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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has announced the launch of the second of four online exhibitions made up of material drawn from Ngā Taonga Kōrero collection – the archive of RNZ’s Māori radio programmes. The collection contains recordings made between the 1930s and the 1980s and is a unique storehouse of kōrero, spanning many iwi and dialects. For this second exhibition of early reo Māori recordings, Te Hokinga Mai o Te Rua Tekau mā Waru, Ngā Taonga has chosen to highlight the welcome home given to members of the 28th Māori Battalion when they arrived to a civic reception at Aotea Quay, Wellington on January 23, 1946.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Launches New Online Exhibition
Whether you’re a New Zealander or a visitor, you can gain a deeper understanding of who we were and who we are today by visiting Landmarks sites. Dunedin Railway Station is one of the sites - an exuberant expression of New Zealand’s confidence in rail – right through to its littlest room.
Discover Otago Landmarks
Drawing on the rich inspiration of The Piano, the Royal New Zealand Ballet is honoured to stage the world premiere of this new full-length dance work by Jiří Bubeníček. Originally conceived as a short work for Dortmund Ballet, The Piano: the ballet is now re-imagined and expanded for the RNZB, giving Ada’s story a new and distinctively New Zealand voice and, in dance, a powerful new means of expression. Commences on 23 Feb.
The Piano : The Ballet
Wellington will host special performances over two nights in February with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra celebrating some of Bach’s best-loved works, followed by a summer concert by the NZSO National Youth Orchestra. Back to Bach, at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul on 2 February, will feature works by the music giant and two of his contemporaries, Italian violinist Pietro Locatelli and French opera composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
Young, gifted and Bach: two special concerts for Wellington in February
WW100’s 2018 theme, The Darkness Before the Dawn, focuses on New Zealand’s experience of the First World War in 1918 where over 5,300 New Zealand soldiers were killed, more than in any other year of the war. But by year's end hostilities were over and the Allies had secured victory. We're also looking back on what life was like here on the home front, where concerns over the rising cost of living, conscription, censorship and war profiteering resulted in widespread disenchantment and dissent,
The Darkness before the Dawn
A 150-year-old pub is among three heritage buildings to receive funding to help with earthquake strengthening. The Hurunui Hotel, a Category One historic place, was built in 1868. Constructed from two layers of local hand-hewn limestone blocks packed with a mixture of tussock, clay and lime, it has been awarded $132,503 in the latest round of Heritage EQUIP funding.
Heritage buildings receive helping hand
Wellington Museum plans to acknowledge the 125th anniversary of Suffrage in a contemporary, thought-provoking, awareness raising and creative fashion!
Suffrage 125 contemporary artwork: Request for Proposal
Visit Te Papa's festival for LEGO® lovers of all ages. This summer, go on a journey around the world through huge LEGO models in Brickman Wonders of the World – then pick up some bricks and start building.
Let’s Go Build: A Festival for LEGO Lovers

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Legislation

The Ministry administers a number of Acts of Parliament and Regulations relating to the arts, culture, broadcasting and sports sectors.

Acts

  • Anzac Day Act 1966
  • Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 2014
  • Broadcasting Act 1989 (Parts I-IV and Section 81)
  • Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Act 2012
  • Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act 1981
  • Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Act 1992
  • National War Memorial Act 1992
  • National War Memorial Park (Pukeahu) Empowering Act 2012
  • New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978
  • New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Act 2004
  • Protected Objects Act 1975
  • Radio New Zealand Act 1995
  • Radio New Zealand Amendment Act 2016
  • Seddon Family Burial Ground Act 1924
  • Sovereign's Birthday Observance Act 1952
  • Television New Zealand Act 2003
  • Waitangi Day Act 1976

Legislative Instruments

Order in Council

National War Memorial Park (Pukeahu) Empowering Act 2014, Order in Council, pursuant to section 25 of the Act, dated 30 June 2014.

Online Resources

You can see online versions of these Acts and Regulations on the New Zealand Legislation website.

New Zealand Legislation website

The New Zealand Legislation website at legislation.govt.nz is now a source of official legislation. Previously, only printed legislation from the Parliamentary Counsel Office or the New Zealand Government was official.

View the Attorney-General's January 2014 media statement.

Official legislation online today

Read more details about what official legislation means, and which versions are official on the Parliamentary Counsel Office's website.

Parliamentary Counsel Office website.

Enforcement and Prosecution policies

The Ministry's enforcement and prosecution policies for relevant legislation are available below.

We have also published guidance about the use of the word 'Anzac' here.

File downloads

Updated on 30th November 2017