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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]
Faces of New Zealand history
Wednesday, 13 July 2005, 10:16 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography gives fascinating insights in to the history of New Zealand through the lives of its people and now there are many more people to see on the website http://www.dnzb.govt.nz . More >>
From Memory – we need your help
Friday, 17 June 2005, 12:09 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
This year marks 60 years since the end of the Second World War and the men and women who served this country during the war are coming to the end of their lives. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has developed an oral history project, From Memory, ... More >>
Marking ninety years since Gallipoli landings
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 2:03 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings is being marked in Wellington with an event on Monday 18 April organised by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, at which the Prime Minister Helen Clark will launch a Gallipoli guidebook, an Anzac ... More >>
All washed up – what’s your beachcombing story?
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 8:21 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The team at Te Ara: the Encyclopedia of New Zealand are asking for stories about things people have found washed up on the beaches of New Zealand, to include in the next theme of the online encyclopedia which is entitled ‘Earth, Sea and Sky’. More >>
Launch of world-first encyclopedia Te Ara
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 1:46 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The new national encyclopedia Te Ara will be live online at www.TeAra.govt.nz next Tuesday 8 February 2005, as the Prime Minister officially launches this world first web-based resource. More >>
New Book of Màori Writing Launched
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 6:10 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The writings of four generations of the Maaka whànau spanning over 120 years are featured in Bradford Haami's new book Pþtea Whakairo: Màori and the Written Word launched today at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. More >>
New Zealand’s Unknown Warrior is coming home
Saturday, 30 October 2004, 3:31 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
On Monday 1 November a New Zealand delegation will depart for France to begin the process of repatriating the Unknown Warrior. More >>
Unknown Warrior – Schedule of Events
Friday, 15 October 2004, 2:34 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
On 6 November the remains of an unknown New Zealand soldier from the First World War will be returned into the care of a New Zealand delegation at a Handover Ceremony in Longueval, France. On 11 November, Armistice Day, he will be laid to rest in the ... More >>
Nationwide call to veterans and families
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 12:22 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Nationwide call to veterans and families to attend Unknown Warrior ceremonial events More >>
Nationwide call to veterans and families
Thursday, 23 September 2004, 4:57 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive Martin Matthews today launched a nationwide call encouraging veterans and families of New Zealand war dead to take part in ceremonial events marking the return of the Unknown Warrior to New Zealand ... More >>
Museum Exhibition Honours Maori War Heroes
Monday, 5 July 2004, 12:26 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
“The Maori Battalion was terrific. I take my hat off to them. They were sort of elite. When they came out of Cassino you could hear them, ‘Ka mate, ka mate!’ ” A 26 Battalion veteran, during the recent 60th Anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Cassino More >>
New design for Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
Wednesday, 19 May 2004, 2:38 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive Martin Matthews today announced that a new design has been commissioned for the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. The Tomb will be located in front of the National War Memorial in Wellington. The new ... More >>
Maori Battalion Memorial At Cassino Station
Friday, 14 May 2004, 10:32 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
On Monday 17 May, ten Maori Battalion veterans and their relatives will hold a special memorial service at the Cassino Railway Station in Italy. The veterans are visiting Cassino to take part in the 60th Anniversary commemorations, but the service at the ... More >>
New Book Marks 150 Years Of New Zealand Parliament
Monday, 10 May 2004, 2:28 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
On Wednesday 12 May at Parliament, Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the House of Representatives will launch The House, the history of one of the world’s oldest functioning legislative chambers. The House: New Zealand’s House of Representatives 1854-2004 ... More >>
Working Group report released today
Thursday, 1 April 2004, 2:46 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
A ninety-page report released today, Towards Precautionary Risk Management of TV Violence in New Zealand, presents the findings of the government commissioned Television Violence Working Group. More >>
Risk Management of TV Violence in New Zealand
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 12:48 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Media are invited to attend a press conference for Towards Precautionary Risk Management of TV Violence in New Zealand, a new report by the Television Violence Working Group. More >>
He aha tâu kôrero? What’s your story?
Monday, 8 March 2004, 2:55 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage today launched a nationwide campaign calling for Mâori to write a story which shows what their iwi, hapû or whânau means to them. The very best of these stories will be published in Te Ara, the Online Encyclopedia ... More >>
Ministry Recommends Wellington Regional TV Licence
Friday, 5 March 2004, 11:35 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive Martin Matthews announced today that the Ministry’s recommendation for the new licence holder of UHF TV Channel 40, Wellington is Triangle Television Wellington Ltd. More >>
Recipients announced for 2004 Awards in History
Monday, 1 March 2004, 12:35 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Studies of a New Zealand high-country station, forest parks, coastal lighthouses and cemeteries are among the historical projects to receive this year’s Awards in History from the New Zealand History Research Trust Fund. More >>
2004-6 Maori History Fellow begins major projects
Tuesday, 17 February 2004, 1:06 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Dr Monty Soutar, the 2004-2006 Fellow in Maori History, has begun his Fellowship with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. More >>
