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Wellingtonians are invited to attend a free screening of Barry Barclay: Camera on the Shore at the National Library on Thursday 23 June 2022 at 5:30pm.
Free screening of Barry Barclay: Camera on the Shore at National Library this June
Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in midwinter and for many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Iwi across New Zealand understand and celebrate Matariki in different ways and at different times. Discover more on the Ministry's Te Ara website.
Matariki – Te Tau Hou Māori
E ko te hautapu, he rite ki te kai nā Matariki! Matariki hunga nui, te mātahi o te tau. Nau mai rā! Te Papa will host the official launch of Matariki as a public holiday at a pre-dawn ceremony on Friday 24 June. Matariki becomes a public holiday in Aotearoa New Zealand from this year. It marks the Māori New Year, which is celebrated in the southern hemisphere midwinter, following the rising of the star cluster Matariki (Pleiades).
Te Papa hosts official launch of Matariki, opens exhibition, announces events
An Act of Remembrance ceremony at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington will be held on Saturday 25 June 2022 to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of New Zealand’s involvement in the Korean War, in which several thousand New Zealand Army and Navy personnel served.
New Zealand pauses to remember the Korean War
Kura and schools around New Zealand can start applying for Round 4 of the Creatives in Schools programme, Minister for Education Chris Hipkins and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni announced on 17 June 2022
Creatives in Schools Round 4 open for applications
Applications for the seventh round of the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund (RCHF) are now open with up to $13 million is available for distribution. Applications close at 5pm on Friday 15 July 2022. Image is courtesy of Whirinaki Whare Taonga.
Regional Culture and Heritage Fund
Do you know a Pasifika creative that deserves to be celebrated for their contribution to our arts community over the past year? Creative New Zealand's annual Arts Pasifika Awards are back - and they're calling for nominations! This year, there are seven award categories open for public nominations which closes on 4 July.
2022 Arts Pasifika Awards: nominations now open!
The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa is inviting nominations for the next New Zealand Poet Laureate. The award celebrates outstanding contributions to New Zealand poetry. Nominations close Friday, 29 July at 5pm and the next Poet Laureate will be named on National Poetry Day, Friday, August 26 2022.
Call for Poet Laureate nominations

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Matariki public holiday to play starring role

In just over two months Aotearoa New Zealand will, for the first time, officially commemorate Matariki with a public holiday. Legislation to create the annual public holiday, acknowledging the rise of the Matariki star cluster and marking the Māori New Year, passed its third reading on 7 April 2022.

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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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Manatū Taonga announces 2022 commemorations programme

Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive Bernadette Cavanagh announced the 2022 commemorations programme.

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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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