Public History talk - Prison labour and the making of New Zealand
New Public History Talk Prison labour and the making of New Zealand: Jared Davidson In this talk, archivist and author Jared Davidson will discuss his latest book, Blood and1…
Regional culture and heritage fund provides $16.5m for South Island cultural institutions
A government culture and heritage fund has provided a $16.5 million dollar boost to two cultural institutions in Te Waipounamu, the South Island: the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch and the Forres…
One month remaining to apply for the Whiria Te Mahara New Zealand History Grants
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is calling for applications from historians, researchers and non-fiction writers to produce stories about their communities. The Whiria Te Mahara…
National Commemoration to mark Aotearoa New Zealand’s military operations in Malaya and Malaysia
The National Commemoration to honour those who served in New Zealand’s post-Second World War military operations in Malaya and Malaysia will be held at 11.00am, Saturday 16 September at Pukeahu Na…
Whakahoutanga ki te Tahua Whakanui i te Rā o Waitangi mō te Rauna 2024
Ka tuwhera te Tahua Whakanui i te Rā o Waitangi 2024 (te Tahua) atu i te Mane, 11 o Hepetema ki te Paraire, 13 o Ōketopa, ā, kei roto ngā paearu kua whakahoutia. Ka tautoko te Tahua ā-tau nei…
Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund Refreshed for 2024 Round
The 2024 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund (the Fund) is open from Monday 11 September to Friday 13 October and includes updated criteria. The annual Fund supports local communities to commemorate t…
Strong growth in on demand viewing – latest audience trends from NZ On Air research
NZ On Air media release. NZ On Air’s Where Are The Audiences? research for 2023 shows audiences want their content when they want it – and that means on demand. The latest results from1t…
Legislation to support fair deals for online news content heads to Parliament
Beehive media release (Beehive website). The Government is introducing a scheme to support New Zealand media companies in their bid to get fair deals from big online tech companies when their1new…
National commemoration to mark Merchant Navy Day
The national commemoration to mark Merchant Navy Day will be held at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington on Sunday 3 September. “The Merchant Navy is regarded as the ‘fourth1servi…
25 poets for National Poetry Day
25 poets for 25 August - New Zealand Poetry Day Te Ara - the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand has a great collection of poets reading and talking about their poems. In honour of New Zealand Poetry1D…