funding for creative works in the lead-up to Tusiata Avia's latest project. Tusiata Avia's 'The Savage Coloniser Book' is being adapted into a stage show for the Auckland Arts Festival. The play's premise of murdering James Cook and other white colonisers has generated controversy and criticism. Creative New Zealand CEO Stephen Wainwright has defended funding this project, saying the use of violent language and themes isn't meant to be a manifesto. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

El Sistema is a world-famous orchestral music program that started in Venezuela in 1975. Sistema-inspired programs have been active in Aotearoa for over ten years, breaking down the barriers to music tuition in low socio-economic areas, and providing free lessons and instrument hire. In this podcast episode, Kirsten Johnstone gets to know some of the players and teachers, investigates how it's been adapted in Aotearoa, and tackles some of the trickier questions people raise about Sistema.Host: Kirsten JohnstoneGuests: Hayden Nickel, Jane Young, Viliami Hoeft, Enyah Talamaivao, Rod Skipp, Loreena Gibson, Anne FilimoehalaFeaturing Glen Downie's Well Within the Madding CrowdWith special thanks to Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui StringsBrought to you by SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand MusicProduction team:Producers: Kirsten JohnstoneSound Engineer: Will SaundersMarketing: Leoné VenterAdministration: Jonathan EngleExecutive Producer: Diana MarshThis podcast is supported by funding from The Stout Trust and Creative New Zealand.--The SOUNZ Podcasts is a collection of podcast episodes that covers a range of topics that relate to the music of Aotearoa New Zealand. Join our hosts as they explore issues and interests that are pertinent to our music today including classical music, Māori music, jazz, sonic art and the music of the Moana Pacific peoples.If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please help us by leaving a review.© Centre for New Zealand Music Trust Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Montague joins Purposely to share her journey from fundraiser to philanthropy leader. Alice was appointed CEO of the Clare Foundation in May 2022, following three years leading the Nikau Foundation, one of seventeen community foundations based in New Zealand. Founded in 2020 by entrepreneur Anna Stuck, the Clare Foundation will use a ‘spend down' approach to giving and plans to donate more than $35 million over a ten-year period to charities and initiatives that match their themes and deliver impact. ‘We have four strategic focus areas, amplifying opportunities for women, youth wellbeing, the environment and oral health. All areas that Anna is particularly passionate about' Anna chose the name of the Foundation, inspired by women in her family who all share the same name, she wanted the foundation's name to provide a legacy. While relatively new into the role Alice is clear about the mission and purpose of the foundation, describing their interest in long term transformative change and the ‘complex world of system change'. The challenge for Alice is that the foundation will only exist for 10 years, or at least that's the plan. They will look to spend down the funds and deliver positive impact as quickly and as effectively as possible. ‘We are looking at that timeframe and the resources we have, trying to work out where that sweet spot is for us and where we can make the greatest change with the resources we have.' Alice has worked in the charity sector for the last two decades and this wealth of experience is helping to shape her approach and how her team will carry-out their charitable giving. ‘We plan to be a high trust funder and we want to have good relationships with the organisations and people that we fund' We look back and delve into the reasons why Alice chose the non-profit sector and why a career focused on purpose was always likely. ‘I had a real strong sense of social justice and wanting to contribute.' Alice also describes herself as an activist and she is constantly looking at how she can do things differently and bring about lasting change. ‘I was always a bit of an activist, and at 17 I remember standing outside of McDonald's in Northridge (UK), handing out flyers to people about the destruction of the rainforest' We also discuss leadership; she explains her style as collaborative and how she works hard to get the best from her teams. We also discuss how she approaches her relationships with trustees and governance boards of the charities she leads. Her ‘honesty first' approach was particularly evident when she interviewed for the role of Executive Director at the Nikau Foundation. ‘I remember them asking me in my interview, one person said… how long do you think you will be here for? and I responded by saying probably about three to four years. One of the Board members looked horrified and another nodded and said that sounds about right. I said look… I will do everything in my power to achieve what you want in this timeframe' Alice has held a range of high-profile roles with organisations such as the Red Cross, Experience Wellington, Creative New Zealand and most recently in her role as Executive Director at the Nikau Foundation before taking the reins at the Clare Foundation. Episode sponsor: https://benevity.com/ - Powering purpose driven business --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mark-longbottom2/message

Bard-gate; on the sidelines of big news in China; chaotic politics sparks crude comebacks - and decency dilemmas.

