The Big Idea is “the largest and leading online resource for the arts in New Zealand.” They’re open for submissions from both experienced and emerging writers. They publish long and short-form articles covering “news, events, people, places, and concerns in the arts sectors.” Their focus is “exclusively on the arts in Aotearoa or New Zealand artists.” At the moment, they’re commissioning stories in the following columns:

- Pathfinders (800 to 1,200 words)

- Road Trip (800 to 1,200 words)

- Soapbox (800 to 1,200 words)

- Feature (up to 2,500 words)

- News (up to 1,200 words)

- Arts Smarts

Pay is about 30 cents a word. If interested, send your pitches to editor@thebigidea.co.nz. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.