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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
Come along to our next Public History talk on Friday 06 August 2021, featuring Melani Anae discussing her recently published book
Come along to our next Public History talk on Friday 06 August
Applications are invited to the sixth round of the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund (RCHF). Its purpose is to assist communities to meet genuine fundraising shortfalls for a range of capital projects at public: performing arts venues; museums; galleries; iwi museums/whare taonga; and/or heritage buildings housing significant collections. To be considered, eligible applications must be received at the Ministry by 5pm on Friday 03 September 2021.
Applications for RCHF are now open
View our latest Te Tai video of Raukawa who launched their Te Tai Whakaea Treaty Settlement story in Tokoroa. The story chronicles the experiences of the central North Island iwi in the settlement of their historical treaty claims, highlighting negotiations between Raukawa and the Crown, how the iwi achieved settlement, the settlement process, and the many difficulties the iwi faced and overcame.
Raukawa - Te Tai Treaty Settlements story
Following the triumph of his Hansel & Gretel in 2019, the Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to commission a new work by Choreographer in Residence Loughlan Prior for 2021. The Firebird, first staged in Paris in 1910, changed the direction of ballet. Runs from 29 July to 02 September in six New Zealand centres.
RNZB's latest production is The Firebird with Paquita
New Zealand’s Olympic story began in London in 1908, when three athletes competed as part of an ‘Australasian’ team. Learn more about the history of New Zealand's involvement in the Olympics on the Ministry's NZHistory website. Image is of Jack Lovelock surrounded by well-wishers after his victory in the 'Mile of the Century' at the Princeton Invitational meeting, 15 June 1935.
NZHistory feature on the Olympics
Te Papa’s Feathermania: Fashion to die for | Te mate huruhuru: He kahu matemate opened on Saturday 26 June and runs until April 2022. Coinciding with the publication of Claire Regnault’s new book Dressed: Fashionable Dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1830 to 1910 (Te Papa Press) Feathermania examines the place of feathers – which have been sourced from Aotearoa New Zealand and across the globe - in the fashionable woman’s wardrobe.
Te Papa Presents Feathermania: Fashion To Die For
In 1981, South Africa’s Springbok rugby team toured New Zealand. TOHE | PROTEST is the new exhibition from Ngā Taonga that explores how the escalating tensions between activists, the police, rugby fans and politicians were presented by both government broadcasters and activist filmmakers. See excerpts from the definitive protest documentary PATU! (1983), learn how Ngā Taonga overcame many challenges to digitally preserve this iconic film and hear from the experts involved in the preservation project.
TOHE | PROTEST latest exhibition from Ngā Taonga
The Government has released the recommended dates for the Matariki public holiday for the next thirty years.
Matariki holiday dates for next thirty years announced

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First funding injection for Public Interest Journalism boosts reporting and training across the motu

Stories examining issues of importance to a wide range of communities, and programmes designed to upskill and increase the number of journalists are among projects approved in the inaugural round of the Public Interest Journalism Fund.

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Matariki holiday dates for next thirty years announced

The Government has released the recommended dates for the Matariki public holiday for the next thirty years.

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National Library Signs Historic Agreement With Internet Archive

The National Library has reached an historic agreement with Internet Archive with books donated to Internet Archive, so they can digitise & preserve them, ensuring future access.

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Quarter of a century of MMP among next year’s national commemorations

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