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The Cultural Sector Innovation Fund provides $60 million over three years to support innovative projects that improve the sustainability and resilience of the sector. Round one of the Fund will be delivered through a nationwide events series, Te Urungi: Innovating Aotearoa. These immersive, collaborative events are designed to harness our collective creative energy and innovative spirit to fuel bold ideas that enable arts, culture and heritage to thrive.
Join us in innovating Aotearoa through a series of 14 regional events held across the country
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni today pays tribute to David Alexander McPhail (11 April 1945 – 14 May 2021) – New Zealand comedian, actor, producer and writer. David McPhail ONZM QSM had a comedy career that spanned four decades, across both television and theatre. “David’s contribution to New Zealand comedy was immense, and his passing is a great loss to Aotearoa,” Carmel Sepuloni said.
Government recognises David McPhail’s contribution to New Zealand comedy and television
We’re accepting applications from creative spaces to expand their services. This is the second and final funding round of our Creative Spaces initiative. Funding is available for creative spaces: organisations or groups whose primary purpose is to provide access to art-making activities and creative expression for people who experience barriers to participation. Applications need to be in by noon Tuesday 1 June 2021.
Round two of the Creative Spaces initiative is open
This report outlines findings from a national survey of participation in a range of cultural activities in New Zealand and the impact of COVID-19. It identifies current cultural participation levels in late 2020 and anticipated future participation at COVID Alert Level 1.
New Zealanders’ Cultural Participation in 2020 and Future Participation in a Post-COVID Environment
Romantic, mystical and lyrical, the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle is a timeless production of one of ballet’s great stories. In 2021, New Zealand audiences will have the opportunity to see this masterpiece once again, as the RNZB tours this signature production to six centres nationwide and a new generation of dancers take on some of ballet’s most iconic roles. The season runs from 12 May to 09 June.
Book now for the RNZB's Giselle
Aotearoa’s iconic NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa kicks off on May 1st, celebrating great local music for all New Zealanders - in every place, for every age, and in every genre. The month of May will see a host of celebrations, new releases, artist tours and special events happening across Aotearoa.
May is NZ Music Month
Aotearoa’s Alien Weaponry, hailed as one of the most exciting young metal bands in the world, unite with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for two special performances in May 2021.
Metal stars Alien Weaponry set to explode with the NZSO in May
We’re now accepting applications from cultural organisations for our Ngā Kaiwhakaoho Ahurea Cultural Activators Pilot. The one-year pilot will fund organisations to host people working as cultural activators. The cultural activators will be established cultural sector practitioners who will collaborate with their communities to help tell their stories.
Applications open to host cultural activators in eight pilot communities
Wellington Heritage Week is back for 2021, and individuals, organisations, and businesses are encouraged to register and apply to host events. Happening from 25 to 31 October, the festival celebrates the region's people, places, and stories. Each event host contributes their perspective on the region's rich cultural narrative.
Wellington Heritage Week is back for 2021

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Kāinga Te tuakiri, te taonga tuku iho o Aotearoa Taonga Tūturu Protocols

Taonga Tūturu Protocols

Taonga Tūturu Protocols are relationship agreements issued by Chief Executive of Manatū Taonga (the Ministry for Culture and Heritage) on behalf of the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (on behalf of the Crown). The Ministry also offers relationship agreements in the form of whakaaetanga tiaki taonga. The whakaaetanga is a collective agreement to between culture and heritage agencies and iwi to support their cultural and heritage aspirations. 

Protocols and whakaaetanga are offered to iwi primarily as Treaty settlement redress. Deeds of Settlement record that the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage will issue a protocol setting out how the Chief Executive of Manatū Taonga (the Ministry for Culture and Heritage) will interact with an iwi (through their post-settlement governance entity) on matters specified in the Protocol.

These agreements typically cover :

  • Administration of the Protected Objects Act;
  • Iwi engagement in policy and legislation reviews;
  • Board appointments notification and nominations process;
  • Registration of iwi as expert examiners and collectors of taonga tūturu;
  • Provision of cultural practices and professional services by iwi;
  • Administration of national monuments, war graves and historical graves in the iwi’s rohe;
  • History publications;
  • Terms of Issue and the protocol area.

Recent Protocols

Ngāti Paoa

Ngāti Rangi

Ngāti Tūwharetoa 

Iwi and Hapū of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa 

Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki 

Ngāti Tamaoho 

Ngāti Hineuru

Maungaharuru-Tangitū

Ngāti Rangiteaorere

Ngāti Rangiwewehi

Tapuika

Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō

Ngāti Tama ki te Waipounamu

Ngāti Kuia

Rangitāne o Wairau

Ngāti Kōata

Ngāti Rārua

Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui

Related links

Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand's feature on iwi

Te Puni Kōkiri's Te Kāhui Māngai - Directory of Iwi and Māori Organisations

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Updated on 14th April 2021