Portfolio: Arts, Culture And Heritage

Ian Athfield appointed to Historic Places Trust

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:23:43 +1300

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

Architect Ian Athfield has been appointed as to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Board, Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today. The New Zealand Historic Plac...

New appointments to the Arts Council announced

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:49:12 +1300

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

Academic and historian Judith Binney and artist and curator Helen Kedgley have been appointed to the board of the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Chris...

Review to improve arts philanthropy

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:18:07 +1300

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

A taskforce consisting of several of New Zealand's most high-profile supporters of the arts will investigate ways to improve levels of philanthropic giving in New Zealand, Minister of Arts Culture and...

Te Waka Toi appointments announced

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:51:30 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson today announced new appointments to the board of Te Waka Toi. Te Waka Toi, the Māori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand, is responsible fo...

Arts Minister expresses condolences for passing of Diggeress Rangitutahi Te Kanawa

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:10:39 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson expressed his sorrow at the death of renowned weaver Diggeress Rangitutahi Te Kanawa, who passed away last night. "Diggeress Rangitutahi Te Kan...

New National War Memorial Advisory Council appointments announced

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:20:13 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today the appointment of a new member, and the re-appointment and elevation to chair of a sitting member, of the National War Mem...

New appointment to Arts Board announced

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:09:19 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today the appointment of former Member of Parliament Nandor Tanczos and the reappointments of Pele Walker and Michael Prentice to...

New appointments to Te Papa board announced

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:07:20 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today the reappointment of the chair and the appointment of four new members to the board of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa To...

New appointments to Arts Council announced

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:57:57 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Attorney-General

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today the appointment of two new members, Anne Rush and Jimmy Wallace, to the Arts Council of New Zealand. The Arts Council is re...

Statement on death of Dr Seddon Bennington

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:28:15 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Attorney-General

Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson expressed his sorrow at the death of Te Papa chief executive Seddon Bennington. "Seddon Bennington served Te Papa and the people of New Zealand...

New appointments to Film Commission

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:25:03 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Attorney-General

Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson announced today three new appointments, including a new chair, to the board of the New Zealand Film Commission. Patsy Reddy, Rhiannon Evans and...

Peter Jackson to review Film Commission

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:43:06 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Attorney-General

Oscar award winning director and producer Peter Jackson will lead a ministerial review of the New Zealand Film Commission to ensure it is best able to serve the needs of the local industry and communi...

Chadwick shows Labour’s financial illiteracy

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:31:58 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Attorney-General

Labour's Arts spokeswoman confirmed with her comments about arts funding today why New Zealanders don't trust her party to even read, let alone write, a budget, Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage ...

$10.5 million extra support for the arts

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:07:12 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Budget 2009

Key artistic and cultural organisations get a boost of $10.5 million over the next four years in Budget 2009, Arts Minister Christopher Finlayson says. This funding for Creative New Zealand and the Ro...

Minister welcomes research into attitudes to arts

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:28:02 +1200

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson has launched a report about New Zealanders' attitudes towards and participation in the arts, and has welcomed its findings that more peopl...

Cultural accord signed at first Waikato-Tainui forum

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:04:17 +1300

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

A strong delegation of ministers met with iwi today at the inaugural Waikato-Tainui - Crown Relationship Forum in Hopuhopu, which culminated in the signing of a cultural accord under agreements ...

Arts, Culture and Heritage briefings released

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:30:27 +1300

Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson has today released five Briefings to the Incoming Minister. The briefing documents from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Creative New Ze...