PANNZ Online Hui

Livestreamed on Monday 14 September at 11am

 In celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, our tenth online PANNZ hui focused on how artists and arts organisations are doing their part to celebrate and revitalise the Māori language. With a boom in popularity, the possibilities are endless for expressions of te reo in the arts, so we asked, what's on the horizon?   

Alongside Dolina Wehipeihana (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Raukawa) for this kōrero were three champions of te reo advocacy in performing arts

- Hinewehi Mohi MNZM (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe), Pītau-whakarewa Māori membership growth and development leader at APRA

- Hōhepa Waitoa (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, co-director, playwright, composer, tutor, producer and pāpā

- Ataahua Papa (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Ngāti Mahuta, Waikato), Kaihautū Māori Auckland Arts Festival

Livestreamed on Monday 17 August at 11am 

The Covid-19 crisis has taken a huge toll on our lives, our livelihoods and our wellbeing. It has forced us to slow down, breathe, and consider the current state of the world, and the environments in which we work and live. Out of the quiet rose a number of voices calling for change, for an end to the status quo, and a caution against a return to 'business as usual'. The ninth online hui asked,  is a desire for change enough to affect real change?  

Alongside facilitator Dolina Wehipeihana (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Raukawa) were 

- Sarah Meads, Founder of Track Zero

- Dione Joseph, Founder of Black Creatives Aotearoa and Co-Founder of JK Productions: He Kōrero Ngā Tahi

- Pelenakeke Brown, interdisciplinary artist and interim Artistic Director of Touch Compass 

Livestreamed on Monday 15 June, 2020 at 11am.

With the welcome move into Level 1, the eighth online hui focussed on how we are readjusting our practice as artists and organisations in this new normal. What initiatives and processes are we putting in place, whether through live performance or digital, audience engagement, or preparing venues to safely re-open?

Alongside facilitator Dolina Wehipeihana (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Raukawa) were

- Tānemahuta Gray, Kahukura / Kaiarataki Toi - CEO & Artistic Director of Taki Rua, (Ngāi Tahu, Rangitāne, Tainui, Scottish, English)

- Michael Bell, Theatre Producer and Music Producer (Little Andromeda, New Zealand Playhouse and Orange Studio)

- Anna Cameron, Executive Director of Auckland Theatre Company

To watch a replay of our eighth hui, please visit our Facebook page or YouTube. You can also read about it in The Big Idea. Images from Little Andromeda's shared during this hui can be viewed here

Livestreamed on Monday 25 May, 2020 at 11am

Creative New Zealand's annual leadership conference, Nui te Kōrero, was cancelled just before lockdown. It was set to explore what makes a resilient arts sector now and in the future for the long-term benefit for all New Zealanders, a theme that resonates more strongly now than ever as we look to rebuild the creative sector over the coming months. The seventh online hui focussed on resilience.

Alongside Dolina Wehipeihana (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Raukawa) as facilitator were

- Helen Khoey, Senior Adviser Audience Development and Capability Building for Creative New Zealand.

To watch a reply of our seventh hui, please visit our Facebook page or YouTube. You can also read about it in The Big Idea. A copy of Puawai Cairn’s whakaaro can be found here.

Livestreamed on Monday 18 May, 2020 at 11am

The sixth online hui was the first under Level 2. As we moved into this next phase of rebuilding our creative sector, today's kōrero focused on how wider arts community organisation leaders are championing their art-forms and keeping connected with audiences and artists.

Alongside Dolina Wehipeihana (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Raukawa) were

- Anne O'Brien, Director of Auckland Writers Festival 

- Lauren Whitney, General Manager of New Zealand Comedy Trust and NZ International Comedy Festival

- Lester McGrath, Executive Director of Royal New Zealand Ballet 

To watch a reply of our sixth hui, please visit our Facebook page or YouTube. You can also read about it in The Big Idea.

Livestreamed on Monday 11 May, 2020 at 11am

The fifth online hui was about what's happening in the regions, the arts practice that has emerged during Covid-19, and the possibilities for activity in the future as we focus on local economies and think 'superlocal'.

Alongside facilitator Dolina Wehipeihana (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Raukawa) were

- Emily Duncan, Dunedin based writer, director and dramaturg and co-founder (with producer H-J Kilkelly) of Prospect Park Productions, home of Ōtepoti Theatre Lab and Ōtepoti Writers Lab

- Dr Jeremy Mayall, Hamilton based composer and CEO of Creative Waikato

- Bernard Makoare (Te Uri o Hau; Ngati Whatua, Te Waiariki, Te Kai Tutae; Te Rarawa Ngapuhi-nui-tonu), Northland based carver, artist and designer and chairperson of Toi Ngāpuhi

To watch a replay of our fifth hui, please visit our Facebook event or YouTube. You can also read about it in The Big Idea.

Livestreamed on Monday 4 May, 2020 at 11am

The fourth hui, was a kōreo with independent artists focussing on what they see as clear pathways for artists at this time, where they are finding their support networks, and what they might like to see in a post Covid-19 world.

Alongside Dolina Wehipeihana (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Raukawa) as facilitator were

- Victor Rodger, playwright and producer of Pasifika performance collective F.C.C

- Alice Canton, theatre-artist and founder of White_mess

- Juanita Hepi (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi te Rangi, Ngātiwai, Ngāti Mutunga), Christchurch based actor and educator

To watch a replay of our fourth hui, please visit our Facebook event or YouTube. You can also read about it in The Big Idea.

Livestreamed on Monday 20 April, 2020 at 11am

The third online hui, was a discussion about disruption, sustainability and wellbeing.

Alongside Dolina Wehipeihana (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Raukawa) as facilitator were

- Borni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho (Te Arawa, Tuhoe, Tuwharetoa), Auckland Fringe Director and Kaiwhakahaere and Founder of Taurima Vibes

- Shona McCullagh, Artistic Director of Auckland Arts Festival 

- Renee Liang, poet, playwright, paediatrician, medical researcher and fiction writer.

To watch a replay of our third hui, please visit our Facebook event or YouTube. A copy of Shona McCullagh’s whakaaro can be found here. Please refer to Renee Liang’s support material here. You can also read about it in The Big Idea.

Livestreamed on Monday 6 April, 2020 at 11am

The second online hui focused on the approach towards events and audience engagement in the future, and how Festivals can play their part in this approach. 

Alongside Jo Randerson, Artistic Director of Barbarian Productions, as facilitator were

- Meg Williams, Executive Director of Tāwhiri (New Zealand Festival of the Arts, Wellington Jazz Festival, Second Unit and Lexus Song Quest

- David Inns, Chief Executive of Auckland Arts Festival

- Tama Waipara, Chief Executive/Artistic Director Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival 

To watch a replay of the second hui, please visit our Facebook event or YouTube. You can also read about it in The Big Idea.

Livestreamed on Monday 30 March, 2020 at 11am 

The first hui focused on the Creative New Zealand emergency response funding announced at the beginning of lockdown, and its effect on arts workers.

Alongside Jo Randerson, Artistic Director of Barbarian Productions, as facilitator were

- Cath Cardiff, Senior Manager Arts Development Services at Creative New Zealand

- Megan Peacock-Coyle, Performing Arts Network of NZ (PANNZ) Chair and Manager of Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre

- Cat Ruka (Ngāpuhi, Waitaha), Artistic Director of Tempo Dance Festival

To watch a replay of the first hui, please visit our Facebook event or YouTube. You can also read about it in The Big Idea