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NZ cyclone hits creative sector hard

It's been a gruelling seven days for Aotearoa New Zealand's creative community thanks to Cyclone Gabrielle.

20 Feb 2023 10:00

The Big Idea

All Arts

Flooded rural road during cyclone Gabrielle. Auckland, New Zealand, 14 February 2023. Photo: Emagnetic via Shutterstock.

Whether it’s due to meteorological or financial reasons, it’s been another gruelling seven days for Aotearoa New Zealand’s creative community.

Just as many were coming to grips with the shock of the shortest ever Arts Grant funding window, Cyclone Gabrielle turned from an ominous threat into a devastating reality for much of the North Island.

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