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COVID-19 is having an enormous impact on those involved in the arts, culture, heritage and sports sectors. Manatū Taonga is working closely with Crown entities and funded agencies to understand the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on our sector and to determine the most effective response in this fast-changing situation.
COVID-19 – Information for our sector
Leading Māori artists, advocates and community leaders will be recognised for outstanding achievement, leadership and excellence in this year’s 34th annual Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi Awards. Winners will be announced in an online event Monday 30 November 2020, 7pm – 8pm via Creative New Zealand Facebook and YouTube channel.
Te Waka Toi Awards 2020 - A celebration and recognition of excellence in Māori art
Join us for the December 2020 Public History Talk - Restoring the mana of a manuscript: Tamihana Te Rauparaha’s life of Te Rauparaha͏ ͏ ͏at the National Library on Wednesday 02 December at 12.10pm
Come along to our next Public History talk on Wednesday 2 December
Manatū Taonga, The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) is establishing a panel of suppliers consisting of individuals and small-to-large sized companies who can undertake the services detailed below throughout Aotearoa and/or the Pacific Islands.
Requests for Quotes (RFQ) Monumental Stonemasons, and Conservators
Book now for the Royal New Zealand Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty, a quintessential classical ballet. The grandest of fairy tales, luxuriating in Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous orchestral score, it spills over with fairies, woodland sprites, handsome princes and, at its heart, an enchanting princess. This new Sleeping Beauty will unfurl like a fragrant summer rose, with all the radiance and joy that any ballet lover, young or old, could wish for.
RNZB presents The Sleeping Beauty
An appeal for relatives is a search to locate the next of kin for soldiers who fell in war. Could you be connected to this individual - Sergeant Edward Reid Dodson?
Appeal for relatives - Commonwealth War Graves Nelson District
Handel’s Messiah returns to ring in the Christmas Season. A joyful end-of-year classic for three centuries, Messiah combines soloists, choir and orchestra in a dramatic celebration in music and song. The NZSO is joined by soprano Anna Leese, mezzo-soprano Sarah Court, tenor Frederick Jones and baritone Robert Tucker, a cast drawn from the top tier of Australasian opera stars, ably supported by The Tudor Consort. Book now for this Wellington 12 December performance.
NZSO's Messiah 2020 performance
The 2019/20 year has been an extraordinary one. Responding to COVID-19 has seen Manatū Taonga and the wider cultural sector undertake a significant programme of activity aimed at recovery, regeneration and revitalisation.
Annual Report 2020
The most comprehensive timeline of significant events in the history of te reo Māori is now available online, tracing key milestones in the revitalisation of the language.
Biggest Timeline Of Te Reo Māori History Launched

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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 21st October 2020