Bard-gate; on the sidelines of big news in China; chaotic politics sparks crude comebacks - and decency dilemmas.

Bard-gate; on the sidelines of big news in China; chaotic politics sparks crude comebacks - and decency dilemmas.

Creative New Zealand having been stung badly for their behaviour this week. Having been embarrassed by an embarrassed Prime Minister who went and usurped them for easy political points, they have "spoken out." This is Shakespeare and the funding they rejected because of the "cannon of imperialism." First point, who speaks like that? The "cannon of imperialism?" What condescending tosh. So the application is in and it gets rejected for the first time in over a decade. It's not Māori or Polynesian, it's some white pom we are no longer interested in. It doesn't fit the agenda of the day. Ah, the agenda of the day. As dictated by the Government in increasing areas of our lives whether we like it or not. From Māori names for everything from agencies, to reports, to news bulletin phraseology, to appointments, to rules, to democracy itself. As Willie Jackson keeps telling us "democracy has changed." But despite the fact they have engineered this new New Zealand, as we draw ever closer to the election, they sniff the wind and read the polls, the politician in the Prime Minister takes over. Sensing an easy victory, she abandons her agenda to get a few dollars out of another department to fix the problem. Now, to be fair to Creative New Zealand, I don't know whether they embraced this new agenda, and hence their issues with Shakespeare, or if they were dragged kicking and screaming, but they are the ones with egg on their faces. They bleat now that they don't hate Shakespeare in victim mode. It's just they don't have enough money to fund everything. Everyone wants money and they have to make decisions. Yes they do, but that is, in fact, the model they have always followed. And their general dilemma of too many applications not enough money is not new and the plight of virtually everyone that hands out money. But, as well as pleading poor, they also had a crack at the commentary and feedback they got. In that, they sadly fell into that other new fad we have going these days, saying everything is racist. If you bagged them you are racist, they didn't like it. I don't blame them, but in arguing that what they did was wrong does not make you a racist. Taking them to task as yet another agency becomes immersed in the new obsession does not make you a racist. Too many debates are shut down these days with the old racism call. You haven't swallowed this hook, line, and sinker? What a racist. No, we are not racist. In this case we simply called out stupidity and a blind version of it. What they did was woke, pompous nonsense. Good news is, for once, the pushback worked.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand has cancelled William Shakespeare.  At least, that's what you'd believe if you read some of the headlines this week.   The latest round of Creative New Zealand funding decisions sparked global outrage after the Shakespeare Globe Centre of New Zealand missed out on funding.   But after initial backlash against Creative New Zealand, it appears the outrage was blown out of proportion – and covered up some more serious issues with the latest round of funding.  So how did media and commentators get this so wrong, and what can be done to fix arts funding in Aotearoa?  Today, Damien is joined by award-winning playwright and culture editor for The Spinoff, Sam Brooks, to discuss the state of arts funding in this country. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Damien VenutoEditor/Producer: Shaun D Wilson Executive Producer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creative New Zealand insists it doesn't "hate Shakespeare" as the Prime Minister steps in to save a secondary-school Shakespeare programme. The funding agency's received fiery backlash for not renewing its funding of the Sheilah Winn festival. One reason cited was the playwright's work not being relevant to contemporary Aotearoa. The Ministry of Education will now pick up the tab for the Shakespeare Globe Centre to continue running the programme. Creative New Zealand's governing body - the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa chair Caren Rangi spoke to Corin Dann.

