National Armistice Day commemorated today
New Zealand’s National Armistice Day Commemoration was observed today at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Bernadette Cavanagh Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture1a…
New Zealand Flag half masting directive - Death of the Hon Dame Catherine Tizard
TO ACTION: New Zealand Flag to fly at half-mast Death of the Hon Dame Catherine Tizard, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO EFFECTIVE: Monday 1 November 2021, 9AM - 5PM At the request of Hon Kiri Allan, Asso…
Printer’s Link – Historic Prayer Book Acquired By HNZPT
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga media release. A piece of New Zealand’s early Te Reo publishing heritage was snapped up at auction recently by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. The1n…
Windows Of Old Government Buildings 'good As New'
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga media release. A two-year project to restore every sash window in one of the world’s greatest wooden buildings draws to a close on Wednesday (October127). J…
Manatū Taonga announces 2022 commemorations programme
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive Bernadette Cavanagh announced the 2022 commemorations programme today and encouraged people to get in touch with the Ministry if they…
Erebus Memorial will not harm pōhutukawa - but further delays prolong hurt for victims’ families
The magnificent pōhutukawa tree near the National Erebus Memorial site is outside the construction zone and will not be harmed, says Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief1Executive…
Site establishment begins for National Erebus Memorial
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive, Bernadette Cavanagh, announced today that site preparation for the long-awaited National Erebus Memorial at Taurarua / Dove-Myer1Rob…
Government lays foundations as Māori Language Petition commemorations take shape for 2022
Beehive media release. Taiaha hā! Taiaha hā! - Te kairangi o te reo hoki mai ki taku tikanga, ki taku taumata, ki taku reo, ki taku ao. He reo whai tikanga, he reo whai mana, he reo whai tangata…
E whakarite ana Te Kāwanatanga i ngā tūāpapa mō te whakamaumahara ki Te Petihana Reo Māori ka tū ā tērā tau
Beehive media release. I te rā nei, i pānuihia e te Minita mō Manatū Taonga, ko Carmel Sepuloni, rāua ko te Minita Whanaketanga Māori, ko Willie Jackson, ā tērā tau, ka whakanuia rawatia1…
Celebrating a quarter century of MMP
Today, 12 October 2021, marks the 25th anniversary of the first general election held under the mixed member proportional (MMP) voting system in Aotearoa New Zealand, says Manatū Taonga Ministry fo…