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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 3]
New Site Required For National Erebus Memorial Due To Safety Concerns
Friday, 28 April 2023, 11:20 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage announced today that significant damage caused at the National Erebus Memorial site by recent extreme and unprecedented weather events in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, means a new enduring home for the memorial ... More >>
2023 Anzac Day Commemorations To Be Held At Pukeahu National War Memorial Park
Monday, 17 April 2023, 11:20 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
On 25 April, there will be a range of opportunities for members of the public to participate in Anzac Day commemorations, said Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae. Events this year include the Dawn Service at 6am, followed by ... More >>
Appeal For Information: Damage To Massey Memorial - Point Halswell, Wellington
Monday, 27 March 2023, 12:54 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage has been alerted to an incident of vandalism at Massey Memorial in Wellington. The Massey Memorial is a national monument and commemorates William Ferguson Massey (1856 - 1925), Prime Minister of ... More >>
Manatū Taonga Welcomes First Senior Pacific Historian
Friday, 10 February 2023, 11:09 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage has appointed Rachel Yates (Vaisala, Savaii) as its first Pou Hītori Moananui-a-Kiwa Senior Pacific Historian. "We are thrilled to welcome Rachel to the Manatū Taonga whare," said Leauanae Laulu ... More >>
Government Support For Cultural Sector, Creatives And Festivals
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 1:06 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Two new initiatives have been approved by Cabinet to help ensure the cultural sector has the certainty and support to thrive, announced Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage today. $10 million of COVID-19 recovery funding is going to support ... More >>
Government Supports Waitangi Events Across Aotearoa
Monday, 30 January 2023, 11:08 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
31 events from Te Anau to Hokianga and the Chatham Islands will receive funding to commemorate Waitangi Day 2023 in innovative ways. The Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund supports community groups, local councils and tangata whenua to work together ... More >>
Fund Extension Gives More Support To New Zealand’s Screen Sector
Friday, 27 January 2023, 11:16 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Access to the Screen Production Recovery Fund has been extended from 31 January to 30 June 2023, and expanded to cover productions funded by Te Māngai Pāho, announced Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage today. "These changes to the ... More >>
Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund Second Round Of Recipients Announced
Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 11:08 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Twenty-two cultural sector initiatives have been named today as the latest recipients of the Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund, giving them the backing they need to make a lasting impact for the arts, culture and heritage sectors. In the second of four ... More >>
New Appointments For Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Board And Māori Heritage Council
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 12:07 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Rei Kohere (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tahu) and Professor Rangi Mātāmua (Ngāi Tūhoe) have been appointed to the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Board and Māori Heritage Council respectively, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and ... More >>
New Research Confirms Value Of Arts And Culture More Than Dollars And Tickets
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 11:04 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
A trans-Tasman research venture into the value of the arts and culture sector urges that people look beyond economic benefits and attendance figures, toward assessing the wider benefits to communities and society as a whole. Manatū Taonga Ministry ... More >>
From Women's Football To Chinese Restaurants, History Grants Shine A Light On Untold Stories
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 10:24 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Recipients of this year’s Whiria Te Mahara New Zealand History Grants will give voice to a diverse range of Aotearoa stories. A history of Chinese restaurants in Aotearoa and their place as locations of reinvention, innovation and cross-cultural ... More >>
Aotearoa Remembers 75 Years Since Ballantynes Fire
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 9:41 am | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
This Friday 18 November marks the 75th anniversary of the fire at Ballantynes department store that resulted in the tragic loss of 41 lives. Kei ngā mate, koutou i riro i te parekura nui - e tangi tonu ana, e tangi tonu ana, e kore e wareware. Kei te ... More >>
National Wreath Laying Ceremony To Commemorate Armistice Day
Monday, 7 November 2022, 10:10 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Armistice Day will be commemorated with a national wreath laying ceremony at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington on Friday 11 November at 11am. "After four years of conflict, the Armistice between Germany and the Allies ending the First ... More >>
Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund Announces First Tranche Of Recipients
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 11:20 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Over $3 million in funding has been awarded to five cultural sector initiatives that have strong potential to provide lasting benefits for arts, culture and heritage in Aotearoa New Zealand. The first recipients of the $28 million Te Tahua Whakamarohi ... More >>
Grants Available To Support Community Waitangi Day Celebrations
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 3:20 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The 2023 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund (the Fund) is open now to support local events which celebrate the past and future of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Administered by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the Fund enables community groups, ... More >>
Strategic Framework For A Sustainable Media System Published Today
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 3:57 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Strategic Framework for a Sustainable Media System has been published today, providing a roadmap to guide the work that Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage - can do in partnership with the media sector to support a vibrant, ... More >>
New Zealand Flag To Return To Full Mast On 27 September
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 9:56 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
A State Memorial Service in New Zealand for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be held on 26 September. Following this, on 27 September, the New Zealand Flag will be returned to full mast. The New Zealand Flag has been flown at half-mast since ... More >>
National Ceremony To Honour Coastwatchers On 15 October
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 9:02 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
A national commemoration in honour of all Coastwatchers who served in the Pacific during the Second World War will be held at 11am on Saturday 15 October at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. "This year, 15 ... More >>
Ceremony To Mark New Zealand’s Military Operations In Malaya And Malaysia
Monday, 12 September 2022, 1:46 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
An Act of Remembrance to honour those who served in Aotearoa New Zealand’s post-Second World War military operations in Malaya and Malaysia will be held at 11am, Friday 16 September, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. "This annual commemoration ... More >>
New Zealand Flag To Return To Full Mast: Proclamation Day
Saturday, 10 September 2022, 1:21 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
A ceremony will be held at Parliament tomorrow to proclaim the new Sovereign as King Charles III of New Zealand. To mark His Majesty’s accession to the throne, the New Zealand Flag is to be flown at full mast on Proclamation Day from 8am to ... More >>
