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.

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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 >>