Stronger screen sector focal point of review
Beehive media release. The government has launched a review of the way it funds parts of the film and television industry to ensure the screen sector has a more secure long-term future. Arts,1Cu…
Government invests to support a classic Kiwi summer
Beehive media release. Vaccinated New Zealanders can look forward to Kiwi summer events with confidence, while artists and crew will have more certainty, following the launch of details of the1Art…
Government helps Pasifika Festivals to ride the COVID wave
Beehive media release. As we transition into a new way of managing COVID and take steps towards giving vaccinated New Zealanders more freedoms to enjoy Aotearoa’s arts and culture, 19 Pasifika f…
25th annual Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards recognise excellence and innovation
Creative New Zealand media release. Seven Pacific award recipients have been recognised for their excellence, innovation and contribution to Pacific arts in the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika1…
Waikato creative spaces to help address gap
Arts Access Aotearoa news item. Findings from research about the creative spaces sector, conducted by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage back in 2019, showed the need for more engage…
New Toi Ora director navigates COVID-19 challenges
Toi Ora Live Art Trust media release. Toi Ora Live Art Trust’s new director, Susanne Ritzenhoff, has hit the ground running, navigating the challenges that COVID-19 poses for the Auckland creati…
NZSO celebrates 75th birthday with top Kiwi and international stars
NZSO media release. Multi Grammy Award-winning American violinist Hilary Hahn, Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero, Australian organist Joseph Nolan, singer-songwriter Ria Hall, soul star1Whirimak…
Arts Council appoints Deputy Chair and welcomes new members
Creative New Zealand media release. Following appointments by the Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage, Hon Carmel Sepuloni, the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New1Zealand…
2021 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement: winners announced and live online literary panel
Creative NZ media release. A prolific writer for young adults, an award-winning poet and one of New Zealand’s most distinguished historians are being honoured in the 2021 Prime Minister’s Awar…
SOUNZ is proud to announce the release of the podcast series He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea
SOUNZ media release. SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is proud to introduce our podcast series He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea. Mōteatea is a centuries-old tradition of chanted1so…