4th April 2024 Art / CultureA new light box exhibition in Wellington tells the history of Māori and the Te Aro Pā.
16th February 2024 Art / CultureNew art tours are now on offer for visitors to explore the parliamentary collection in Wellington.
28th November 2023 CultureThe 182ha Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park includes new tracks, carpark, seating, interpretive panels and toilets.
15th November 2023 Culture / QLDCConsultation has opened on the first steps to building a cultural and community precinct in Queenstown.
14th November 2023 Culture / FestivalThe biannual Te Hau Kōmaru National Waka Hourua Festival is heading to the South Island next year.
3rd November 2023 Art / CultureWellington remains New Zealand’s most creative city according to the latest Infometrics Creativity Index for 2022.
5th October 2023 Culture / SXSWThe South by Southwest festival in Sydney is being injected with a taste of te ao Māori and New Zealand culture and arts this month.
1st August 2023 Culture / WIALWellington Airport is paying tribute to Ngā Tipua Nui, The Great Beings from Māori legend that inhabited Te Whanganui-a-Tara, the harbour and hills.
6th July 2023 Culture / ParksWellington’s public spaces and parks will be more inclusive, integrated, regenerative and better reindigenise and reflect mātauranga Māori under changes to the city’s plans
3rd July 2023 Culture / FundingA museum group, performing arts venue and an effort to promote waka through workshops and public events are amongst the 17 recipients of the final round of the government’s $28m Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund.
28th June 2023 Culture / QLDCQueenstown Lakes District Council and Three Lakes Cultural Trust are encouraging the community to have its say on the region’s arts, culture and heritage strategy.
18th May 2023 Auckland Council / CultureMore changes could be coming for the arts and Proposed cuts to Auckland Council’s 2023/24 budget for arts, culture and events may not be as severe as initially expected. sector and other regional services in Auckland’s 2023/24 budget.
23rd March 2023 Attractions / CultureQueenstown’s town centre now tells more of the story behind its history in a narrative woven through paving and light poles around the area.
23rd March 2023 Art / CultureA new art exhibition in Foxton encourages visitors to follow their nose and indulge in the sensory experiences of olfactory art.
17th March 2023 Culture / CyclingCyclists around Pōneke Wellington will soon see blue and green designs representing hidden waterways and sites of historic cultural significance around the city.
8th February 2023 Culture / FundingThe Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage has allocated $22m to the cultural, creative and festival sector to ensure it is able to thrive.
17th October 2022 Attractions / CultureHistoric battle site Te Pakanga o Ōhaeawai near Kaikohe in Northland has opened to the public after a $1.79m restoration project.
6th October 2022 Auckland Museum / CultureMāori cultural performances are back at Auckland War Memorial Museum after being suspended due to Covid.
4th October 2022 Art / CultureThe projects include a digital storytelling app for the Russell Museum, e-commerce functionality for local art galleries, and a 3D virtual exhibition for the Tairawhiti Arts Festival.
23rd August 2022 Culture / Te PuiaKiwis do not want to pay for Māori tourism experiences – they believe they should get them for free, says Te Puia’s Tim Cossar.
10th August 2022 Art / CultureA new kiosk and etching in Tauranga’s Wharf Street Upgrade in Te Papa will showcase the history of the city as part of an interactive audio and video experience.
28th July 2022 Attractions / CultureA plan to transform a Tauranga reserve into a cultural and historic centre would provide a visitor experience around Māori life, including the 1864 battle of Gate Pā Pukehinahina.
28th July 2022 Culture / FundingThe Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund is designed to support strategic, sector-led initiatives that will have lasting benefits for arts, culture, and heritage.
15th July 2022 Culture / Tracks & TrailsSections of Tauranga’s Mt Maunganui Mauao will be closed to the public next week as works get underway to place new wayfinding signage and cultural touchpoints across the mountain.
14th July 2022 Culture / EventsThe 44th TuTagata Polynesian Festival will begin at the TSB Arena in Wellington on 27 July.
6th July 2022 Culture / Tracks & TrailsThe first phase of the Ngā Ara Tipuna history trail in Central Hawke’s Bay is now complete.
3rd June 2022 Culture / FundingThe 2022 round of the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund (RCHF) is open for applications, with up to $13m earmarked for capital projects at performing arts venues, art galleries, museums, whare taonga, mixed purpose art and museum centres, and other cultural institutions.
1st June 2022 Budget 2022 / CultureThe Waitangi National Trust Board has been granted $3m to keep its grounds open to the public.
20th May 2022 Budget 2022 / CultureBudget 2022 has allocated more than $185m to support the country’s cultural sector.
20th May 2022 Attractions / CultureA Tauranga reserve commemorating the 1864 Battle of Re Ranga is being upgraded to create a place of remembrance and storytelling.
18th May 2022 CultureThe National Library’s He Tohu exhibition has hosted almost 100,000 people over the last five years.
13th May 2022 Culture / RecoveryThe government’s Arts and Culture Covid Recovery Programme has paid out more than $20m to arts and culture events that were cancelled or suffered a loss of income due to Covid.
19th April 2022 Culture / EventsKapa haka festival Te Matatini is celebrating 50 years of the best of Māori performing arts and kaihaka.
4th March 2022 Art / CultureTwenty-seven arts, culture and heritage projects across the Taranaki, Bay of Plenty and Manawatū regions will benefit from the latest round of Te Urungi: Innovating Aotearoa culture sector funding, says Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Carmel Sepuloni.
3rd March 2022 Culture / Northland IncThe region can become a major showcase for NZ culture, says Northland Inc’s Tania Burt.
2nd February 2022 Culture / Events / FundingThe government will provide more support for events through expanding the amount of money and eligibility timeframes for key funding schemes.
18th January 2022 Culture / RentalsThe Coastal Arts Trail has teamed up with Quirky Campers NZ to launch a new art-immersive campervan.
7th December 2021 Culture / WaitangiWaitangi Treaty Grounds occupies a unique space in the nation’s psyche and its profile as a tourism destination is slowly changing.
27th October 2021 Culture / EventAn open-air opera event will be held on the Auckland waterfront on 11 – 14 February 2022.
12th April 2021 Culture / FundingThe first round of funding for Ngā Puninga Toi ā-Ahurea me ngā Kaupapa Cultural Installations and Events has opened.
11th December 2020 Culture / Waka KotahiThe cultural artworks along SH1 and the railway line on the Kaikōura coastline have been completed.
13th July 2020 Culture / EventsFour popular Māori and Pasifika events are set to receive government funding of up to $100,000 apiece through the new Creative and Cultural Events Incubator fund.
20th February 2020 CultureCommunity members of the Queenstown Lakes District have commissioned a “cultural masterplan” to improve arts and culture in the region.
