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A national commemoration in honour of all Coastwatchers who served in the Pacific during the Second World War will be held at 11am on Saturday 15 October at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Pukeahu National War Memorial Park.
National ceremony to honour Coastwatchers on 15 October
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage encourages people undertaking community-led history projects to apply for funding through Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho Piki Ake! Kake Ake! New Zealand Oral History Grants and Whiria te Mahara History Research Grants before applications close in October 2022.
Applications Invited for Oral History and History Grants for Community-led Projects
The 2023 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund (the Fund) is open now to support local events which celebrate the past and future of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Grants Available to Support Community Waitangi Day Celebrations
This week is New Zealand Chinese Language Week. Check out resources at https://www.nzclw.com/. Learn about the history of the Chinese in New Zealand on Te Ara’s website including a 1995 image of the annual Chinese bazaar held by the Wellington Anglican Chinese community which allowed other New Zealanders a chance to sample such delicacies as red bean dumplings, which were prepared here for the bazaar by Ng Soon Yee (left) and Mel Jean Chin.
History of the Chinese in New Zealand
International stars and local music legends join with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Association with New Zealand Listener for three diverse and exhilarating concerts from 30 September. The line-up for the NZSO’s Immerse 2022 festival features the NZSO debut of acclaimed Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero, renowned British-Australian organist Joseph Nolan and a special collaboration with singer-songwriter Shayne Carter of seminal bands Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer.
From Bach to Bowie – NZSO festival has music for everyone
This Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) is about ‘reconnecting with the people and places that lift you up’. Beginning Monday 26 September, thousands of people, organisations, schools and kura are jumping on board to take part in wellbeing activities throughout the week. To learn more about the week and find activities to help you reconnect during MHAW, visit www.mhaw.nz.
Mental Health Awareness Week
Te Māngai Pāho has launched a new funding initiative, Oro Kura Roa, which seeks to support an emerging music artist to write a series of waiata in te reo Māori. The intention is to aid in the development of their repertoire, experience, and professional music career. More details are available on Te Māngai Pāho 's website.
Applications now open for Oro Kura Roa
Arts Access Aotearoa is calling for registrations to Ngā Wāhi Auaha Creative Spaces Conference 2022, a free event taking place online over 1 and 2 November 2022. The conference’s theme of “igniting possibilities” celebrates everything that creative spaces make possible through creativity, connection and collaboration, says Richard Benge, Executive Director, Arts Access Aotearoa.
Conference to ignite creative spaces sector

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Government announces refreshed Commemorations Programme 2023-2027

The programme of historical anniversaries to be acknowledged by the NZ Government over the next five years includes some of our nation’s most important events. It spans key anniversaries from 2023 to 2027.

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Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund launches

We will be simplifying our funding approach and consolidating our remaining COVID-19 Funds into a single Culture Sector Regeneration Fund.

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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.

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New specialist building will house New Zealand’s heritage

NZ’s most prized taonga or treasures that tell so much of our national story are a step closer to their new home as construction on a building of national significance in Wellington got under way.

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Kiwi legends of architecture and design featured in Dictionary of NZ Biography

Fourteen new entries featuring legendary architects, industrial and fashion designers, and inventors have been added to Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (DNZB). DNZB is produced by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

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