Top stories for Wednesday 19th October 2022 We'll speak to the Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, about the latest inflation figures Ex-Labour MP Gaurav Sharma has resigned, forcing a Hamilton West by-election that his former party probably doesn't want. We speak to Creative New Zealand about the controversy over the funding of the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare competition

The government says it wants the Shakespeare in schools programme to continue, after its funding was cut by Creative New Zealand. RNZ political reporter Katie Scotcher talks to Kathryn with the latest.

Creative New Zealand's decision to not to approve a funding application from a popular secondary-school Shakespeare festival is becoming a bit of a Shakespearean tragedy in its own right. From left to right, few people have much good to say about the agency's decision to nix its support for the Bard. Creative New Zealand says it has been "inundated" with requests for comment, but has refused offers to appear on Morning Report. It says it will be issuing a statement some time today. Mahanga Mitchell, a student actor whose life was transformed, first, by discovering Shakespeare as a Year 13 student and then later performing in King Lear at the Globe in London, has also been following. He spoke to Corin Dann.

A concern the Bard of Avon has been unfairly slandered. Creative New Zealand has declined a funding proposal for $31,000 towards the Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival. It's also called William Shakespeare's work part of a 'canon of Imperialism'. Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ CEO, Dawn Sanders, says that's completely untrue. She says the British Empire didn't exist in Shakespeare's time, so the description makes no sense. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"To be or not to be?", that is the question, and as far as Shakespeare is concerned, Creative New Zealand says the answer is "not". The arts funding body has pulled its support from a popular Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, which has been running for the past few decades for high-school students, who perform extracts from Shakespeare's plays. Creative New Zealand ruled the Bard is "located within a canon of imperialism" and simply isn't relevant for a "decolonising Aotearoa".  Tania Roxborogh is an author and high school teacher who says the decision is misguided. Morning Report invited Creative New Zealand to come on the programme but they were not available until 10am.

A plantation of ancient tītoki trees used for perfume is among the secrets unveiled by historian and writer Mere Whaanga who has researched the story of Taipōrutu - her ancestral land on Māhia Peninisula.

In episode 216 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on photographs as memories of lives lived and lost, and reducing the pressure on making work. Plus this week photographer Mickey Smith takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer's the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?' Mickey Smith is an American conceptual artist who now lives in New Zealand who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Photography from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a Diploma in Jewellery Design from Hungry Creek Art & Craft School in New Zealand. As a photographer, her practice over the last twenty years has been engaged with a longstanding inquiry into libraries, books and archives — in particular the social significance of their physical existence or disappearance. Smith has exhibited throughout the United States, in China, Russia and New Zealand and her works are held in numerous public and private collections, including the Museum of Modern Art Library, Sheldon Museum of Art and Weisman Art Museum. She has also received awards from the McKnight Foundation, CEC ArtsLink, Americans for the Arts and Creative New Zealand. Her first artist's book, Denudation, was included in the photo book installation, A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial in 2012. In 2018, her second book was published titled As You Will... Carnegie Libraries of the South Pacific, a book focused on the 25 Carnegie libraries erected in New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji. Two bodies of her work Matters of Time and New Outlook, have been exhibited at the Sanderson Contemporary, New Zealand. www.mickeysmith.com Dr. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019). © Grant Scott 2022

The malevolently-benevolent-theatre-eye-of-Sauron also known as thee Alice Canton shares a most hearty theatre roundup! There's some excellent comedy at Basement this Friday, acting classes at Te Pou (Te Pou Awe 2022) from some of the industry's Tuakana, and also some Creative New Zealand funding for their Global Digital New Work Fund. Alice truly sees all. Whakarongo mai! 

