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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 23]
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 >>
Awards for capturing New Zealand stories
Monday, 7 July 2008, 4:17 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Happy marriages turning to custard and the Auckland Harbour Bridge are just two subjects New Zealanders will hear about in generations to come following this year’s Australian Sesquicentennial Gift Trust Awards in Oral History. More >>
31 Reasons to love New Zealand Music
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 5:51 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
New Zealand Music Month is about showcasing Kiwi tunes and celebrating home-grown talent on our airwaves and stages. More >>
Wartime animal mascots – lifting soldiers’ spirts
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 11:29 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
New Zealanders love their pets and wartime was no different. www.NZHistory.net.nz tells the stories of animal mascots who served their soldiers with loyalty and affection. More >>
Anzac Day Resources
Monday, 21 April 2008, 12:09 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Two Ministry for Culture and Heritage websites, www.NZHistory.net.nz and www.Anzac.govt.nz are a comprehensive guide to both the history of Anzac Day and its remembrance in 2008. More >>
Wahine survivor seeks to make contact with rescuer
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 12:07 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Kate Watson was 19 when the Wahine capsized and sank, with the loss of 51 lives on that day. As New Zealand remembers its worst maritime disaster 40 years on, her story of rescue and heroism is told on the website www.NZHistory.net.nz as part of the ... More >>
Toxic Honey Truths at Te Ara
Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 10:06 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The recent spate of serious poisonings from Coromandel honey has prompted the team at www.TeAra.govt.nz to post a blog on Signposts with links to toxic honey and its origins: http://blog.teara.govt.nz/. More >>
Race Relations Day 2008
Saturday, 15 March 2008, 12:47 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
March 21 is observed around the world as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This year Race Relations Day falls on Good Friday, so the official day of celebration will be Tuesday 18 March. More >>
NZ Tunnellers Museum in France Commemorates Kiwis
Monday, 18 February 2008, 9:29 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
A museum has been opened in Arras, France to commemorate the astonishing work of 450 New Zealanders who built a network of tunnels between Arras and the German front lines during World War 1. More >>
Broadcasting Regulation Review Public Workshops
Monday, 18 February 2008, 12:58 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage in conjunction with the Ministry of Economic Development will conduct a series of workshops on the Broadcasting Regulation Review in early March in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. More >>
Cook Strait Rail Ferries on nzhistory.net.nz
Friday, 1 February 2008, 3:21 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Passengers returning from summer holidays have been enjoying the best of inter-island crossings this year – a calm cruise through Wellington Harbour, Cook Strait and the Marlborough Sounds. More >>
Information on Waitangi Day history, celebrations
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 12:20 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Waitangi Day, what does it mean to New Zealanders? The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has produced a number of useful features on Waitangi Day history and celebrations on three of its websites: More >>
