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The Cultural Sector Innovation Fund provides $60 million over three years to support innovative projects that improve the sustainability and resilience of the sector. Round one of the Fund will be delivered through a nationwide events series, Te Urungi: Innovating Aotearoa. These immersive, collaborative events are designed to harness our collective creative energy and innovative spirit to fuel bold ideas that enable arts, culture and heritage to thrive.
Join us in innovating Aotearoa through a series of 14 regional events held across the country
Come along to our next Public History talk on Friday 06 August 2021, featuring Melani Anae discussing her recently published book
Come along to our next Public History talk on Friday 06 August
View our latest Te Tai video of Raukawa who launched their Te Tai Whakaea Treaty Settlement story in Tokoroa. The story chronicles the experiences of the central North Island iwi in the settlement of their historical treaty claims, highlighting negotiations between Raukawa and the Crown, how the iwi achieved settlement, the settlement process, and the many difficulties the iwi faced and overcame.
Raukawa - Te Tai Treaty Settlements story
Following the triumph of his Hansel & Gretel in 2019, the Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to commission a new work by Choreographer in Residence Loughlan Prior for 2021. The Firebird, first staged in Paris in 1910, changed the direction of ballet. Runs from 29 July to 02 September in six New Zealand centres.
RNZB's latest production is The Firebird with Paquita
New Zealand’s Olympic story began in London in 1908, when three athletes competed as part of an ‘Australasian’ team. Learn more about the history of New Zealand's involvement in the Olympics on the Ministry's NZHistory website. Image is of Jack Lovelock surrounded by well-wishers after his victory in the 'Mile of the Century' at the Princeton Invitational meeting, 15 June 1935.
NZHistory feature on the Olympics
Creative New Zealand is seeking views on a draft remuneration policy to support the development of more sustainable arts sector careers. They are keen to hear your feedback and whakaaro on this document by completing an online survey which closes on 22 August 2021.
CNZ is seeking feedback on remuneration policy for artists and arts practitioners
Te Papa’s Feathermania: Fashion to die for | Te mate huruhuru: He kahu matemate opened on Saturday 26 June and runs until April 2022. Coinciding with the publication of Claire Regnault’s new book Dressed: Fashionable Dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1830 to 1910 (Te Papa Press) Feathermania examines the place of feathers – which have been sourced from Aotearoa New Zealand and across the globe - in the fashionable woman’s wardrobe.
Te Papa Presents Feathermania: Fashion To Die For
In 1981, South Africa’s Springbok rugby team toured New Zealand. TOHE | PROTEST is the new exhibition from Ngā Taonga that explores how the escalating tensions between activists, the police, rugby fans and politicians were presented by both government broadcasters and activist filmmakers. See excerpts from the definitive protest documentary PATU! (1983), learn how Ngā Taonga overcame many challenges to digitally preserve this iconic film and hear from the experts involved in the preservation project.
TOHE | PROTEST latest exhibition from Ngā Taonga
The Government has released the recommended dates for the Matariki public holiday for the next thirty years.
Matariki holiday dates for next thirty years announced

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CARE Fund

He toiora kei te pīwai kuing​a rau 
There is well-being at the water source of a hundred streamlets* 

Covid Recovery Programme

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.

Cultural Sector Capability Fund

Mā ngā huruhuru, ka rere ai te manu
The bird who is adorned with feathers is able to fly

Innovation Fund

Kia rapahoe te uru, anō he matimati nō Tangaroa ā te Toi
When the blade of the steering paddle plunges into the water, it becomes the creative fingers of Tangaroa.

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.

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.

28th (Māori) Battalion company histories

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

Kei Roto i te Miru - Inside the Bubble

During the Covid-19 pandemic 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.

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.

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.

Updated on 11th December 2020