
Announcing the winners of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement
Creative New Zealand media release Spanning an impressive range of genres, the work of the three recipients of the 2022 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement represents some of the very…

New appointments to the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa
Helen Klisser During and Puamiria Parata-Goodall (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha and Ngāti Kahungunu) have been appointed to the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New1Zealand�…

Long-Term Insights Briefing: public consultation opens
Consultation on the inaugural Long-Term Insights Briefing for the cultural sector is now open to the public until Sunday 27 November. These briefings are a relatively new requirement for all1centr…

Causing something to start
Creative Waikato media release. A celebration of Leafa Wilson’s time as South Waikato Cultural Activator. Activate - to cause something to start. A movement, a sourdough starter, charcoal,1mix…

The Arts and Culture Event Support Scheme: the backup your crew needs
Calling all event organisers! There’s still time to register your January events with the Arts and Culture Event Support Scheme to make sure that if things don’t go as planned, you have the1back…

Appointment of Professor Rangiānehu Mātāmua, Chief Advisor Mātauranga Matariki
Appointment of Professor Rangiānehu Mātāmua, Chief Advisor Mātauranga Matariki E harikoa ana te Minita Tuarua mō te Toi, te Ahurea me te Tuku Ihotanga, a Kiri Allan, ki te pānui i te kopounga…

And we’re rolling on Government’s Screen Sector Review
Beehive media release. The Government is taking action to secure the long-term future of the film and television industry through proposals released today for public consultation as part of the1Ne…

Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund announces first tranche of recipients
Over $3 million in funding has been awarded to five cultural sector initiatives that have strong potential to provide lasting benefits for arts, culture and heritage in Aotearoa New1Zealand. T…

Movie legend John Williams and more power NZSO’s 2023 Season
NZSO media release. The music of cinema legend John Williams will be celebrated in two special concert programmes by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 2023. The tribute concerts feature1Will…

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Carmel Sepuloni delivers speech on ‘Heritage and Cultural Diversity in Crisis’ theme
Can you imagine a world without culture? UNESCO’s Mondiacult 2022 Conference, held in Mexico 28-30 September, posed that question as it invited the international community to engage jointly on a1c…