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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 16]
Education Publishers Unite for Frankfurt Book Fair
Friday, 21 September 2012, 3:26 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
New Zealand’s education publishers and Education New Zealand have joined forces to produce a web-book that will be launched at next month’s Frankfurt Book Fair. More >>
Auckland Writers Off To Frankfurt
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 4:27 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Auckland's best-known writers are heading to Europe shortly to spread the word about New Zealand literature. More >>
Winning writer heads to Frankfurt for global culture
Monday, 10 September 2012, 10:21 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Award-winning author Hamish Clayton is about to hop on a plane to Frankfurt to take up a month-long residency at the Weltkulturen Museum – one of the city’s cultural highlights. More >>
New Gallipoli Survey Session
Friday, 24 August 2012, 10:41 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Ministry for Culture and Heritage historian Ian McGibbon returns to Turkey next month to take part in the third field session surveying the Anzac battlefield at Gallipoli. More >>
NZ Flag to Fly at Half-Mast
Monday, 6 August 2012, 9:52 am | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage advises that the New Zealand Flag is to be flown at half-mast on all Government and public buildings for the remainder of today, August 6, to mark the death of two soldiers of the New Zealand Defence Force, killed ... More >>
Discussion Document Released
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 3:15 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has today released a discussion document that canvases the benefits and risks of introducing legislation to protect New Zealand museums borrowing objects from overseas. More >>
Orchestra sector review discussion document released
Monday, 23 July 2012, 4:24 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has today published a discussion document as part of its review of the New Zealand professional orchestra sector. More >>
Oral History Awards reflect extraordinary diversity
Monday, 2 July 2012, 3:30 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Almost $110,000 has this year been awarded to 14 oral history projects that will span a huge range of subjects including workers on the Manapouri Hydro Dam, women living in the Chatham Islands and Auckland’s West Coasters Club – a group of ... More >>
Damaged Grave Unlikey to Be New Zealander
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 11:52 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage does not believe further desecration at a Libyan cemetery last week involved any New Zealand graves. More >>
New Zealand Announces Authors And Performers for Germany
Monday, 18 June 2012, 5:28 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
More than 60 New Zealand authors and 100 performers will be in Germany showcasing Kiwi artistic talents leading up to and during October’s Frankfurt Book Fair where New Zealand is this year’s Guest of Honour. More >>
Stories Behind Our National Symbols in Te Ara’s Latest
Friday, 15 June 2012, 4:23 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
When New Zealand’s first banknote was issued in 1934 it carried an image of the Maori King, Tāwhiao, because no one was able to supply a suitable photograph of King George V. More >>
Documentary to Tell Tragic Story of U.S. Sailors
Monday, 28 May 2012, 3:43 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
A documentary recounting the story of a tragic wartime incident off Paekakariki in 1943 that claimed the lives of 10 US Navy sailors is about to start filming near Wellington. More >>
Transit Of Venus Sparks International Transit Of Poets
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 3:02 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Six poets from opposite sides of the globe are meeting for a special once-in-a-lifetime experience next month. More >>
New Zealand: Frankfurt Book Fair 2012 Guest of Honour
Sunday, 6 May 2012, 9:40 am | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
New Zealand’s role as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair has generated record breaking rights sales for New Zealand writers and publishers. 66 book titles are being translated and published in Germany in 2012, an unprecedented high. More >>
Help Sought for National War Memorial Anniversary
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 10:58 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The National War Memorial is about to turn 80 and needs a helping hand to help mark the occasion. More >>
New Zealand War Grave Headstones Damaged
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 1:17 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has received confirmation overnight that the headstones of New Zealand soldiers buried in the Benghazi War Cemetery in Libya have been damaged. More >>
New Zealand shares its shaky memories on QuakeStories
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 5:21 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
QuakeStories – New Zealand's online living memorial dedicated to the Christchurch earthquakes has reached 300 stories! The website is a shared space where people from Canterbury, around New Zealand or even overseas can share their memories of the quakes. More >>
Waitangi Day starts Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations
Friday, 3 February 2012, 10:03 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
If you need to know anything about Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond (60th) Jubilee this year, then Ministry for Culture and Heritage websites Te Ara, the encyclopedia of New Zealand and NZHistory are the places to visit. More >>
Consortium wins Frankfurt Book Fair pavilion contract
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 12:29 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Award-winning architectural practice Patterson Associates will lead some of this country’s most creative content developers to deliver New Zealand’s pavilion at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair, New Zealand’s Frankfurt Book Fair project director ... More >>
New Zealand History Awards celebrate Summer with Wanderlust
Friday, 16 December 2011, 1:22 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
The New Zealand History Research Trust Fund has announced nine award winners for 2012. The Trust is administered by Manatū Taonga/the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and awards funding for research about New Zealand’s past; this year’s winning ... More >>
