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Arts and Culture Event Support Scheme
Tutus on Tour brings a ray of summer sunshine to stages from Auckland’s North Shore to Invercargill. Artistic Director Patricia Barker has curated a gala programme which showcases the dancers of your national ballet company at their best, from beloved classical favourites to recent works that have claimed a rightful place on the international stage.
Tutus on Tour 2022
The 2023 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund (the Fund) is open now to support local events which celebrate the past and future of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Grants Available to Support Community Waitangi Day Celebrations
Join us for the next Public History talk on Wednesday 12 October about the new book, New Zealand’s Foreign Service: A History, which examines how the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade responded to ever-evolving political and military allegiances, trade globalisation, economic threats, natural disasters and military conflict on behalf of a small nation that seeks to engage on the global stage while maintaining the principles that underpin its political institutions.
New Zealand's Foreign Service Public History talk
Can you imagine a world without culture? UNESCO’s Mondiacult 2022 Conference, held in Mexico 28-30 September, posed that question as it invited the international community to engage jointly on a continuous reflection on cultural policies to tackle global challenges. Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Carmel Sepuloni addressed the conference remotely by video, speaking on the theme: ‘Heritage and Cultural Diversity in Crisis’, with a focus on indigenous peoples.
Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Carmel Sepuloni delivers speech on ‘Heritage and Cultural Diversity in Crisis’ theme
A national commemoration in honour of all Coastwatchers who served in the Pacific during the Second World War will be held at 11am on Saturday 15 October at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Pukeahu National War Memorial Park.
National ceremony to honour Coastwatchers on 15 October
International stars and local music legends join with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Association with New Zealand Listener for three diverse and exhilarating concerts from 30 September. The line-up for the NZSO’s Immerse 2022 festival features the NZSO debut of acclaimed Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero, renowned British-Australian organist Joseph Nolan and a special collaboration with singer-songwriter Shayne Carter of seminal bands Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer.
From Bach to Bowie – NZSO festival has music for everyone
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage encourages people undertaking community-led history projects to apply for funding through Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho Piki Ake! Kake Ake! New Zealand Oral History Grants and Whiria te Mahara History Research Grants before applications close in October 2022.
Applications Invited for Oral History and History Grants for Community-led Projects
Arts Access Aotearoa is calling for registrations to Ngā Wāhi Auaha Creative Spaces Conference 2022, a free event taking place online over 1 and 2 November 2022. The conference’s theme of “igniting possibilities” celebrates everything that creative spaces make possible through creativity, connection and collaboration, says Richard Benge, Executive Director, Arts Access Aotearoa.
Conference to ignite creative spaces sector

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Arts and Culture 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.

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.

Artist Resale Royalty Scheme

An Artist Resale Royalty Scheme is being established to ensure the creators of visual arts are recognised and rewarded when their work is resold on the secondary art market.

Carillon Tower seismic strengthening project

The Carillon Tower in Pukeahu National War Memorial Park is undergoing work to seismically strengthen it.

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.

Review of Government investment in the screen sector

The government is undertaking a review of funding to the screen sector. The review will ensure that Crown investment in the screen sector is effective and generates economic and cultural value for sector and for New Zealand. The review is being jointly led by Hīkina Whakatutuki the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

28th (Māori) Battalion company histories

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

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.

Updated on 5th April 2022