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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Manatū Taonga
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage works to enrich the lives of all New Zealanders by promoting a confident and connected culture.
We support many of New Zealand's arts, media, heritage and sports organisations; advise government on cultural matters and provide research and resources for everyone to access. The organisations we fund deliver a wide range of cultural experiences for all to enjoy.
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Arts And Creative Sector Continues To Make Strong Contribution To Economy - New Data Shows
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 10:54 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
"The arts and creative sector make a significant contribution to the lives of all New Zealanders, and it’s great to be able to measure economic impacts as part of our wider insights programme," says Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage ... More >>
Marking The 6th Anniversary Of March 15 Attacks With Broadcast Of The Adhan
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 3:24 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
"As an act of remembrance and symbol of solidarity with Aotearoa New Zealand’s Muslim communities, the adhan (call to prayer) will be broadcast across the country." More >>
Rēkohu Wharekauri Chatham Island Waka Excavation Uncovers Clues To Our Voyaging Past
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 10:12 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
"The public notice on the Ministry’s website gives any interested parties 60 working days to register their claim for ownership of the waka as taonga tūturu under the Protected Objects Act 1975. This notice expires on 7 April 2025," Glenis Philip-Barbara ... More >>
Children's Day: New Research Shows NZ Rangatahi Positively Affected By Participating In Arts, Culture & Recreation
Sunday, 2 March 2025, 7:33 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
"This second report shows that young people who engaged regularly with arts, culture and recreational activities had markedly better wellbeing," says Emily Fabling, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Deputy Secretary Policy, Performance & Insights. More >>
Funding Of Creative Spaces Leaves Legacy
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 11:26 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
As part of the COVID recovery programme, the Ministry invested $18 million into a network of creative spaces, in partnership with Arts Access Aotearoa, to support the growth and sustainability of creative spaces over three years. More >>
Government Supports 26 Waitangi Events Across Aotearoa
Friday, 31 January 2025, 11:51 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
"This Fund recognises that Waitangi Day is for all New Zealanders, wherever you celebrate it," says Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae, Manatū Taonga Tumu Whakarae Secretary for Culture and Heritage. More >>
Waka Found On Rēkohu Wharekauri Chatham Island
Monday, 13 January 2025, 10:16 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
"Our focus is on being guided by imi and iwi to ensure that the waka is protected for the benefit of future generations and is allowed to tell its own story," said Glenis Philip-Barbara. More >>
New Zealand Flag Half-Masting To Mark The Funeral Of Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, NZ Police
Friday, 10 January 2025, 10:06 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
At the request of the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, the Honourable Paul Goldsmith, the New Zealand Flag is to be flown at half-mast on all Government and public buildings on Thursday 16 January 2025 to mark the funeral of Senior Sergeant ... More >>
Whiria Te Mahara Funding Awarded To Histories Of Society And Creative Legacies
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 4:02 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Topics ranging from the migration experiences of Victorian governesses and the urban history of Wellington to the little-known story of stack burning on farms are all funded in this year’s grants. More >>
Invitation From Mayor To Consider Christchurch For The National Erebus Memorial
Friday, 13 December 2024, 2:42 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Mayor wrote to the Secretary for Culture and Heritage, Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae on Monday with the invitation. More >>
Reverberations Of Erebus Disaster Still Felt 45 Years Later
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 10:26 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
On 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand sightseeing flight TE901 crashed into the slopes of Mt Erebus, Antarctica. Everyone onboard lost their lives. More >>
New Zealand Flag Half-masting To Mark The Burial Of Sir Robert ‘Bom’ Gillies KNZM
Monday, 11 November 2024, 2:41 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The New Zealand Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Tuesday, 12 November 2024. This instruction applies to all Government Departments, buildings and naval vessels which have flag poles and normally fly the New Zealand Flag. More >>
First National Commemoration Of New Zealand Service In Timor-Leste
Monday, 16 September 2024, 4:12 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
New Zealand troops were deployed to Timor-Leste to support restoring peace and security as part of a United Nations-sanctioned multinational operation. More >>
Commemorating New Zealand's Military Operations In Malaya And Malaysia
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:04 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
On 16 September 2024, New Zealand will commemorate the sacrifices of 4,000 servicemen from post-Second World War operations in Malaya and Malaysia at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. More >>
Donations Available To Support Community Waitangi Day Celebrations
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:11 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The 2025 Waitangi Day Celebration Fund (the Fund) is open until Monday, 7 October. More >>
Grants Available To Support Community Waitangi Day Celebrations
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:10 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Up to $300,000 of contestable funding is available for events around the motu that bring communities together to commemorate the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi - The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti). More >>
Update: Half-mast Notice For The Burial Of Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII
Friday, 13 September 2024, 10:26 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Flying the Flag at half-mast is one of the symbolic ways the Crown will recognise the significant legacy Kiingi Tuuheitia leaves behind. More >>
Aotearoa To Fly Flag At Half-mast To Mark The Death Of Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII
Friday, 13 September 2024, 10:26 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The Flag should be flown at half-mast until further notice is given about returning the flag to full mast once the lying in rest and tangihanga details are confirmed. More >>
Historic Milestones Acknowledged This Merchant Navy Day
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 12:03 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
This year’s Merchant Navy Day on 3 September 2024 marks 110 years since merchant ships departed Wellington carrying troops to the First World War, and 80 years since two New Zealand vessels supported the D-Day invasion. More >>
Vietnam Veterans’ Day 2024: 60 Years Since Engineers Deployed To Vietnam
Friday, 9 August 2024, 3:08 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Thirty-nine New Zealanders lost their lives during the conflict, including two civilians serving with the Red Cross and civilian surgical team. Many others were wounded with some impacts of war continuing to affect New Zealanders and the people of Vietnam ... More >>
