Creative New Zealand boosts Dunedin Performing Arts
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Creative New Zealand boosts Dunedin Performing Arts Creative New Zealand will provide $120,000 towards a feasibility study that will map the current state of venues and present options for a performing arts venue in Dunedin. Their contribution adds to the Dunedin […]
Read More →“Landmark Title” takes top prize at New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: “Landmark Title” takes top prize at New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults “A landmark title which will stand the test of time” has been crowned the country’s best book for young readers. Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Christchurch writer […]
Read More →Entries now open for 2019 Ockham New Zealand book awards
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Entries now open for 2019 Ockham New Zealand book awards The New Zealand Book Awards Trust has announced that submissions are now open for the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, which promote excellence in and provide recognition for, the best […]
Read More →BSA 2018 Survey on Offensive Language in Broadcasting
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: BSA 2018 Survey on Offensive Language in Broadcasting The Broadcasting Standards Authority has released its report Language That May Offend in Broadcasting, which surveyed more than 1,500 members of the NZ public about the words or expressions that may be used […]
Read More →Three 100-year-old diaries returning home to New Zealand
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Three 100-year-old diaries returning home to New Zealand Three original First World War diaries currently held in Leeds University’s Liddle collection will be returned to New Zealand as a result of an agreement with the University, Neill Atkinson, Chief Historian Manatū […]
Read More →Pukeahu National War Memorial Park hosts Anzac Day commemorations
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Pukeahu National War Memorial Park hosts Anzac Day commemorations This year both the Dawn Service and National Commemorative Service for Anzac Day will be held at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington, Brodie Stubbs Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and […]
Read More →Monumental: New Zealand’s First World War Memorials
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Monumental: New Zealand’s First World War Memorials On Anzac Day, New Zealand’s First World War memorials will be at the centre of commemorative events around the country. They are also the focus of the latest campaign from WW100, Monumental. “New Zealanders […]
Read More →The New Zealand Army Band plays Pukeahu National War Memorial Park this weekend
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: The New Zealand Army Band plays Pukeahu National War Memorial Park this weekend Current and former New Zealand Army Band members are joining together in a tribute to the fallen on Saturday and on Sunday for a free public concert at […]
Read More →Suffrage stories highlighted for 125 commemorations
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Suffrage stories highlighted for 125 commemorations Today is International Women’s Day and this year we commemorate 125 years since women won the right to vote in Aotearoa. “Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is commemorating Suffrage 125 by telling the […]
Read More →US Memorial Design for Pukeahu National War Park Unveiled
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: US Memorial Design for Pukeahu National War Park Unveiled Unveiling the design for the US memorial and the mauri stones ceremony cements the long-standing relationship between the United States and New Zealand, in times of peace and conflict, Paul James CE […]
Read More →Annual New Zealand History Awards Announced
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Annual New Zealand History Awards Announced Themes of pacifism and conscientious objection feature prominently among this year’s annual New Zealand History Awards, which sees a total of $100,250 awarded to 10 applicants. “Researchers Margaret Lovell-Smith and Dan Bartlett delve into reactions […]
Read More →1000th Last Post at Pukeahu
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: 1000th Last Post at Pukeahu The 1000th daily Last Post ceremony marking the First World War centenary will be held at Pukeahu National War Memorial at 5.00pm on Thursday 18 January and members of the public are welcome to attend. Last […]
Read More →Landmarks Whenua Tohunga showcasing Otago’s history and heritage
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Landmarks Whenua Tohunga showcasing Otago’s history and heritage Twelve hugely significant Otago sites are now included in the Landmarks Whenua Tohunga programme, Paul James Chief Executive Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage said today. “Landmarks Whenua Tohunga is an exciting […]
Read More →The New Zealand Army Band plays Pukeahu National War Memorial Park on Sunday
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: The New Zealand Army Band plays Pukeahu National War Memorial Park on Sunday Some of New Zealand’s finest military musicians and vocalists will feature in the iconic New Zealand Army Band’s free concert this Sunday 3 December at Pukeahu National War […]
Read More →99th Commemoration of Armistice Day Saturday 11 November
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: 99th Commemoration of Armistice Day Saturday 11 November The National Commemoration of Armistice Day will be held in the Hall of Memories, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington at 11:00am on Saturday, 11 November. “This is the 99th commemoration of the […]
Read More →Commemorations to mark 75th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Commemorations to mark 75th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein Commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein will be held at Pukeahu National War Memorial, in Wellington on Friday 27 October. “The service will acknowledge […]
Read More →New book presents snapshots of NZ’s rich history
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: New book presents snapshots of NZ’s rich history Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s online historical treasures feature in a newly released book, Today in New Zealand History, which presents a day-by-day calendar of events from New Zealand’s past. “The […]
Read More →Commemorations acknowledge New Zealand’s contribution in Second World War and South-East Asia
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Commemorations acknowledge New Zealand’s contribution in Second World War and South-East Asia Two significant commemorations, one marking the 75th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) involvement during the Second World War and the other New Zealand’s contribution to […]
Read More →Lindauer portraits on show in San Francisco
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Lindauer portraits on show in San Francisco The critically acclaimed exhibition of Lindauer portraits The Māori Portraits: Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand will open at the de Young Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco, tomorrow, 9 September 2017. “Auckland Art Gallery Toi o […]
Read More →Māori Battalion D Company story to be told
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage – Release/Statement Headline: Māori Battalion D Company story to be told Media release, 24 August 2017. Research to bring to life the story of D Company’s important role in the Second World War gets underway in earnest on Saturday with a launch at the […]
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