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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 4]
New Zealand Flag To Fly At Half-mast: Death Of Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen Of New Zealand
Friday, 9 September 2022, 9:17 am | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
As a mark of New Zealand’s deepest mourning and respect, the New Zealand Flag is to be flown at half-mast on all Government and public buildings with immediate effect to mark the death of Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand. The New ... More >>
National Merchant Navy Day Commemoration: 3 September 2022
Monday, 29 August 2022, 1:39 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The national commemoration honouring those who served in the Merchant Navy during wartime is being held at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park on 3 September, Brodie Stubbs, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Pae Mahara Manager said ... More >>
Applications Invited For Oral History And History Grants For Community-led Projects
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 11:02 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Applications are now open for two annual history grants administered by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage: Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho, Piki Ake! Kake Ake! Oral History Grants and the Whiria Te Mahara New Zealand History Grants . Manatū ... More >>
New Zealand Pauses To Remember The Korean War
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 9:48 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
An Act of Remembrance ceremony at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington will be held on Saturday 25 June to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of New Zealand’s involvement in the Korean War, in which several thousand New Zealand Army and Navy ... More >>
Free Screening Of Barry Barclay: Camera On The Shore At National Library This June
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 2:46 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Wellingtonians are invited to attend a free screening of Barry Barclay: Camera on the Shore at the National Library on Thursday 23 June 2022 at 5:30pm. Graeme Tuckett’s celebrated documentary about pioneering Māori filmmaker Barry Barclay (Ngāti Apa ... More >>
National Anzac Day Commemorations Update
Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 2:25 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington will host both the Dawn Service and National Commemorative Service for Anzac Day, on Monday 25 April. "While the national commemorations are taking place, the Dawn Service will not include a ... More >>
National Commemorations Marking Anzac Day To Go Ahead
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 11:49 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
National commemorations to mark Anzac Day will take place on Monday 25 April in Wellington, announced Bernadette Cavanagh, Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage today. The traditional events will take ... More >>
Ministry Welcomes The Conclusion Of The Chief Ombudsman’s Report Into The National Erebus Memorial Project
Monday, 28 March 2022, 11:17 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The completion of an investigation into complaints received by the Chief Ombudsman about aspects of the National Erebus Memorial has been welcomed by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Bernadette Cavanagh, Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive. ... More >>
Kiwi Legends Of Architecture And Design Featured In Dictionary Of NZ Biography
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 2:39 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Fourteen new entries featuring legendary architects, industrial and fashion designers, and inventors have been added to Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (DNZB). DNZB is produced by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. ... More >>
Celebrating 75 Years Of Aotearoa New Zealand’s National Orchestra
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 11:32 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
This week marks the 75th ‘birthday’ of Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, which gave its first public performance on 6 March 1947 in the Wellington Town Hall. "The NZSO is one of our most prominent cultural organisations ... More >>
Government Fund Supports Waitangi Day 2022 Commemorations
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 11:25 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is supporting communities across the motu to commemorate Waitangi Day 2022 in innovative ways, through its Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund. The Fund supports events organised by local councils or community ... More >>
Five New Appointments For Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Board And Māori Heritage Council
Thursday, 23 December 2021, 2:48 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Five new members have been appointed to the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (HNZPT) Board and Māori Heritage Council. Katharine Watson of Christchurch is an archaeologist at Watson Archaeology Ltd and is currently completing her PhD at the ... More >>
New Chair Appointed To The National Pacific Radio Trust
Monday, 20 December 2021, 2:50 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Saimoni Lealea is warmly welcomed as the newly appointed Chair to the National Pacific Radio Trust (NPRT) Board, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage announced today. His term commences on 1 January 2022. Saimoni (Sai) Lealea has provided leadership ... More >>
Work Progresses On National Erebus Memorial Site Establishment
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 6:29 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Works advanced this morning to establish the construction site for the National Erebus Memorial, Te Paerangi Ataata, in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, said Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive, Bernadette Cavanagh. "Early ... More >>
Manatū Taonga Ministry For Culture And Heritage Embarks On Carillon Strengthening Project
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 11:38 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is pleased to announce planning is underway to seismically strengthen the National War Memorial Carillon Bell Tower. "In consultation with Wellington City Council, a newly approved deadline of ... More >>
New Members And Chair Appointed To The Broadcasting Standards Authority Board
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 5:36 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'i and John Gillespie have joined the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) board, with current member Susie Staley confirmed as Chair, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirmed today, following appointments by Minister ... More >>
History Funding To Put Māori And Pacific Stories In The Spotlight
Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 2:54 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage today announced funding grants for 24 community-based history projects, with the highest ever number of kaupapa Māori and Pacific stories funded. Funding will be administered through the Ministry’s ... More >>
Remembering The Erebus Disaster: 42 Years On
Sunday, 28 November 2021, 6:15 am | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Today, Sunday 28 November, marks the 42nd anniversary of the Erebus disaster, which remains New Zealand’s worst civil accident and resulted in the loss of 257 lives. "As work is set to get underway on the new national memorial honouring those ... More >>
Ministry Committed To Getting Work Underway For National Erebus Memorial
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 2:01 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive, Bernadette Cavanagh, expressed a firm commitment to getting site preparation works underway for the National Erebus Memorial at Taurarua Dove-Myer Robinson Park in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. ... More >>
National Armistice Day Commemorated Today
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 12:19 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
New Zealand’s National Armistice Day Commemoration was observed today at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Bernadette Cavanagh Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage said. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2111/6f4dfa8e8e2bf344da86.jpeg" ... More >>
