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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.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage - Latest News [Page 12]
New Zealand’s most traumatic military campaign revealed
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 12:13 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The bloodiest and most traumatic campaign in New Zealand’s military history is captured in a new book produced by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. More >>
50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War events
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 3:25 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
The 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War will be marked with two services in Wellington on 18 August. A wreathlaying ceremony attended by His Excellency The Governor-General Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae, Prime Minister Rt Hon John Key and the Chief ... More >>
Queen Elizabeth II Pukeahu Education Centre
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 2:19 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Students from throughout New Zealand are set to benefit from today’s opening of the Queen Elizabeth II Pukeahu Education Centre at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Paul James Chief Executive of Manatū Taonga said. More >>
Waitangi Day 2017 Fund Applications Now Open
Monday, 15 August 2016, 3:28 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Applications for the 2017 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund are open and applications from groups hosting community events celebrating New Zealand identity by commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi are welcome. More >>
Search continues for WW1 Māori soldiers’ photographs
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 12:12 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Back Row (from left): UNIDENTIFIED; Haimona HIRINI; Paora Mohi HIRINI (aka S HIRINI); Abraham DOHERTY (aka Aperahama TERI or Dick DOHERTY) Middle Row: Hamiora TUNOA (aka Snowy LAWSON or Hamiora ROIHANA); Topia MERITO; thought to be David MERITO (aka Rawiri ... More >>
Conscientious objection and dissent in the First World War
Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 12:17 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
While most New Zealanders supported their country’s participation in the First World War, a small but significant group opposed it on religious, political, philosophical or personal grounds. More >>
Local history projects receive national funding
Monday, 20 June 2016, 12:01 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Diverse stories of New Zealand history, including sheep shearing, an internationally successful business and Cook Island music-making will be brought to life through this year’s New Zealand Oral History Awards recipients announced by Manatū Taonga, ... More >>
Leading researcher appointed Senior Māori Historian
Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 11:37 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Leading Māori researcher Dr Monty Soutar has been appointed to the position of Senior Māori Historian at Manatū Taonga, Ministry for Culture and Heritage. More >>
Battle of Crete remembered at National War Memorial
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 3:54 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
A service to mark the National Commemoration for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete will be held at the Hall of Memories, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park on Friday 20 May. More >>
Winter concerts at National War Memorial
Monday, 16 May 2016, 4:35 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Wellingtonians and visitors to the capital are invited to attend six Sunday concerts over winter at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. More >>
Pukeahu a fitting place for Anzac Day remembrance
Friday, 22 April 2016, 4:30 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park is a fitting place for commemoration and remembrance this Anzac Day, Paul James Chief Executive Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage said today. More >>
New earthquake resource reveals personal accounts
Monday, 22 February 2016, 1:03 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Compelling personal accounts from Christchurch locals who experienced the 22 February 2011 earthquake feature in a new online resource published on NZHistory. More >>
World War One Māori Photos Wanted
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 10:12 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
WORLD WAR ONE MĀORI PHOTOS WANTED Images of Māori First World War servicemen are wanted for inclusion in an authoritative history book on the Great War due for publication in 2017. Whitiki: Māori in the First World War is one in a series of books on New ... More >>
Ministry supporting Waitangi Day 2016 across Aotearoa
Friday, 5 February 2016, 2:15 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
A range of events are taking place across Aotearoa/New Zealand giving New Zealanders an opportunity to mark Waitangi Day. A total of $288,000 has been distributed to organisations across the country through the Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund administered ... More >>
History awards to reveal New Zealand’s past
Wednesday, 13 January 2016, 11:38 am | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Projects ranging from the Manapouri Hydro Project and the Māori Parliament to a biography of Maurice Shadbolt and the influence of Dr Robert Felkin in Havelock North are amongst those gaining recognition in this year’s New Zealand History Trust ... More >>
10,000th student visits Pukeahu National War Memorial Park
Friday, 11 December 2015, 11:15 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Today, Friday 11 December Pukeahu National War Memorial Park host its 10,000th school student since the Park opened in April this year. More >>
Waitangi oral history awards promote Treaty awareness
Friday, 20 November 2015, 1:54 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Two documentaries which delve into the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its relevance in the 21st century are recipients of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage Waitangi 175 Oral History Awards. “This year’s awards coincide with significant Treaty ... More >>
National Commemoration of Armistice Day
Monday, 9 November 2015, 3:22 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The National Commemoration of Armistice Day will be held in the Hall of Memories, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park at 11.00am on Wednesday 11 November. More >>
Manatū Taonga moves to former Public Trust Office Building
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 12:26 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage (Ministry) is open for business in the newly refurbished former Public Trust Office Building on Lambton Quay, Wellington. More >>
Content Regulation in a Converged World.
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 12:43 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Time is running out to put forward submissions on media content regulation in the discussion document Content Regulation in a Converged World released by Broadcasting and Communications Minister Amy Adams. More >>
