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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 6]
Innovation Funding Flows, 2021 Events Confirmed
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 2:48 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage has published details of the first 32 projects to be supported by the Cultural Sector Innovation Fund, which collectively will receive $6.5 million. Deputy Chief Executive Te Aka Tūhono Investment & ... More >>
Celebrating A Quarter Century Of MMP
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 10:10 am | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Today, 12 October 2021, marks the 25th anniversary of the first general election held under the mixed member proportional (MMP) voting system in Aotearoa New Zealand, says Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Historian Neill Atkinson. ... More >>
Funding Available For Community-led History Projects
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 11:25 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage encourages people undertaking community-led history projects to apply for funding through Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho Piki Ake! Kake Ake! New Zealand Oral History Grants and Whiria te Mahara History Research Grants ... More >>
He Tahua Pūtea Mā Ngā Kaupapa Hītori E Kōkirihia Ana E Te Hapori
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 11:20 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
E whakahau ana te Manatū Taonga i te hunga e kōkiri ana i ngā kaupapa hītori a te hapori ki te tono pūtea i ngā tahua pūtea a Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho Piki Ake! Kake Ake! me Whiria te Mahara i mua i te katinga o ngā tono ā te 15 o Whiringa-ā-nuku. ... More >>
Applications Open For Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund
Friday, 24 September 2021, 11:57 am | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is now accepting applications for the 2022 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund, and communities across the motu are encouraged to apply for funding to support their local events. "Waitangi Day commemorations ... More >>
Commemorating military operations in Malaya and Malaysia
Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 9:39 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
New Zealanders are invited to participate in online activities to honour those who served in New Zealand’s post-Second World War military operations in Malaya and Malaysia. The usual annual ceremony at the National War Memorial is unable to proceed ... More >>
Two-week Extension For Regional Culture And Heritage Fund Applicants
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 5:37 pm | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Applicants to the sixth round of the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund (RCHF) now have a two week extension to ready their applications, Pou Mataaho o Te Hua Deputy Chief Executive Delivery at Manatū Taonga, Tamsin Evans announced today. The new ... More >>
National Merchant Navy Day Commemoration: Friday 3 September
Monday, 30 August 2021, 1:50 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
While the national commemoration to honour those who served in the Merchant Navy during wartime is unable to proceed this week due to current COVID-19 alert levels, New Zealanders are welcome to participate in online activities to mark the occasion, ... More >>
Cancelled: Vietnam Veterans’ Day Commemoration - COVID-19 Update
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 7:27 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The commemoration to mark Vietnam Veterans’ Day tomorrow (Wednesday 18 August) at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington has been cancelled due to the nationwide move to COVID-19 Alert Level 4. "An Act of Remembrance ceremony was ... More >>
New Zealand to mark Vietnam Veterans’ Day
Monday, 16 August 2021, 11:23 am | Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Members of the public are invited to join the annual commemoration to mark Vietnam Veterans’ Day this Wednesday 18 August at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. "More than 3,000 New Zealand military personnel served in Vietnam between 1964 and 1972," ... More >>
Hon Chris Finlayson And Claire Szabó Appointed To The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Board
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 2:20 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Hon Chris Finlayson QC and Claire Szabó have been appointed as new members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa (NZSO) board for three-year terms, starting 1 August 2021. Hon Chris Finlayson QC is a lawyer and former Member ... More >>
Matariki Williams Appointed As Pou Hītori Māori Matua Senior Māori Historian
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 1:03 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Matariki Williams (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Hauiti, Taranaki) has been appointed as Pou Hītori Māori Matua Senior Māori Historian in Te Pae Wānanga (the Research and Publishing team) at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. ... More >>
Korean War Commemoration: Important COVID-19 Update
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 2:18 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
On Friday 25 June New Zealand will commemorate the 71st anniversary of the start of the Korean War, at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington. However, at COVID-19 Alert Level 2 in Wellington, the event will no longer be open to members ... More >>
New Zealand To Mark 71st Anniversary Of The Korean War
Friday, 18 June 2021, 3:56 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington will host the commemoration to mark the 71st anniversary of the Korean War on Friday 25 June. "An Act of Remembrance ceremony will take place at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Pukeahu," says ... More >>
Five New Members Appointed To The Sport NZ Board
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 3:58 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Five new members have been appointed to the Sport and Recreation New Zealand (Sport NZ) Board. Duane Kale, Karen Vercoe, Rakesh Naidoo, Robyn Cockburn and Suri Bartlett have each been appointed for three-year terms. Their diverse backgrounds and experience ... More >>
Inaugural National Waka Hourua Festival Launched
Sunday, 2 May 2021, 4:53 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Te Hau Kōmaru chair Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr has announced the first National WakaHourua Festival to be held in Tauranga, 19-23 May 2021. The first National Waka Hourua Festival Te Hau Komaru will be held in Tauranga from 19-23 May 2021. Te Hau Kōmaru chair ... More >>
Timothy Castle, Robyn Clements And Dillon Boucher Appointed To The Drug Free Sport New Zealand Board
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 1:10 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Timothy (Tim) Castle has been reappointed as Chair and Robyn Clements and Dillon Boucher MNZM have been appointed as members to the board of Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ). Tim Castle’s reappointment as Chair is for a two-year term, commencing ... More >>
Dr Ruth Harley Reappointed As Chair Of NZ On Air
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 1:46 pm | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Dr Ruth Harley has been reappointed as the Chair of NZ On Air Irirangi Te Motu (NZ On Air), for a three-year term from 1 May 2021. Dr Harley has a long international career in the screen industry. She was formerly the commissioning editor for Television ... More >>
New Zealanders To Commemorate Anzac Day In Person
Monday, 19 April 2021, 3:44 pm | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
After a disrupted 2020, New Zealanders will be able to gather in public to commemorate Anzac Day this Sunday. Last year, for the first time since Anzac services began in 1916, New Zealanders were not able to gather at public services and war memorials ... More >>
Caren Rangi, ONZM Appointed As Chair Of The Arts Council Of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 9:51 am | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Caren Rangi has been appointed as the new Chair of the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand’s governing body) for a three-year term. Ms Rangi will be the first Pacific Chair and third woman to hold this role of Chair ... More >>