There's to be a changing of the guard on concert hall podiums around the country, with a new Maestro preparing to take over as New Zealand's Assistant Conductor-in-Residence. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra manages the role but it's a collaboration between the country's main orchestras and Creative New Zealand, in an effort to hone the skills of young conductors within Australasia. The current Assistant Conductor-in-Residence Vincent Hardaker has recovered from Covid in time to wield the baton at this Thursday's APO Great Classics concert, starring 14 year-old violin sensation Christian Li. At the concert will be Vincent's successor, Leonard Weiss, two months later than planned, coming over from Australia because of the pandemic. Lynn speaks with both conductors.

The Magpie House has been shortlisted in the 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards in the Culture & The Arts podcast category.In the 1970s, Lilburn wrestles with synthesizers and other machines, and comes out victorious, composing some masterpieces of the electroacoustic medium. But then he quits. He never writes another piece. Or does he? Lilburn's collection in the Turnbull Library contains over 1,000 files, including some rare late-life scribblings on manuscript. In the final episode of The Magpie House we speak to some of the people who knew Lilburn best during his last 30 years. We hear about his dying wishes for the Magpie House, and about its revival as a composer's residence.Host: Kirsten JohnstoneGuests: Chris Cochran, Salina Fisher, Ross Harris, Margaret Nielsen, Jenny McLeod, Jill Palmer, Dan Poynton, Gillian WhiteheadFor the show website including information about the music in this podcast, please follow this link.This series is supported with funding from Creative New Zealand.--Podcast Series: The Magpie HouseOff a bustling Wellington city thoroughfare, there's a quaint, narrow lane called Ascot Street, where sits a modernist house whose tar-black weatherboard and stark white trim inspired the name ‘the Magpie House'. Out back, lies an overgrown jungle of a garden where New Zealand's ‘father of classical music composition' Douglas Lilburn, who lived in that house for over forty years, liked to spend time growing vegetables and listening to the calls of the Tūī. In this four-part series, host Kirsten Johnstone delves into the colourful legacy of the Magpie House and its inhabitants, weaving their intriguing—and often surprising—stories into a Forrest-Gump-esque saga of war, music, cold-war espionage, persecution, and the search for identity and a place to call home.© Centre for New Zealand Music Trust See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Magpie House has been shortlisted in the 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards in the Culture & The Arts podcast category.In 1959, Douglas Lilburn moves into the Magpie House at 22 Ascot Terrace. It's slightly over ‘teacup throwing' distance from the cottage of his longtime friend—and onetime lover—Rita Angus and offers privacy and a generous living room in which to entertain guests. His musical output at the time draws mixed opinions, and eventually, his experiments with portable tape recorders lead him to discover the machines that are destined to fascinate and terrify him for the rest of his career.Douglas Lilburn was a very private man, and in this episode, we invade a little of that privacy. With the help of those who knew him well, we peek into the living room where he held court with aspiring young composers, and into the music room where he had a crisis of confidence. We march up the hill to the University for a squiz at the machines he became obsessed with, and we look over his shoulder as he writes letters to his dear, lifelong friends Rita Angus and Douglas McDiarmid.Host: Kirsten JohnstoneGuests: Chris Cochran, Philip Norman, Jill Trevelyan, Jenny McLeod, Margaret Neilsen, Ross Harris, Noel Sanders, Bruce GreenfieldFor the show website including information about the music in this podcast, please follow this link.This series is supported with funding from Creative New Zealand.--Podcast Series: The Magpie HouseOff a bustling Wellington city thoroughfare, there's a quaint, narrow lane called Ascot Street, where sits a modernist house whose tar-black weatherboard and stark white trim inspired the name ‘the Magpie House'. Out back, lies an overgrown jungle of a garden where New Zealand's ‘father of classical music composition' Douglas Lilburn, who lived in that house for over forty years, liked to spend time growing vegetables and listening to the calls of the Tūī. In this four-part series, host Kirsten Johnstone delves into the colourful legacy of the Magpie House and its inhabitants, weaving their intriguing—and often surprising—stories into a Forrest-Gump-esque saga of war, music, cold-war espionage, persecution, and the search for identity and a place to call home.