$950k funding boost for World Conference on Women and Sport
Beehive media release. An additional $950,000 investment has been made to support New Zealand’s hosting of the 8th World Conference of the International Working Group on Women in Sport (IWG) in…
Govt committed to hosting Rugby World Cup
Beehive media release. The Government remains committed to hosting the Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in 2022 should a decision be made by World Rugby this weekend to postpone this1year…
$18 million for creative spaces to make arts more accessible
Beehive media release. The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni has today announced $18 million to support creative spaces. Creative spaces are places in the community where p…
New creative service aims to benefit 1,000 peoples’ careers
Beehive media release. Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage and Social Development Hon Carmel Sepuloni today launched a new Creative Careers Service, which is expected to support up to 1,000 cr…
Healthy Active Learning programme introduced to more than 300 schools
Beehive media release. Children and young people in more than 300 schools and kura are part of an innovative programme that brings together learning about healthy eating and drinking habits, while…
Fund to support iwi, hapū, whānau protect taonga on marae
Beehive media release. Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Carmel Sepuloni, today announced the opening of Mātauranga Māori Marae Ora, a new $5.7 million contestable fund to support1M…
Nationwide community events for Waitangi Day 2021
Beehive media release. Community events from Northland to Southland and from the West Coast to the Chatham Islands will draw people together to commemorate Waitangi Day, Minister for Arts, Culture…
New Zealand Government acknowledges 175th anniversary of Battle of Ruapekapeka
Beehive media release. The commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Ruapekapeka represents an opportunity for all New Zealanders to reflect on the role these conflicts have had in c…
Safeguarding at-risk mātauranga Māori from the ongoing threat of COVID-19
Minister Sepuloni media release. A Te Reo Māori version of the media release is also available. Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Carmel Sepuloni, has announced 18 initiatives to suppor…
Screen sector gets $50 million boost to tell New Zealand’s stories globally
Beehive media release. The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Hon Carmel Sepuloni today launched the Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund, making $50 million available in a1un…