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This Friday 18 October, a hugely significant event and the key ceremony for Te Pōwhiri - the Pōwhiri - will take place at Wharekaho, below the famous Wharetaewa Pa (fortified village).Te Pōwhiri is to acknowledge and commemorate the first encounter between Ngāti Hei and Endeavour crew 250 years ago. Te Whanganui o Hei/Mercury Bay and Wharekaho in particular, was the location of the first friendly encounters between Māori and Europeans.
Never before seen film footage of the 1931 Napier earthquake is a highlight of a new exhibition on now at the National Library in Wellington. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, New Zealand’s archive of film, sound and television, has mounted the exhibition Rust + Restoration – He Waikura He Whakauka as its first major public activity in its new home in the Library building.
With the 40th anniversary of the accident to be marked in 2019, the New Zealand government is constructing a national memorial that acknowledges the loss to the families and the nation. The proposed site for the memorial is Auckland’s Dove-Myer Robinson Park. Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is leading the project.
37 treasured Māori artefacts that left New Zealand 250 years ago, return home to Tūranganui-a-Kiwa this week and are being readied to form the foundation of the exhibition Tū te Whaihanga: a recognition of creative genius at Gisborne's Tairāwhiti Museum.
The NZ Music Commission has partnered with NZ Story to tell the world about NZ music on the global stage. New Zealand is as diverse as its music. 160 different languages are spoken in New Zealand. If you think that’s diverse, cue the music…. Hip hop, reggae, thrash metal, EDM, rap, folk, pop or good old rock ‘n’ roll. New Zealand has it all going on...
Antarctic Heritage Trust is providing an opportunity of a lifetime in March 2020 for a group of young explorers from New Zealand to participate in the Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula.
Two new brightly coloured, abstract artworks by Aotearoa artists will radiate from separate central city locations this spring as part of SCAPE Public Art’s Season 2019. It runs from 5 October to 16 November, with the Season map available at Christchurch central city locations.
Follow the breadcrumbs this Christmas, and venture in to the dark, fantastical realm of Hansel & Gretel for an unforgettable evening at the ballet. Inspired by the old-fashioned magic of silent movies and music hall vaudeville, this ballet will transport you to a magical world with large-scale cinematic effects, world premiere choreography by Loughlan Prior and a specially commissioned score by Claire Cowan. This major premiere brings together many of New Zealand’s creative talents to tell a timeless tale for audiences young and old. Runs from 6 November to 14 December throughout New Zealand.
Applications are now open for the first round of the Creatives in Schools programme, which partners artists and creative practitioners with teachers and kaiako to foster new learning experiences for students and ākonga of all ages.

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 Today in History

Today in History

18/10/1954 - New Zealand Opera Group's first opening night
Soon to be renamed the New Zealand Opera Company, the Group performed The telephone in Wellington. The performance was broadcast live on radio. ...

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