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The Cultural Sector Innovation Fund provides $60 million over three years to support innovative projects that improve the sustainability and resilience of the sector. Round one of the Fund will be delivered through a nationwide events series, Te Urungi: Innovating Aotearoa. These immersive, collaborative events are designed to harness our collective creative energy and innovative spirit to fuel bold ideas that enable arts, culture and heritage to thrive.
This page provides links to guidance and support for the arts and culture sector during COVID-19 Alert Levels. For general guidance visit the official COVID-19 website.  
Auckland is at Alert Level 4. The rest of New Zealand is at Alert Level 2. At Alert Level 4 only certain businesses and services may operate from a workplace but may continue to operate from home. At Alert Level 2 all businesses and services can open but legally must follow public health rules.
Te Tai Treaty Settlement Stories has released a bilingual suite of teaching and learning tools designed to help students and teachers explore their own personal connections to te reo Māori. Through this resource, learners will explore their place in the history of Waitangi Tribunal claims about te reo Māori and the wider Māori language revitalisation movement. Students will develop their understanding of themes like Whakapapa, Tūrangawaewae, Whanaungatanga, Mana Motuhake, and Kaitiakitanga through studying the history of te reo Māori.
Manatū Taonga is developing a Long-Term Insights Briefing (LTIB) on the topic of cultural sector infrastructure. The LTIB is a way for the public to contribute meaningfully on what matters the most for the future of New Zealand. It uses a futures lens to help understand the drivers of change and the long-term issues or challenges shaping the future development of policy.
The White Room Creative Space in Christchurch will extend its hours and wants to use the city as a “giant” creative space, thanks to funding it’s received through the Government’s three-year Creative Spaces Initiative. Delivered by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage in partnership with Arts Access Aotearoa, the Creative Spaces Initiative is supporting 54 community creative spaces with funding over three years. Eight of the creative spaces are based in Christchurch.
Creative New Zealand is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity is now available to support Pasifika festivals in New Zealand. The Tolu Wave fund will provide up to two-years of funding for eligible Pasifika festivals across Aotearoa to help them continue operating through the ongoing disruptions due to COVID-19.
Young New Zealanders are continuing to lead a march away from traditional media, Netflix is still growing at pace, but TV is still the media New Zealanders spend the most time with overall in a day.

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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.

Media Sector Support

Media Sector Support

Working with the sector, Government looks at how support for the media sector can be shaped and implemented in the short and long term. Working with the sector, Government looks ...

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 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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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

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National Erebus Memorial

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Pukeahu National War Memorial Park

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Te Tai

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