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The Infometrics sector profiles 2022 provide data on a range of employment, business and productivity characteristics for the arts and creative sector.
Arts and creative sector economic profiles 2022
The Ministry's annual history grants have been awarded to 10 projects which will tell a wide range of histories - from the revival of Moko Mataora (facial tattoo) in the North, to a 1795 shipwreck in Tamatea Dusky Sound in the South. The Whiria Te Mahara NZ History Grants supports historians, researchers and writers working on non-fiction projects such as the woolsheds of the Wairarapa. Image is of Tora Station woolshed which originally had 20 stands for blade shearing.
Funding goes to the telling of NZ histories from Hokianga to Fiordland
From the great works of the classical canon to contemporary New Zealand artists and everything in between. View upcoming concerts and get tickets for your favourites on the NZSO's website. Superstar Maxim Vengerov joins conductor André de Ridder and the NZSO to perform one of the great violin concertos in August 2024.
NZSO unveils 2024 season
A new RNZ podcast 'Deer Wars' explores an era before workplace health and safety, when the battle against the exploding population of invasive environmental pest, the red deer, became a 'wild west' industry. 'Deer Wars' is a unique and compelling story told by those who lived it and is a recipient of the Ministry's Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho, Piki Ake! Kake Ake! New Zealand Oral History Grants. The podcast was launched on 20 October with a new episode every Friday and Wednesday. Listen at rnz.co.nz/deer-wars
RNZ 'Deer Wars' podcast
A unique limited series podcast is shedding light on a previously overlooked chapter of New Zealand history. With a focus on a seemingly obsolete device - the typewriter - and its users, the Keystrokes Per Minute podcast is a celebration of the lives of women of the New Zealand Public Service Typing Pools from 1945 till the present day.
More than just a typist: new history podcast
Meet the astonishing dinosaurs of Patagonia, South America – including Patagotitan, one of the most massive creatures ever to walk the planet. Encounter life-sized casts, and real fossils up to 180 million years old. Get hands-on with models, and create your own virtual dino! Te Papa's latest exhibition opens on Saturday 16 December. More details are found on Te Papa's website.
Dinosaurs of Patagonia

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Funding

Learn more about funding offered by the Ministry.

Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho, New Zealand Oral History Grants

This funding provides financial help for oral history projects relating to the history of Aotearoa New Zealand and Aotearoa New Zealand’s close relationships with the Pacific. The next funding round will close on April 15th 2024.

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New Zealand History Research Trust Fund

The New Zealand History Research Trust Fund offers financial assistance for projects that will significantly enhance the understanding of NZ's past. Applications close every year on 15 October.

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Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund

Applications for the 2024 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund closed on 13 October 2023.

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Regional Culture and Heritage Fund

Round 8 of the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund (RCHF) applications closed on 30 June 2023.

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Celebrating Te Kāhui o Matariki – The Matariki Ahunga Nui Fund

The Matariki Ahunga Nui Fund celebrates and supports the regeneration of mātauranga associated with Te Kāhui o Matariki. Applications closed on 21 May 2023.

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