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Arts and Culture COVID Recovery Programme

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COVID-19 is having an enormous impact on those involved in the arts, culture, heritage and sports sectors. Manatū Taonga is working closely with Crown entities and funded agencies to understand the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on our sector and to determine the most effective response in this fast-changing situation.
The most comprehensive timeline of significant events in the history of te reo Māori is now available online, tracing key milestones in the revitalisation of the language.
Book now for the Royal New Zealand Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty, a quintessential classical ballet. The grandest of fairy tales, luxuriating in Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous orchestral score, it spills over with fairies, woodland sprites, handsome princes and, at its heart, an enchanting princess. This new Sleeping Beauty will unfurl like a fragrant summer rose, with all the radiance and joy that any ballet lover, young or old, could wish for.
Due to Covid-19, the national commemoration event for Te Pūtake o te Riri 2020 has been postponed in consultation with the current Iwi host, Tainui waka. Te Pūtake o te Riri, He Rā Maumahara commemorates the New Zealand Wars and is held each year on 28 October. This date was selected as this was the date that He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tirene / 1835 Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand was signed. Visit the Ministry's NZHistory for more information about New Zealand's internal wars.
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra celebrates Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary in 2020 with a rare performance of one of the composer’s greatest achievements in Napier, Taupō, Tauranga, Auckland and Wellington in October.
Discover the places that tell our stories. That’s what Tohu Whenua is encouraging New Zealanders to do this summer - West Coast locals and visitors included. That’s because Te Tai Poutini is home to four heritage hot spots that have Tohu Whenua status.
Creative NZ has released a summary of the consultation undertaken in late 2019 on the discussion document Sustainable Careers for Artists and Arts Practitioners Umanga Toitū mō ngā Ringa Rehe Toi, me ngā Tohunga Toi. The purpose of this mahi and the discussion document was to continue the kōrero about what the findings of the Profile of Creative Professionals research (conducted in 2018 in conjunction with NZ On Air) meant, and how we can work together with the arts sector and other stakeholders to better support sustainable careers for artists and arts practitioners.
Jake Mahaffy’s Reunion will have its world premiere in the newly formed Nightstream Film Festival, an online collaboration between major US genre festivals Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights Festivals.
Being part of Northland Region Corrections Facility’s Redemption Performing Arts whānau and also training as an arts mentor with the prison’s Tuakana Teina peer mentoring programme has been life-changing for Sanity. The success of the Redemption Performing Arts whānau and the Tuakana Teina arts mentors was recognised at Te Putanga Toi Arts Access Awards 2020 on 13 October when they received the Arts Access Corrections Whai Tikanga Award for the outstanding contribution of a community group, organisation or individual working in a prison.

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Promoting a confident and connected culture

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.

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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 Working with the sector to facilitate change

Working with the sector to facilitate change

Learn more about relief for the media sector in response to the immediate impact of Covid-19 and how support may be delivered longer term. ...

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Heritage EQUIP

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National Erebus Memorial

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Te Tai

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Pukeahu National War Memorial Park

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