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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 20]
Thirtieth Anniversary of the Erebus Disaster
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 5:03 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
A revamped feature on www.nzhistory.net.nz by Ministry for Culture and Heritage historian Imelda Bargas tells the story of the Erebus disaster from the first Antarctic sightseeing flights operated by Air New Zealand, to the airline’s recent apology to families ... More >>
New Zealand-Hong Kong Audio-Visual Arrangement
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 11:09 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
An audio-visual arrangement between Hong Kong and new Zealand is expected to result in significant cultural, economic development and technological benefits for both parties. More >>
Funding For 2010 Waitangi Day Activities
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 4:39 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Applications for funding to commemorate Waitangi Day are now being accepted, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage announced today. More >>
Silent oral history signs the way ahead
Friday, 31 July 2009, 4:37 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Oral history in New Zealand will break new ground following this year’s allocation of awards for recording memories and life stories. For the first time a video oral history project will be recorded in New Zealand’s sign language, the country’s ... More >>
Culture very important to sense of natl identity
Friday, 24 July 2009, 10:50 am | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
New research shows that almost three quarters of those surveyed think that culture and cultural activities are very, extremely or critically important to our sense of national identity. The report, ‘Cultural Indicators Report for New Zealand 2009’, ... More >>
Culture very important to sense of natl identity
Friday, 24 July 2009, 10:50 am | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
New research shows that almost three quarters of those surveyed think that culture and cultural activities are very, extremely or critically important to our sense of national identity. The report, ‘Cultural Indicators Report for New Zealand 2009’, ... More >>
Culture important to sense of national identity
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 12:37 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
New research shows that almost three quarters of those surveyed think that culture and cultural activities are very, extremely or critically important to our sense of national identity. More >>
Ministry for Culture and Heritage on sentencing
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 5:22 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
The Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Lewis Holden acknowledged today the sentence imposed on TV3 for its breach of the Broadcasting Act restrictions on Sunday morning advertising. “As the organisation charged with administering ... More >>
Otago - self confidence and innovation
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 1:16 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand launched the Otago places entry on its web site at a special function at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery today. More >>
Calling all Oral Historians
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 4:05 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
More than $1.25 million has been awarded to over 300 New Zealand oral history projects since 1991 by the Australian Sesquicentennial Gift Trust for Awards in Oral History. More >>
West Coast winners
Monday, 23 February 2009, 5:32 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
West Coasters can see live footage of Greymouth’s winning team competing in the 1977 series of ‘Top Town’ in the new West Coast section of Te Ara, the encyclopedia of New Zealand, launched today in Greymouth. More >>
Awards In History 2009
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 11:25 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
“We are pleased to announce the 2009 Awards in History recipients,” said Neill Atkinson, Acting Chief Historian, Ministry for Culture and Heritage. More >>
Waitangi Day 2009 Commemorative Events
Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 1:20 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage today announced $276,500 of Government funding for Waitangi Day events throughout New Zealand. The grants are given to encourage widespread participation in Waitangi Day events. More >>
Ninetieth Anniversary of the Influenza Pandemic
Friday, 14 November 2008, 2:00 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
“The 11th of November 2008 commemorated the 90th anniversary of the Armistice and the ‘Coming Home’ of our soldiers from the First World War”, said Ministry of Culture and Heritage Acting Chief Historian, Neill Atkinson. More >>
Kiwi Encyclopedia Wins Top Award for Plain English
Friday, 12 September 2008, 3:01 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
A determination to speak clearly to its audiences has won Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand , the top award for Best Plain English Website (public sector). More >>
New Zealand’s Olympic Story
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 9:43 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
A record 182 New Zealanders will compete at the Beijing Olympics in just a week’s time. Amid the building excitement, the team at www.NZHistory.net.nz have compiled the inspiring story of New Zealanders at the Olympics in the century 1908 to 2008. More >>
Eight new non-commercial FM radio licences
Monday, 4 August 2008, 1:16 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has allocated eight new FM radio licences for non-commercial community broadcasting. Four are in the North Island (Hawkes Bay, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and Wellington) and four in the South Island (Nelson, Christchurch, ... More >>
Cultural Memory: Whangerai Art Exhibition
Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 10:45 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Cultural Memory: A History Of The Whangarei Art Collection 1921 – 2008: 4 August – 28 September 2008 More >>
Maori Language Week 21 – 27 July
Monday, 21 July 2008, 10:26 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Every year since 1975 New Zealand has marked Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week. This year the theme is Te Reo i te Kāinga - Māori Language in the Home. The week is an opportunity for all New Zealanders to celebrate te reo Māori and encourage ... More >>
Kiwis go to the polls
Friday, 11 July 2008, 5:33 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
July 14 2008 marks 155 years since New Zealanders' first trip to the polling booths. But if elections seem complex in 2008, New Zealand's first parliamentary elections began on 14 July 1853 in the Bay of Islands and didn't end until 1 October in Otago. More >>
