Merchant Navy Day Commemoration Honours Civilians’ Commitment
The national commemoration honouring those who served in the Merchant Navy during wartime is being held at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park on 3 September, Tamsin Evans, Pou Mataaho o Te Hua1Deput…
The Museum Hardship Fund now welcoming applications across Aotearoa
The Museum Hardship Fund administered by Te Papa is accepting applications from today, welcoming cultural organisations across Aotearoa to apply for up to $25,000 per grant. This funding will1s…
Two new board appointments for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
Materoa Dodd of Wellington and Keita Kohere of Gisborne have been appointed to the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Board, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage announced1today. Mate…
Appeal for relatives - Commonwealth War Graves Dunedin City
An appeal for relatives is a search to locate the next of kin for soldiers who fell in war. Could you be connected to this individual? Name: John Simmons Service number: 29876 Date of1deat…
New Zealand to mark Vietnam Veterans’ Day
On Tuesday 18 August, New Zealand will mark Vietnam Veterans’ Day. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the commemorative service to remember the conflict is unable to take place. Instead, an Act of Re…
Cancelled: Commemoration to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War
The National Commemorative Service planned to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War has been cancelled, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive1Bernad…
New Zealand to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War
[12 August 2020 update - Regrettably, this service is no longer possible due to restrictions in place in response to COVID-19 pandemic]. The 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War wi…
Te Papa’s Dalí And The Surrealists Exhibition Postponed To 2021
Te Papa and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam have agreed to postpone Dalí and the Surrealists until June 2021, as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. Originally due to open this December…
Government provides $2.2m to heritage buildings for quake strengthening
Building owners around New Zealand have benefited from the latest round of Heritage EQUIP funding with grants totalling $2,230,166. “The Heritage EQUIP grants for seismic strengthening assist pr…
Thousands Set To ‘explore’ Sir Ed’s Hut In Antarctica
Scott Base’s oldest building, a hut built by a Sir Edmund Hillary-led team, is about to open its doors to the public – virtually. New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, today1l…