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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 22]
Stunning Photographic Exhibition Honours War Dead
Friday, 19 October 2007, 2:14 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
19 October 2007 Media Release Ministry for Culture and Heritage Stunning Photographic Exhibition Honours War Dead A photographic exhibition celebrating those who ensure a dignified, fitting tribute to Commonwealth war dead opens in the Hall of Memories, ... More >>
War Graves Dignitary to Visit NZ Cemeteries
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 1:27 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Vice-Chairman of Commonwealth War Graves Commission is to tour cemeteries and memorials throughout New Zealand from 20 to 25 October. More >>
NZ Memorial in London Wins Top Design Award
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 4:16 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
A memorial planned as a place in London where all New Zealanders can feel at home has won this country’s top design award. More >>
New Zealand’s Role at Passchendaele Remembered
Wednesday, 3 October 2007, 9:47 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The horror of Passchendaele is graphically portrayed in a new website that explores the impact on New Zealanders of one of the First World War’s most tragic battles. More >>
Recent Wgtn City population growth nudging 10%
Monday, 9 July 2007, 2:00 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Population growth in the capital has grown by 9.5 percent between 2001 and 2006, according to a new entry for the Wellington region being launched today (9 July) as part of the ‘places’ theme in Te Ara: the online Encyclopedia of New Zealand. More >>
Wellington the latest place to feature in Te Ara
Friday, 6 July 2007, 2:45 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Web users will be able to enjoy an interactive walk around the Wellington waterfront in the Wellington entry of Te Ara: the Encyclopedia of New Zealand (www.TeAra.govt.nz) when it is launched by Hon Judith Tizard, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and ... More >>
Biographies Dominate 2006 History Awards
Monday, 4 December 2006, 4:00 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Biographies of the legendary Gisborne boxer Tom Heeney, artist Rita Angus and Rotorua guide Maggie Papakura are among the projects to receive this year’s Awards in History from the New Zealand History Research Trust Fund. More >>
NZLive.com Scoops TUANZ Business Internet Award
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 2:18 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage's new interactive web site NZlive.com posted an early success last night when it won the information category of the TUANZ Business Internet Awards. More >>
Showtime: New Zealand Memorial Dedication Ceremony
Friday, 10 November 2006, 1:23 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The New Zealand Memorial in London’s Hyde Park Corner will be dedicated this weekend. More >>
What’s your bush yarn?
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 2:53 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The bush is a special part of New Zealanders’ lives, and few Kiwis do not return from a time away in the bush without a story or two. More >>
Mobile phones become NZ history fact finders
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 1:30 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Kiwis with an interest in their country’s history and culture can now order their own ‘today in history’ service directly into their mobile phones. By saving the messages they’ll be able to build a library of the events that built a fledgling ... More >>
NZLive.com – New Zealand culture online
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 10:30 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
“The NZLive.com website will connect New Zealanders with their culture, cultural producers with their audiences and New Zealand with the world,” Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive, Martin Matthews, said today. More >>
Cultural website to be launched next month
Monday, 28 August 2006, 4:55 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
A new website to promote New Zealand culture in all its diversity both to New Zealanders and to overseas audiences will be launched next month by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. More >>
Remembering the 1918 flu pandemic
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 4:13 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Talk of Asian Bird Flu has revived memories of New Zealand's worst disease outbreak, the lethal influenza pandemic of 1918. A new web feature on NZHistory.net.nz provides an overview of the affect of the pandemic on this country and includes a series of ... More >>
1947 Tatapouri tsunami story resurfaces
Monday, 3 October 2005, 2:45 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
"The first wave took everything other than the Hotel back to sea with its backwash. We could see a shed that was full of furniture, a small dinghy, a two roomed cottage, plus a variety of other objects that had been in the waves path, floating out to ... More >>
Remembering the Second World War through letters
Wednesday, 10 August 2005, 6:53 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
"Prewar this cabin was for 2 people, so you can imagine that with 14 blokes plus their kit bags and sea kits, there is not a hell of a lot of room. In the morning you stretch out your hand and grab your clothes and 10 to 1 when you are dressed ... More >>
When disaster strikes - what's your story?'
Monday, 1 August 2005, 3:32 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Dave Robertson of Edgecumbe was balanced on a plank between two six foot stepladders, painting a sign above the butcher's shop in Te Teko, when the 1987 earthquake struck. It arrived with 'a roar like an express train'. More >>
Come on home: the end of the Second World War
Friday, 29 July 2005, 11:58 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Sixty years ago New Zealanders celebrated the end of the Second World War and our boys, and girls, came home from six years of fighting and hardship. More >>
Awards in Oral History announced
Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 2:03 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The panel for this year's Awards in Oral History have selected 17 oral history projects out of over 60 applicants to receive funding support. Projects span the length and breadth of the country from Lake Omapere in the far north to Dunedin in the south, ... More >>
Awards in Oral History announced
Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 10:48 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The panel forjudges in this year's Awards in Oral History have selected 17 oral history projects out of over 60 applicants to receive funding support. Projects span the length and breadth of the country from Lake Omapere in the far north to Dunedin in ... More >>
