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The COVID-19 Cultural Recovery Programme Impacts Report 2021/22 looks at the impact of COVID-19 funding for the arts, culture, heritage, media and broadcasting sectors delivered between June 2021 and July 2022. 
COVID-19 Cultural Recovery Programme Impacts Report 2021/22
The Government is making it easier for the screen sector to access support in order to attract more domestic and international productions to help grow the economy.
Supporting a strong future for screen sector
More than forty cultural sector initiatives have been announced today as the latest recipients of the Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund, giving them the backing they need to make a lasting impact for the arts, culture and heritage sectors.
Third Regeneration Fund decisions to support key cultural infrastructure
Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa is calling for public nominations for ngā toi Māori artists, arts practitioners to be recognised at this year’s Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi Awards 2023. The purpose of Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi Awards is to recognise artistic excellence, achievement and the contribution of Māori artists working in customary and contemporary ngā toi Māori to Aotearoa New Zealand. Three awards are open for public nomination from 5 May to 12 June 2023.
Nga Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi 2023 Nominations Open Now
Shakespeare’s greatest love story returns to the Royal New Zealand Ballet in a passionate re-telling choreographed by Andrea Schermoly (Stand to Reason, Within Without). Exquisite sets and costumes by Academy Award-winning designer James Acheson, first seen onstage in 2017 to universal acclaim, bring to life all the splendour and seduction of Renaissance Verona, swept up in Prokofiev’s exhilarating, sensuous score. Touring nationwide, the latest production finishes in Napier on 10 June.
RNZB presents Romeo & Juliet
Saturday 1 July and Sunday 2 July will see senior Māori performers from around the country take the stage in Te Papa’s Soundings Theatre. More than a dozen groups from the far north to Te Waipounamu are travelling to Te Papa to perform kapa haka over the two days. The event is free to the public, and the performances are live-streamed by Te Papa on Facebook and YouTube to reach a national and global audience – in the past more than 100,000 people have viewed live-streams of the performances.
Taikura Kapa Haka returns to Te Papa Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 July
The New Zealand Symphony will perform selections from a landmark work by legendary Baroque violin virtuoso Heinrich Biber from Kerikeri to Blenheim in June.
Bohemian rhapsody: NZSO to perform Baroque masterpiece
Significant damage caused at the National Erebus Memorial site by recent extreme and unprecedented weather events in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, means a new enduring home for the memorial needs to be found.
New site required for National Erebus Memorial due to safety concerns
As the Mānawatia a Matariki exhibition opens, Te Papa is sharing nationwide research and visitor insights that show how New Zealanders are embracing the indigenous New Year. The museum has also released its Matariki events programme including Taikura Kapa Haka, and launched new online resources at https://tepapa.nz/matariki.
Te Papa research reveals how New Zealanders mark Matariki

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Our work units

The Ministry is organised into the following groups.

Manatū Taonga staff in front of Takapūwāhia Marae in June 2019. Image by Mark Tantrum Photography.

Manatū Taonga has a broad mandate and wide reach across a complex system. We embrace diversity and inclusiveness, are passionate about our mahi, and welcome experiences from different sectors to strengthen and support the pou of our whare.

Te Toi - the Office of the Chief Executive

Te Toi - the Office of the Chief Executive supports the work of our Chief Executive Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae. It includes Te Pae Huarewa which is led by Mere-Hēni Simcock-Rēweti, Pou Mataaho o Te Pae Huarewa – Deputy Chief Executive Māori Crown Relations in delivering strategic advice, influencing iwi Māori, treaty, arts, culture and heritage policy and operational outcomes.

Te Aka Tūhono - Investment & Outcomes Group

Te Aka Tūhono - the Investment & Outcomes Group manages Te Tahua Whakamarohi i te Rāngai Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund, which supports the arts and culture sector.  These include:

  • Te Tahua Whakakaha Cultural Sector Capability Fund: 
  • Te Tahua Whakahaumaru Creative Arts Recovery and Employment (CARE) Fund:
  • Te Tahua Āki Auahatanga Cultural Sector Innovation Fund: 

The group is led by by Joe Fowler, Deputy Chief Executive, Te Aka Tūhono - Investment and Outcomes.

Te Aka - Policy and Sector Performance Group

Te Aka provides policy advice to the government on arts, culture, heritage, broadcasting, and sports and recreation. We do this by working on policy proposals, legislation and reviews that are significant to the cultural sector. Te Aka, as part of its role as stewards of the cultural sector, also monitors the government's interests in the cultural sector agencies which receive crown funding, including supporting Ministers with Board appointments and governance advice. Te Aka comprises four teams: Arts Policy, Heritage Policy, Media Policy and Sector Performance.  The group is led by Emily Fabling, Deputy Chief Executive, Te Aka - Policy and Sector Performance.

Te Hua - Delivery Group

Te Hua comprises of three teams: Te Pae Wānanga, Te Pae Māpuna and Te Pae Mahara. Within Te Pae Wānanga, our historians, designers and developers tell stories about Aotearoa New Zealand history and who New Zealanders are today. This is done through a series publications, including our websites NZHistory and Te Ara as well as Te Tai. Within Te Pae Mahara we look after national monuments, including the National War Memorial, and war graves throughout New Zealand. We support commemorations and anniversaries as recognised by the Government. Within Te Pae Māpuna we administer the Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act, which looks after national symbols like the flag, the Coat of Arms, and uses of the words Royal and Anzac. We also administer the Protected Objects Act, which protects NZ’s most precious taonga from unauthorised export, and sets out the framework for the return of newly found taonga tūturu to iwi and hapū. Across Te Hua we allocate funding for commemorating Waitangi Day events, historical research and the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund. The group is led by Glenis Philip-Barbara, Deputy Chief Executive, Te Hua - Delivery Group.

Te Iho - Organisational Performance Group

Te Iho undertakes a range of activities that support our Ministry. These include communications, facilities, finance, human resources, information management and technology, legal, Ministerial services and portfolio reporting. We also support our Ministers covering the Arts, Culture and Heritage, Broadcasting and Media, and Sports and Recreation portfolios. Details about our work can be found in the Ministry’s accountability reports produced by Te Iho. The group is led by Matthew Oliver, Deputy Chief Executive, Te Iho - Organisational Performance (Acting).

Updated on 25th January 2023