© Centre for New Zealand Music Trust See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Magpie House has been shortlisted in the 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards in the Culture & The Arts podcast category.In 1951 a modernist, black and white house is built at 22 Ascot Terrace in Wellington. Meanwhile, in post-war New Zealand there's a stark division between left and right. It's hard to fully comprehend the paranoia of the time against Communism and the Soviets. In this episode, we hear the story of an innocent social club—a vegetable co-op—that comes to be spied on by the Special Branch of the New Zealand Police, and of two talented young diplomats, including the owner of The Magpie House Richard Collins, whose careers and reputations would be damaged as a result.Who was the spy? And what was it like to live under a cloud of suspicion in a city as small as Wellington? Seventy years later, the ‘children of the Vegetable Club' tell their parents' stories.Host: Kirsten JohnstoneGuests: Chris Cochran, Nicola Saker & John Saker, Nick Bollinger, Jacqueline Matthews, Aaron Fox, Sarah LakeFor the show website including information about the music in this podcast, please follow this link.This series is supported with funding from Creative New Zealand.--Podcast Series: The Magpie HouseOff a bustling Wellington city thoroughfare there's a quaint, narrow lane called Ascot Street, where sits a modernist house whose tar black weatherboard and stark white trim inspired the name ‘the Magpie House'. Out back, lies an overgrown jungle of a garden where New Zealand's ‘father of classical music composition' Douglas Lilburn, who lived in that house for over forty years, liked to spend time growing vegetables and listening to the calls of the Tūī. In this four-part series, host Kirsten Johnstone delves into the colourful legacy of the Magpie House and its inhabitants, weaving their intriguing—and often surprising—stories into a Forrest-Gump-esque saga of war, music, cold-war espionage, persecution, and the search for identity and a place to call home.© Centre for New Zealand Music Trust See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Magpie House has been shortlisted in the 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards in the Culture & The Arts podcast category.1940 marks a period of great change in the cultural landscape of New Zealand. It has been 100 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and pākehā artists including composer Douglas Lilburn are keen to develop a character in their work that reflects the nation they've grown up in — the landscape, the people, and the history. Meanwhile, New Zealand has been pulled into World War Two, and there is an influx of European refugees, including composers and performers, architects, artists and supporters of the arts, all bringing their own ideas of what home and nationhood should look and sound like. Many of them would go on to face difficulties and, for some, persecution, when trying to establish a life in their new homeland.Host: Kirsten JohnstoneGuests: Chris Cochran, Philip Norman, Ann Beaglehole, Danny Mulheron, Tom McGrath, Nick BollingerFor the show website including information about the music in this podcast, please follow this link.This series is supported with funding from Creative New Zealand.--Podcast Series: The Magpie HouseOff a bustling Wellington city thoroughfare there's a quaint, narrow lane called Ascot Street, where sits a modernist house whose tar black weatherboard and stark white trim inspired the name ‘the Magpie House'. Out back, lies an overgrown jungle of a garden where New Zealand's ‘father of classical music composition' Douglas Lilburn, who lived in that house for over forty years, liked to spend time growing vegetables and listening to the calls of the Tūī. In this four-part series, host Kirsten Johnstone delves into the colourful legacy of the Magpie House and its inhabitants, weaving their intriguing—and often surprising—stories into a Forrest-Gump-esque saga of war, music, cold-war espionage, persecution, and the search for identity and a place to call home.© Centre for New Zealand Music Trust See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Niuean church elder has shared his horrid experience in state care this week with the Royal Comission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care; Australia is encouraging refugees in detention in their country to return to Nauru or remain in detention; Creative New Zealand's latest research shows positive attitudes towards the arts have hit an all-time-high.

When Bauer Media shut down on 1 April, it wiped out just about every documentary photography job in the country. Now concerns are being raised over how New Zealand's visual history will be documented for future generations.