From Pasifika bus drivers to queer dance parties: Communities to Record Tales of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Diverse Communities
Mai i ngā kaihautū pahi Pasifika ki ngā pāti kanikani irakē: Ka Hopukia e ngā Hapori ngā Kōrero o Ngā Hapori Kanorau o Aotearoa Ko ngā kōrero ka tīmata i ngā pāti kanikani irakē o…
An exhibition of firsts: Mataaho Collective’s monumental installation at Te Papa
Te Papa media release. A major new commission by acclaimed New Zealand artists Mataaho Collective will open at Te Papa this Saturday, alongside five of the collective’s existing artworks, shown1…
New appointments for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Board and Māori Heritage Council
Rei Kohere (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tahu) and Professor Rangi Mātāmua (Ngāi Tūhoe) have been appointed to the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Board and Māori Heritage Council1res…
New research confirms value of arts and culture more than dollars and tickets
A trans-Tasman research venture into the value of the arts and culture sector urges that people look beyond economic benefits and attendance figures, toward assessing the wider benefits to1communiti…
Upgraded Auckland Film Studio ready to roll
Beehive media release. The completion of upgrades to the Auckland Film Studio will provide an economic boost for Auckland and the country as a whole. The Government invested $30 million into the…
Funding for Arts and Culture Projects Brings Eco Design onto Centre Stage
Two projects to create arts and culture hubs which forefront sustainable design have received funding from the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund (RCHF). The projects, in Christchurch and1Hastings…
1,000 incense sticks and 1,000 chimes: new art at Te Papa
Te Papa media release. Recently-acquired works by New Zealand artists Dane Mitchell and Kate Newby will be shown side-by-side in Toi Art at Te Papa. Opening 9 December, the neighbouring1installa…
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has its global premiere
New Zealand Film Commission media release. Thirteen years after Director James Cameron brought the world the ground-breaking Avatar, we return to Pandora for “Avatar: The Way of Water”. Live…
Clean sweep for comedy in NZ On Air’s latest Scripted funding round
NZ On Air media release. Local comedy is getting a boost in 2023, with six new and returning series receiving up to $5.8m funding in NZ On Air’s latest Scripted funding round. A fresh Scripted1…
Big online platforms to pay fair price for local news content
Beehive media release The Government will legislate to require big online digital companies such as Google and Meta to pay a fair price to New Zealand media companies for the local news content1…