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Beatrice Faumuinā is newly appointed to the Sports and Recreation New Zealand board (Sport NZ). An Aucklander of Samoan descent Beatrice Faumuinā ONZM represented New Zealand in discus at four Olympic Games and five Commonwealth Games. After winning a World Track and Field title in 1997, she took back to back gold medals at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games and was the New Zealand Team Captain and flag bearer at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Beatrice Faumuinā joining Sport and Recreation New Zealand Board
The Kamupene D Rua Tekau Mā Waru (D Company 28th Māori Battalion) Trust and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage are intensifying efforts to complete the D Company history book and need help.
Help required to complete D Company 28th Māori Battalion history
In 2020, it is the 10-year anniversary since the waka taua (war canoe) Te Hono ki Aotearoa (The Link to New Zealand) was ceremonially gifted, on permanent loan, to the Museum Volkenkunde, the Netherlands Ethnology Museum in Leiden. This is the only waka taua in the Northern Hemisphere. To raise awareness of this unique intercultural partnership, the Netherlands Embassy is organising in February three events across the country.
Waka Te Hono ki Aotearoa connects Dutch and Māori cultures
Commemorations marking the largest signing of the Treaty of Waitangi are taking shape - and everybody is invited. Wednesday February 12 will mark the 180th anniversary of Governor William Hobson meeting with rangatira from the Hokianga regarding the Treaty of Waitangi.
Plans for Mangungu Tiriti Commemorations underway
Venture down the rabbit hole, lose yourself in the Hallway of Doors, take part in a digital Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and play at the Queen’s Croquet ground this summer in Wonderland at Te Papa. The exhibition celebrates the rich screen history of English author Lewis Carroll’s timeless stories, which have been the subject of more than 40 films and over 30 television programs
Wonderland at Te Papa
An exhibition by Raglan artist Yaniv Janson, previously displayed in Paris and New York, will feature for the first time in New Zealand at ArtsPost, the gallery of the Waikato Museum in Hamilton. Opened on 9 January, the Please Do Touch exhibition features a series of paintings that explore United Nations Sustainable Development Goals such as climate change, water quality, oceanic ecological systems, poverty and sustainable cities.
Please Do Touch exhibition to open in Hamilton
A multi-Grammy Award winner, a YouTube sensation & an internationally acclaimed Kiwi conductor feature in the NZSO’s all-star 2020 concert line-up.
NZSO excels in 2020 with Grammy winners, YouTube star, te reo Beethoven
A new fund opened today will support Pasifika artists based in Aotearoa to collaborate with communities in Oceania to research, develop and present their art.
Moana Nui a Kiva Fund a new opportunity for collaborative arts projects between Aotearoa and Oceania
Tuia 250 has unleashed an unstoppable desire to keep moving forward and continue the kōrero about who we are, say the co-chairs of the Tuia 250 National Coordinating Committee, Dame Jenny Shipley and Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr.
Tuia 250 Voyage ends but Tuia - Our Future is Unstoppable

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Te Papa exhibits painting of peaceful encounter from Cook’s second voyage

The oldest European painting of Aotearoa New Zealand in Te Papa’s collection is now on display in Toi Art, Te Papa’s art gallery, as part of Tamatea: He Tūtakinga Tuku Iho | Legacies of Encounter.

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Research reflects significant challenges of making a living as a creative professional in Aotearoa

Research released by Creative NZ & NZ On Air is the first of its kind in almost 20 years.

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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.

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Historic film rescued from rusty tins showcased

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, NZ's archive of film, sound and television, has mounted the exhibition Rust + Restoration – He Waikura He Whakauka as its first major public activity in its new home.

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NZSO excels in 2020 with Grammy winners, YouTube star, te reo Beethoven

A multi-Grammy Award winner, a YouTube sensation & an internationally acclaimed Kiwi conductor feature in the NZSO’s all-star 2020 concert line-up.

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