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National commemoration to mark Merchant Navy Day

2023 Aug 30

The national commemoration to mark Merchant Navy Day will be held at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington on Sunday 3 September.…

Vietnam Veterans’ Day national commemoration marks 60 years since New Zealand’s involvement

2023 Aug 15

Vietnam Veterans’ Day national commemoration marks 60 years since New Zealand’s involvement …

Details of improvements to screen production rebate revealed

2023 Jul 31

Details of changes to the government’s investment in the screen sector were released today, designed to attract and support quality productions that generate great economic and cultural benefits…

Matariki traditions embedded atop the maunga and across Aotearoa

2023 Jul 14

Te Rā Aro ki a Matariki, the first distinctly New Zealand public holiday, has dawned across Aotearoa for the second year, with communities across the motu taking part in the celebrations.…

Fourth round of decisions wraps up $28million Regeneration Fund

2023 Jun 30

Seventeen cultural sector organisations have been successful in the final round of the $28 million Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund.…

50 Years Since New Zealand Government’s Pacific Nuclear Protest

2023 Jun 26

This Wednesday marks 50 years since the New Zealand Government sent a frigate to French Polynesia to protest testing of nuclear weapons at Mururoa Atoll.  …

Aotearoa Remembers 70 Years Since Korean War Armistice

2023 Jun 20

The National Commemoration for New Zealand’s Involvement in the Korean War will be held at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park on Sunday 25 June 2023.…

Third Regeneration Fund decisions to support key cultural infrastructure

2023 May 29

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…

Flag Notice For Coronation Of King Charles III: New Zealand Flag To Be Flown At Full Mast On Government Buildings

2023 May 05

At the request of the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, the Honourable Carmel Sepuloni, the New Zealand Flag is to be flown at full mast on all Government and public buildings from 08.00 on…

Te Tahua o Matariki Ahunga Nui hei tautoko huinga whakanui

2023 May 02

Ka haere tonu te tautoko a te kāwanatanga i ngā iwi Māori e mahi ana ki te whakaora ake me te whakanui i te mātauranga Matariki, i tana whakarite anō i te Tahua o Matariki Ahunga Nui i…

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