Tuia 250 digital privacy breach
For Tuia 250 Voyage Trainee programme applicants affected by the digital privacy breach We are very sorry. We contacted you directly by phone, or attempted to on Saturday 24 August. To get in…
As voyage begins from Tahiti we honour Sir Hek Busby
The moment of departure of a double-hulled canoe from Tahiti to Aotearoa New Zealand will be a very special moment, say Tuia 250 National Coordinating Committee Co-Chairs Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr and1Da…
New home for New Zealand taonga
Plans for a new Archives facility to improve the protection of and access to some of New Zealand’s most significant and valuable documents were announced by Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin…
Huge interest in Tuia 250 Voyage Trainee berths
New Zealanders have jumped at the chance to apply for a free trainee berth aboard vessels that form the flotilla in the Tuia 250 Voyage, oversubscribing available spaces by more than three times,1sa…
Call to check names for the National Erebus Memorial
Media Release 17 June 2019 Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is asking family members of the 257 people who lost their lives to check the names that will be inscribed on the new …
Māori contribution to First World War revealed in new book
The important and poignant story of the Māori contribution to the First World War is told for the first time in the book Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori in the First World War, Neill Atkinson1Chie…
Hui Aroha for Maori Pioneer Battalion recalled 100 years on
An Honour Guard of 100 men will march through Gisborne on 8 June to mark the century since the Hui Aroha was held there to welcome home Maori Pioneer Battalion soldiers from the First World War, Nei…
Research reflects significant challenges of making a living as a creative professional in Aotearoa
New Zealanders employed in creative professions juggle jobs, and rely on safety nets to ensure they can put food on the table. But even that doesn’t break their passion for their1artform. Imag…
Tuia 250 Voyage Flotilla to visit Mercury Bay
A flotilla of historic vessels will visit Mercury Bay in October as part of the Tuia Encounters 250 national commemoration. This year, New Zealand marks 250 years since the first meetings between1…
Tuia 250 Voyage Flotilla announced
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive Bernadette Cavanagh announced today the core vessels that will take part in the Tuia - Encounters 250 national1commemoration. Im…