
Te Putanga Toi Arts Access Awards 2020 online
For the first time, Te Putanga Toi Arts Access Awards 2020 will be presented online instead of live on Tuesday 13 October. With the ongoing uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, Arts Access Aotearoa wil…

Fund opens for COVID-19 impacted Pasifika festivals
Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Hon Carmel Sepuloni has announced an opening date of 21 September for the Pasifika Festivals Initiative that will provide funds for Pasifika festiva…

New role to champion reading for children
A new role of New Zealand Reading Ambassador for children and young people is being established, Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Internal1A…

Creative New Zealand opens first of its funding opportunities under 12-month investment plan
Creative New Zealand Media Release Creative New Zealand has opened the first opportunities in its 12-month investment plan, announced in July and following the completion of its first phase COVID-…

NZSO celebrates return to national tours with special ticket price
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has released a special ticket deal to celebrate its return to touring the country from August. Tickets in the stalls to the NZSO’s Spirit concerts in1Wellingto…

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra back on tour from August
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra from August will play from Kerikeri to Invercargill in a series of tours scheduled for the rest of the year. Tenor Simon O’Neill, image by Latitude1Creative…

Screen Sector recovery package protects jobs, boosts investment
Thousands of Kiwi jobs and investment in New Zealand productions will be protected through a screen sector support package announced today by Associate Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage1Carme…

International recognition for Audio Described Aotearoa
Auckland company Audio Described Aotearoa has received international recognition for its efforts in providing audio description for blind and low vision arts patrons, particularly during New1Zealand…

Funding boost for arts in schools helps keep creatives in work
The Government is increasing investment in the Creatives in Schools programme, providing work opportunities for an additional 300 artists, Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage1…

New board appointments for NZSO
Appointments to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, NZSO, of Geoff Dangerfield, who steps into the role of deputy-chair, Ainsley Walter, Edwin Read and Carmel Walsh, have been confirmed today by1Man…