The Big Idea

The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui is New Zealand’s online hub for creative people. Our aim is to support talented, innovative individuals and organisations, back the creative industries and advocate for creativity as an essential ingredient in the cultural and economic wealth of New Zealand. The Big Idea provides resources for the whole creative sector, including those seeking to turn their ‘big ideas’ into viable projects, careers and businesses. We are the go-to destination for work opportunities, event listings, arts stories and creative inspiration. The Big Idea is a not-for-profit trust started in 2001 and is New Zealand’s longest running creative sector website.

The Big Idea's Latest Articles

Logs float on a lake, with trees and mountaings in the distance.
Career Advice

Is your creative block really a log jam?

Verity Johnson wonders if your creative block is due to too much inspiration, not a lack of it.

The Big Idea

Jun 6, 2022
Career Advice

Getting noticed, a letter to an emerging creative

Decorated arts writer/critic Andrew Wood wrote a series of open letters to creatives with this one focussing on getting noticed.

The Big Idea

Dec 6, 2021
Features

Is ‘Great Resignation’ coming for Aotearoa’s creative sector?

Should the creative industries be worried about a mass exodus after COVID? The Big Idea explores the situation in NZ.

The Big Idea

Nov 8, 2021
Opinions & Analysis

Battling Un-Inspiration and finding motivation

Lockdown dried up your inspiration? You're not alone - Verity Johnson has found light at the end of the creative…

The Big Idea

Sep 27, 2021
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