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Mark Amery

Verified
New Zealand
As seen in: Radio New Zealand (RNZ), Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand Listener, Up To Speed with Te reo Māori, Whanganui Chronicle, Otago Daily Times, The Spinoff, The Post (Wellington), The Press (New Zealand), The Big Idea (New Zealand)
Writer (The Post and various), editor, curator and broadcaster/producer (Radio New Zealand).
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We asked disabled musicians what barriers they face. Here’s what they told us.

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By Gabi Lardies, Mark Amery Verified, Liv Parker
| thebigidea.co.nz
In mid-2024, we were commissioned by Irirangi Te Motu NZ On Air to investigate the accessibility of the recorded music sector for tāngata whaikaha Māori, d/Deaf, and disabled music makers in Aotearoa. We collaborated with 30 music makers from across the motu to better understand their experiences of accessibility while recording and releasing music in Aotearoa, as well as the wider context for access, ableism, and disability advocacy in the local music industry.
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Insights from the writers festival and the week’s news

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By Mark Amery Verified, Liv Parker, Gabi Lardies
| thebigidea.co.nz
Last week’s Auckland Writers Festival sold a record number of tickets and books. It was the biggest in the festival’s 27-year history, with ticket sales up 15% on 2025. And let's not forget, the week before Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival broke attendance records too. Historically, there’s been an overwhelming ratio of grey hair in the Aotea Centre during the days of the festival, but this year saw a more balanced array of strands.
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The devolution of Creative New Zealand

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By Liv Parker, Gabi Lardies, Mark Amery Verified
| thebigidea.co.nz
“It’s a big shift,” says Creative New Zealand CEO Gretchen La Roche, “and I know that can be quite confronting for people. Quite unsettling, especially because we’re in the process. This will take time, it’s a transition, but people have been calling for change.” Our arts development and funding agency is undertaking one of the most fundamental shifts New Zealand has ever had in how we fund art, and artists.
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