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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.
Join us in innovating Aotearoa through a series of 14 regional events held across the country
Come along to our next Public History talk on Friday 06 August 2021, featuring Melani Anae discussing her recently published book
Come along to our next Public History talk on Friday 06 August
View our latest Te Tai video of Raukawa who launched their Te Tai Whakaea Treaty Settlement story in Tokoroa. The story chronicles the experiences of the central North Island iwi in the settlement of their historical treaty claims, highlighting negotiations between Raukawa and the Crown, how the iwi achieved settlement, the settlement process, and the many difficulties the iwi faced and overcame.
Raukawa - Te Tai Treaty Settlements story
Following the triumph of his Hansel & Gretel in 2019, the Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to commission a new work by Choreographer in Residence Loughlan Prior for 2021. The Firebird, first staged in Paris in 1910, changed the direction of ballet. Runs from 29 July to 02 September in six New Zealand centres.
RNZB's latest production is The Firebird with Paquita
New Zealand’s Olympic story began in London in 1908, when three athletes competed as part of an ‘Australasian’ team. Learn more about the history of New Zealand's involvement in the Olympics on the Ministry's NZHistory website. Image is of Jack Lovelock surrounded by well-wishers after his victory in the 'Mile of the Century' at the Princeton Invitational meeting, 15 June 1935.
NZHistory feature on the Olympics
Creative New Zealand is seeking views on a draft remuneration policy to support the development of more sustainable arts sector careers. They are keen to hear your feedback and whakaaro on this document by completing an online survey which closes on 22 August 2021.
CNZ is seeking feedback on remuneration policy for artists and arts practitioners
Te Papa’s Feathermania: Fashion to die for | Te mate huruhuru: He kahu matemate opened on Saturday 26 June and runs until April 2022. Coinciding with the publication of Claire Regnault’s new book Dressed: Fashionable Dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1830 to 1910 (Te Papa Press) Feathermania examines the place of feathers – which have been sourced from Aotearoa New Zealand and across the globe - in the fashionable woman’s wardrobe.
Te Papa Presents Feathermania: Fashion To Die For
In 1981, South Africa’s Springbok rugby team toured New Zealand. TOHE | PROTEST is the new exhibition from Ngā Taonga that explores how the escalating tensions between activists, the police, rugby fans and politicians were presented by both government broadcasters and activist filmmakers. See excerpts from the definitive protest documentary PATU! (1983), learn how Ngā Taonga overcame many challenges to digitally preserve this iconic film and hear from the experts involved in the preservation project.
TOHE | PROTEST latest exhibition from Ngā Taonga
The Government has released the recommended dates for the Matariki public holiday for the next thirty years.
Matariki holiday dates for next thirty years announced

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Agencies we fund

The Ministry funds some of New Zealand's most iconic arts, media, heritage and sports organisations such as Heritage New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Find out more about the following agencies that are supported by the Ministry.

Details about cultural sector Crown funding administered by the Ministry are available on our Crown Entity funding page.

Arts and music

Creative New Zealand (Arts Council of New Zealand)

New Zealand Music Commission

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Royal New Zealand Ballet

Te Matatini Society Inc.

Broadcasting and film

Broadcasting Standards Authority

New Zealand Film Commission

NZ On Air

RNZ Pacific

Heritage

Antarctic Heritage Trust

Heritage New Zealand

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa)

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Pukaki Trust

Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust

Sport and recreation

Drug Free Sport New Zealand

Sport New Zealand (Sport NZ)

Updated on 7th January 2021