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Tutus on Tour brings a ray of summer sunshine to stages from Auckland’s North Shore to Invercargill. Artistic Director Patricia Barker has curated a gala programme which showcases the dancers of your national ballet company at their best, from beloved classical favourites to recent works that have claimed a rightful place on the international stage.
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.
Join us for the next Public History talk on Wednesday 12 October about the new book, New Zealand’s Foreign Service: A History, which examines how the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade responded to ever-evolving political and military allegiances, trade globalisation, economic threats, natural disasters and military conflict on behalf of a small nation that seeks to engage on the global stage while maintaining the principles that underpin its political institutions.
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.
International stars and local music legends join with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Association with New Zealand Listener for three diverse and exhilarating concerts from 30 September. The line-up for the NZSO’s Immerse 2022 festival features the NZSO debut of acclaimed Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero, renowned British-Australian organist Joseph Nolan and a special collaboration with singer-songwriter Shayne Carter of seminal bands Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer.
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 before applications close in October 2022.
Te Māngai Pāho has launched a new funding initiative, Oro Kura Roa, which seeks to support an emerging music artist to write a series of waiata in te reo Māori. The intention is to aid in the development of their repertoire, experience, and professional music career. More details are available on Te Māngai Pāho 's website.
Arts Access Aotearoa is calling for registrations to Ngā Wāhi Auaha Creative Spaces Conference 2022, a free event taking place online over 1 and 2 November 2022. The conference’s theme of “igniting possibilities” celebrates everything that creative spaces make possible through creativity, connection and collaboration, says Richard Benge, Executive Director, Arts Access Aotearoa.

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Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving,
The people are well

Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage works to enrich the lives of all New Zealanders.

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.

Arts and Culture COVID Recovery Programme

Arts and Culture COVID Recovery Programme

We are focused on the recovery, regeneration and revitalisation of the cultural sector. This page outlines the initiatives we are funding and delivering, to help our sector thrive. ...

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 Today in History

Today in History

05/10/1866 - Maungatapu murderers hanged in Nelson
Burgess, Kelly and Levy were hanged. Joseph Sullivan, the fourth member of the 'Burgess gang', received a life sentence after turning Queen's evidence and helping convict his co-accused. ...

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Pukeahu National War Memorial Park

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National Erebus Memorial

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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

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Te Tai

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