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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 15]
Gallipoli Survey Makes Progress
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 3:36 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The fourth field session of the Joint Historical and Archaeological Survey of the Anzac Battlefield made good progress, according to New Zealand’s representative. Dr Ian McGibbon has just returned from nearly a month on the Gallipoli peninsula, ... More >>
Search for your suffrage ancestry online on NZHistory
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 11:50 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Did one of your ancestors sign the historic 1893 petition calling for women’s right to vote? Today is Women’s Suffrage Day and the perfect time to find out about the women in your family. More >>
Men of the Women’s Movement
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 10:36 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
On September 8, 1893, for the third time the women’s suffrage bill was to be voted on by the Legislative Council – New Zealand’s upper house. It looked like a third defeat was likely; however, it passed slimly with 20 votes to 18 in its favour. More >>
Tell us your story…
Monday, 16 September 2013, 3:36 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
You are invited to add your story to the history of New Zealand told through 100 places, a new web feature on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s NZHistory website http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/100-nz-places More >>
New eBook highlights the women who changed NZ’s history
Monday, 16 September 2013, 2:19 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
On 13 September 1933, Elizabeth McCombs was elected as New Zealand’s first female MP. This week, on 19 September, we celebrate 120 years since New Zealand became the first self-governing country to give women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. More >>
Great Te Ara Sports Debate on NZ’s greatest sporting moment
Friday, 6 September 2013, 2:24 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
The Great Te Ara Sports Debate, taking place at Te Papa this Saturday brings together a group of vocal sports enthusiasts to discuss: what is New Zealand’s greatest sporting moment? More >>
National War Memorial’s Hall of Memories closes
Friday, 2 August 2013, 11:17 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has today closed the National War Memorial’s Hall of Memories due to an assessment which has shown the building’s strength does not meet the 34% building code minimum. The hall currently meets 20-25% of the code. More >>
Never-seen-before images and stories from the Korean War
Friday, 26 July 2013, 12:29 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
On 27 July 1953 – 60 years ago this Saturday – an armistice ended three bitter years of fighting in the Korean War. No peace treaty was ever signed and tensions on the Korean peninsula remain high. More >>
NZ’s Frankfurt Book Fair pavilion takes out supreme award
Friday, 21 June 2013, 5:25 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage congratulates Patterson Associates on their win at this year’s Interior Awards, where they won both the supreme award and the award for installation. More >>
50 year Anzac Day anniversary for NZ medics in Vietnam
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 6:14 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Viet Nam Health Trust are marking the 50th anniversary of the New Zealand surgical team’s arrival in South Vietnam to treat civilian casualties of war-related accident and injury. More >>
NZ history buzzes with new research and fish and chips
Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 1:26 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The New Zealand History Research Trust Fund has announced 11 award winners for 2013. The Trust is administered by Manatū Taonga/the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. This year’s winning subject matter covers a range of topics from the history of ... More >>
Cleaning underway at National War Memorial due to graffiti
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 4:09 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Today the National War Memorial is being scrubbed clean again after graffiti appeared on the building last week. The Memorial is undertaking a major refurbishment and has had scaffolding up for almost the whole year to carry out the necessary work. More >>
70 year old recordings from Māori soldiers rediscovered
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 11:20 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Today recordings made by wounded Māori troops in North Africa 70 years ago have gone up on the 28th Māori Battalion website www.28maoribattalion.org.nz and help recognise official winding up of the 28th Māori Battalion Association this weekend. ... More >>
Gallipoli Survey Progresses
Monday, 29 October 2012, 10:15 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Shrapnel shells and fragments, bullets, boot fragments, a Turkish bayonet and Roman remains have been found by Turkish, Australian and New Zealand historians and archaeologists during the recently completed third field session of the on-going battlefield survey ... More >>
NZ Breaks Records in Frankfurt
Sunday, 14 October 2012, 4:34 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
New Zealand has broken all previous records as Guest of Honour at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. More >>
New Zealand Publishers Set To Shine In Frankfurt
Monday, 8 October 2012, 5:21 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
The New Zealand publishing industry is set for the biggest week in its history as Kiwi authors and their works take centrestage at the world’s largest book fair. More >>
Tape Art & Poetry at Frankfurt Book Fair
Thursday, 4 October 2012, 4:19 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
A larger-than-life collaboration between tape artists Erica Duthie and Struan Ashby and poet Kate Camp will greet hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Frankfurt Book Fair this year, where New Zealand is the guest of honour. More >>
Tribute To Margaret Mahy In Germany
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 2:20 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
A tribute event to honour much-loved New Zealand children’s author Margaret Mahy will be held next week at the Frankfurt Book Fair where New Zealand is Guest of Honour. More >>
Facelift for National War Memorial
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 3:15 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Scaffolding at the National War Memorial in Wellington will remain up until March after maintenance work revealed more necessary repairs need to be carried out, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage announced today. More >>
New Zealand launches writers’ walk in Frankfurt
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 2:53 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
New Zealand has this week launched a writers’ walk along the banks of the River Main in Germany to celebrate our Guest of Honour status at the next month’s Frankfurt Book Fair. More >>
