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The Pukeahu National War Memorial Park is playing host to a number of free summer concerts on Sundays in March. Join us this Sunday 7 March at 3pm for a performance by the Upper Hutt Brass Band who have rehearsed and performed in the Upper Hutt area since 1920, are active in the community and the national brass band network.
Free Upper Hutt Brass Band concert at Pukeahu this Sunday 07 March
Manatū Taonga is seeking applications from creative spaces, that is organisations or groups whose primary purpose is to provide access to art-making activities and creative expression for people who experience barriers to participation.
$18 million for creative spaces to make arts more accessible
The 16 finalists of one of the most important literary events of the year – the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards – have been announced. Congratulations to the finalists and check out the list on the New Zealand Book Award Trust website.
Ockham NZ Book Awards 2021 finalists
The focus of media sector guidance is on working safely. It reflects the principles and overall guidance outlined in the Government’s advice on COVID-19 Alert Levels.
Guidance for media organisations during COVID-19 Alert Levels
Local music broke several records for radio airplay and chart placings in 2020 – in spite of the many challenges the industry faced due to the pandemic, according to NZ On Air, the Radio Broadcasters Association and Recorded Music NZ.
Local music on radio hits highest peak since records began
Minister Sepuloni has announced the opening of the $5.7 million Mātauranga Māori Marae Ora Fund. This Fund is one of 18 initiatives within the wider $20 million Mātauranga Māori Te Awe Kōtuku programme being led by Manatū Taonga in partnership with other government and cultural agencies. There will be six funding rounds between now and June 2022. The first round is open now and closes on 24 March 2021.
New fund to help preserve mātauranga and taonga Māori on marae
Do you want to see an outstanding Deaf or disabled artist recognised? How about an inclusive project or programme celebrating community arts? Or a leader providing access to the arts for people in New Zealand? Nominations to this year’s Te Putanga Toi Arts Access Awards, presented annually by Arts Access Aotearoa are now open and close on Friday 26 March 2021.
Nominations for Te Putanga Toi Arts Access Awards 2021
Minister for Broadcasting and Media, Kris Faafoi has announced a $55 million package to support public interest journalism. The Journalism Fund will support New Zealand’s media to continue to produce stories that keep New Zealanders informed and engaged and support a healthy democracy.
Journalism Fund
An appeal for relatives is a search to locate the next of kin for casualties who fell in war. Could you be connected to this individual - Sister Mabel Whishaw?
Appeal for relatives - Commonwealth War Graves Wairarapa District

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COVID-19 has presented unprecedented challenges for Aotearoa. The cultural sector has been hit particularly hard. As part of the COVID-19 Recovery Budget, the Government made a landmark investment to help ensure the sector not only survives – it adapts and thrives.

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park commemorates more than 30,000 New Zealanders who died in conflict and honours all who have served.

Strong Public Media

National Erebus Memorial

Sustainable cultural sector careers

Our Arts Policy team is investigating a number of policy options to better support people to have sustainable cultural sector careers.

Tohu Whenua

Discover, experience and enjoy the places that have shaped New Zealand and created our stories. Tohu Whenua are the places that have shaped Aotearoa New Zealand. Located in stunning landscapes and rich with stories, they offer some of our best heritage experiences.

Kei roto i te miru - Inside the Bubble

During the Covid-19 pandemci Manatū Taonga, Ministry for Culture and Heritage staff have been working with Auckland Libraries to develop resources for people at home to collect oral histories using the technologies they had to hand.

Te Tai Treaty Settlement Stories

Te Tai Treaty Settlement Stories will produce a comprehensive account of the recent history of Treaty of Waitangi settlements from all perspectives.

28th (Māori) Battalion company histories

Histories of A and D Companies of the 28th Māori Battalion are being undertaken.

Updated on 11th December 2020