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COVID-19 is having an enormous impact on those involved in the arts, culture, heritage and sports sectors. Manatū Taonga is working closely with Crown entities and funded agencies to understand the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on our sector and to determine the most effective response in this fast-changing situation.
COVID-19 – Information for our sector
The Capability Fund supports the cultural sector to adapt to the COVID-19 environment by funding activities that build skills and knowledge, and provide access to advice, services, tools and resources. After round one, Manatū Taonga will review the settings and may refine the approach for future funding rounds. More details and guidance will be available when the fund launches later in December.
Te Tahua Whakakaha | Cultural Sector Capability Fund overview
Manatū Taonga, The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) is establishing a panel of suppliers consisting of individuals and small-to-large sized companies who can undertake the services detailed below throughout Aotearoa and/or the Pacific Islands.
Requests for Quotes (RFQ) Monumental Stonemasons, and Conservators
The 34th Te Waka Toi Awards have recognised 13 outstanding Māori arts sector leaders and emerging artists across multiple artforms in this year’s signature awards event. Renowned visual artist Robyn Kahukiwa has been named the Supreme Award winner in recognition of her extensive career as a painter, illustrator, sculptor and author, as well as her unyielding political and cultural commentary.
Excellence celebrated in the 2020 Te Waka Toi Awards
Book now for the Royal New Zealand Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty, a quintessential classical ballet. The grandest of fairy tales, luxuriating in Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous orchestral score, it spills over with fairies, woodland sprites, handsome princes and, at its heart, an enchanting princess. This new Sleeping Beauty will unfurl like a fragrant summer rose, with all the radiance and joy that any ballet lover, young or old, could wish for.
RNZB presents The Sleeping Beauty
Handel’s Messiah returns to ring in the Christmas Season. A joyful end-of-year classic for three centuries, Messiah combines soloists, choir and orchestra in a dramatic celebration in music and song. The NZSO is joined by soprano Anna Leese, mezzo-soprano Sarah Court, tenor Frederick Jones and baritone Robert Tucker, a cast drawn from the top tier of Australasian opera stars, ably supported by The Tudor Consort. Book now for this Wellington 12 December performance.
NZSO's Messiah 2020 performance
An appeal for relatives is a search to locate the next of kin for soldiers who fell in war. Could you be connected to this individual - Sergeant Edward Reid Dodson?
Appeal for relatives - Commonwealth War Graves Nelson District
The 2019/20 year has been an extraordinary one. Responding to COVID-19 has seen Manatū Taonga and the wider cultural sector undertake a significant programme of activity aimed at recovery, regeneration and revitalisation.
Annual Report 2020
The most comprehensive timeline of significant events in the history of te reo Māori is now available online, tracing key milestones in the revitalisation of the language.
Biggest Timeline Of Te Reo Māori History Launched

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News and Events

News and events from our sectors and the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

Tohu Whenua: Discover The Places That Tell Our Stories

Discover the places that tell our stories. That’s what Tohu Whenua is encouraging New Zealanders to do this summer - West Coast locals and visitors included. That’s because Te Tai Poutini is home to four heritage hot spots that have Tohu Whenua status.

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Help Keep Sport “Kiwi” By Taking The 101 - DFSNZ Launches Clean Sport 101

Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) is encouraging club level sports people to “take the 101” and learn how the sports anti-doping rules apply to them.

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Challenging times for local media as global digital offerings lure audiences

2020 looks to be the year traditional media audiences are overtaken by digital media audiences, according to NZ On Air’s Where Are The Audiences? 2020 research.

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Heritage Toolkit Full Of Success Stories

A toolkit developed by Heritage NZ to provide councils and community stakeholders with information and strategies encouraging the retention, preservation and reuse of heritage buildings has been launched.

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Biggest Timeline Of Te Reo Māori History Launched

The most comprehensive timeline of significant events in the history of te reo Māori is now available online, tracing key milestones in the revitalisation of the language.

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