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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
On 18 January 2018, the 1000th daily Last Post ceremony took place at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. On this day 100 years ago, five New Zealand men lost their lives.
1000th Last Post at Pukeahu
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
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
Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Jacinda Ardern today congratulated the 179 New Zealanders named on the 2018 New Year’s Honours List.
Prime Minister congratulates Honours recipients

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Kāinga Te tuakiri, te taonga tuku iho o Aotearoa Ngā Whakahaere Taonga Tūturu

Taonga Tūturu protocols

Taonga Tūturu protocols are relationship agreements issued by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage on behalf of the Crown.

Protocols are offered to iwi primarily as Treaty settlement redress.  Deeds of Settlement record that the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage will issue a protocol setting out how the Chief Executive of Manatū Taonga (the Ministry for Culture and Heritage) will interact with an iwi (through their post-settlement governance entity) on matters specified in the Protocol.

Protocols typically cover :

  • Administration of the Protected Objects Act;
  • Iwi engagement in policy and legislation reviews;
  • Board appointments notification and nominations process;
  • Registration of iwi as expert examiners and collectors of taonga tūturu;
  • Provision of cultural practices and professional services by iwi;
  • Administration of national monuments, war graves and historical graves in the iwi’s rohe;
  • History publications;
  • Terms of Issue and the protocol area.

Recent Protocols

Ngati Hineuru

Learn more about the history of Hineuru here.

Maungaharuru-Tangitu

The following are part of Te Arawa iwi. Read more on Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand's website.

Ngāti Rangiteaorere

Ngāti Rangiwewehi

Tapuika

The following are part of Te Tau Ihu iwi. Read more on Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand's website.

Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō

Ngāti Tama ki te Waipounamu

Ngāti Kuia

Rangitāne o Wairau

Ngāti Kōata

Ngāti Rārua

Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui

Related links

Office of Treaty Settlements

Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand's feature on iwi

Te Puni Kōkiri's Te Kāhui Māngai - Directory of Iwi and Māori Organisations

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Updated on 16th September 2016