CULTURE

2:45PM, 30 August 2010

Young performers had their chance to shine on Friday night at Manukau’s Secondary Schools Performing Arts Awards, Stand Up! Stand Out!.

7:54AM, 16 August 2010

Auckland Museum Trust Board has approved the loan of 13 significant taonga Maori to the people of Rotorua.

8:43AM, 13 August 2010

Kei te matakawa te Minita Māori i te whakatau a ngā kaiwhakahaere o te Tauwhāinga Whutupaoro o Roller Mills, kia kaua ngā tīma e haka i runga i te papa tākaro.

7:49AM, 10 August 2010

Waitangi Day 2011 is set to be filled with colourful events around the country thanks to community funding made available through the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

1:57PM, 18 July 2010

Put a bunch of rugby-loving Kiwis together for a while, and you’re bound to witness a rousing Māori haka at some stage.

10:05AM, 30 June 2010

In an impassioned speech regarding spending on his council credit card Manakau mayor Len Brown made a number of dramatic gestures, including face, chest and nose slapping.

8:22AM, 21 June 2010

Fluency in Pacific languages is critical to maintaining healthy Pacific heritage arts in New Zealand, according to research published today by Creative New Zealand.

3:03PM, 18 June 2010

A neglected part of New Zealand’s First World War story, the elaborate peace celebrations held in July 1919, is now being told on Ministry for Culture and Heritage website www.nzhistory.net.nz.

10:02AM, 17 June 2010

Te Papa confirmed today that the skeleton of New Zealand’s most famous racehorse is able to be lent to Melbourne Museum for display during the 150th anniversary of the first Melbourne Cup race later this year.

4:17PM, 16 June 2010

Prominent Auckland poets are helping to lead an innovative community poetry project, which will start this week during Matariki, the Maori New Year.

7:24AM, 1 June 2010

School is replacing the home and church as the main place to learn the Samoan language, a Victoria University Masters student has found.

12:39PM, 19 May 2010

There are only 10 days left for New Zealanders to nominate their choice of outstanding New Zealand writers in each of the three genres of poetry, fiction and non-fiction for the 2010 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement.

8:42AM, 14 May 2010

New University of Otago research has found that people over a range of different skin colours tend to overestimate the darkness of their natural, non-tanned skin.

3:51PM, 11 May 2010

The long awaited move of the house of Sir Edmund Hillary will take place tomorrow.

7:57AM, 16 April 2010

New Zealand’s most innovative music collaboration, People in Your Neighbourhood (PIYN), is back for 2010.

9:08PM, 7 April 2010

Waikato Museum visitors will have the chance to learn the secrets of the second most successful Guinness World Record breaker of the last decade, when two shows are held at the facility next Wednesday [14 April].

12:57PM, 16 March 2010

Vintage engines, antique motor mowers and historic aircraft will be brought to life next week in an interactive experience for the Karaka Museum.

12:02PM, 4 March 2010

Easter weekend in Wellington will never be the same again as bunny rabbits are outnumbered by Princess Leias, Pokemons, Stormtroopers and other wacky characters as the 40th Armageddon Expo takes place at TSB Bank Arena from 2nd – 4th April.

8:36AM, 3 March 2010

A record number of school cultural groups have entered the 2010 ASB Polyfest which celebrates its 35th Anniversary at the Manukau Sportsbowl from 17 – 20 March.

7:26AM, 2 March 2010

A piece of Hamilton’s history will be celebrated this Sunday [7 March] when a civic ceremony is held to mark the completion of the PS Rangiriri restoration project.