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To celebrate the completion of a 4 year restoration of the National War Memorial Carillon, we invite you to Pukeahu to hear National Carillonist, Timothy Hurd QSM, playing the Carillon bells at a series of free recitals. Spice up your weekday lunchtime or Sunday afternoon with the sounds of the Carillon.
National War Memorial Carillon recitals
Once the guns fell silent on 11 November 1918, communities went to monumental lengths to remember those who had served and died in the First World War. WW100 New Zealand has put together some resources to help you discover the history and significance of the 500 or so memorials that still cover our landscape.
Monumental – Understanding New Zealand's First World War memorials
A national commemoration, Tuia – Encounters 250, will acknowledge this pivotal moment in our nation’s history as well as the exceptional feats of Pacific voyagers who reached and settled in Aotearoa many years earlier.
Tuia - Encounters 250
An evaluation of the New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG) has provided a useful insight into its cultural and economic value to New Zealand.
Evaluation of the New Zealand Screen Production Grant
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage is now accepting funding applications for events in 2019 to commemorate the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund invites applications from groups hosting community events which promote nation-building through wide community participation, and encourage the celebration of an inclusive New Zealand identity.
Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund 2019 applications open until 1 October
In tribute to this year’s Suffrage 125 commemorations a wealth of stories, including profiles of some of New Zealand’s most influential women’s rights advocates, are now available online.
NZHistory showcases women’s suffrage stories
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2019 season features a number of highlights including
Royal New Zealand Ballet's 2019 Season Revealed
China’s ancient treasures, the 2,300 year old terracotta warriors, are coming to Te Papa this summer. Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality will open 15 December 2018 and run until 22 April 2019
Te Papa to exhibit 2,300 year old Terracotta Warriors this summer
25 new entries have been added to the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography celebrate some of New Zealand’s most influential women. From social morality campaigner Patricia Bartlett to transgender sex worker Carmen Rupe, the new biographies draw on diverse strands of women’s experience in New Zealand.
25 Famous Women Immortalised in Online Dictionary

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Landmarks Whenua Tohunga

Discover, experience and enjoy the places that have shaped our nation and created our stories.

Tuia Encounters 250

In 2019, New Zealand will mark 250 years since the first meetings between Māori and Europeans during James Cook and the Endeavour's 1769 voyage to Aotearoa New Zealand.

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park commemorates more than 300,000 New Zealanders who served their country and the 30,000 who died.

Return of the bells – National War Memorial Carillon recital series

Christchurch Recovery Strategy

Manatū Taonga – Ministry for Culture & Heritage is working to renew greater Christchurch’s unique identity and its vitality expressed through sport, recreation, art, history, heritage and traditions.

28th (Māori) Battalion company histories

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

First World War Centenary Projects

Our historians are developing a series of projects to commemorate the centennial of the First World War.

Landmarks Whenua Tohunga

The stories of Aotearoa New Zealand weave together places and events, creating a rich tapestry. Rising up from our past, they tell us about ourselves, and help visitors to our country understand who we are.

Public Media Advisory Group

The Ministry is the Secretariat for the Ministerial Advisory Group established by Hon Clare Curran, Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media. The Advisory Group will be advising the Minister on the establishment of a Public Media Funding Commission, and on the allocation of public media funding.

Suffrage 125

2018 marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand.

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.

Watts Peninsula

The Ministry is working with other government agencies on the creation of the Watts Peninsula site as a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977.

Updated on 6th March 2018