Tourism Ticker
The Business of Tourism
 
Tourism Ticker
The Business of Tourism

Tourism Ticker

Tourism Ticker
  News   Recovery   Opinion
Tuesday 05 March 2024
Roundup   Jobs   Calendar  

Culture

New Parliament art tours 16th February 2024 /

New Parliament art tours

New art tours are now on offer for visitors to explore the parliamentary collection in Wellington.


Upgraded BOP cultural heritage park opens 28th November 2023

Upgraded BOP cultural heritage park opens

The 182ha Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park includes new tracks, carpark, seating, interpretive panels and toilets.


Queenstown cultural precinct consultation opens 15th November 2023 /

Queenstown cultural precinct consultation opens

Consultation has opened on the first steps to building a cultural and community precinct in Queenstown.


Waka festival heads to Tasman 14th November 2023 /

Waka festival heads to Tasman

The biannual Te Hau Kōmaru National Waka Hourua Festival is heading to the South Island next year.


Wellington NZ’s most creative city 3rd November 2023 /

Wellington NZ’s most creative city

Wellington remains New Zealand’s most creative city according to the latest Infometrics Creativity Index for 2022.


Māori, NZ culture on show at SXSW Sydney 5th October 2023 /

Māori, NZ culture on show at SXSW Sydney

The South by Southwest festival in Sydney is being injected with a taste of te ao Māori and New Zealand culture and arts this month.


New art display at Wellington Airport 1st August 2023 /

New art display at Wellington Airport

Wellington Airport is paying tribute to Ngā Tipua Nui, The Great Beings from Māori legend that inhabited Te Whanganui-a-Tara, the harbour and hills.


Wellington public spaces to be more inclusive, integrated, indigenised 6th July 2023 /

Wellington public spaces to be more inclusive, integrated, indigenised

Wellington’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


Seventeen share final round of $28m cultural fund 3rd July 2023 /

Seventeen share final round of $28m cultural fund

A 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.


Queenstown seeks submissions on arts, culture, heritage strategy 28th June 2023 /

Queenstown seeks submissions on arts, culture, heritage strategy

Queenstown 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.


Auckland mayor supports softer funding cuts for arts, culture 18th May 2023 /

Auckland mayor supports softer funding cuts for arts, culture

More 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.


Queenstown upgrades for heritage stories 23rd March 2023 /

Queenstown upgrades for heritage stories

Queenstown’s town centre now tells more of the story behind its history in a narrative woven through paving and light poles around the area.


Novel olfactory exhibition smells like roses 23rd March 2023 /

Novel olfactory exhibition smells like roses

A new art exhibition in Foxton encourages visitors to follow their nose and indulge in the sensory experiences of olfactory art.


Sites of cultural significance marked in Wellington 17th March 2023 /

Sites of cultural significance marked in Wellington

Cyclists around Pōneke Wellington will soon see blue and green designs representing hidden waterways and sites of historic cultural significance around the city.


Govt injects $22m into cultural sector 8th February 2023 /

Govt injects $22m into cultural sector

The Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage has allocated $22m to the cultural, creative and festival sector to ensure it is able to thrive.


Historic battle site reopens after $1.8m restoration 17th October 2022 /

Historic battle site reopens after $1.8m restoration

Historic battle site Te Pakanga o Ōhaeawai near Kaikohe in Northland has opened to the public after a $1.79m restoration project.


Māori cultural performances return to Auckland Museum 6th October 2022 /

Māori cultural performances return to Auckland Museum

Māori cultural performances are back at Auckland War Memorial Museum after being suspended due to Covid.


Govt funds 39 arts, culture, heritage projects 4th October 2022 /

Govt funds 39 arts, culture, heritage projects

The 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.


Learnings from the pandemic: Kiwis expect Māori tourism experiences to be free – Cossar 23rd August 2022 /

Learnings from the pandemic: Kiwis expect Māori tourism experiences to be free – Cossar

Kiwis do not want to pay for Māori tourism experiences – they believe they should get them for free, says Te Puia’s Tim Cossar.


Interactive kiosk to highlight history 10th August 2022 /

Interactive kiosk to highlight history

A 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.


Māori cultural attraction proposed for Tauranga 28th July 2022 /

Māori cultural attraction proposed for Tauranga

A 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.


New fund to support arts, culture and heritage 28th July 2022 /

New fund to support arts, culture and heritage

The Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund is designed to support strategic, sector-led initiatives that will have lasting benefits for arts, culture, and heritage.


Mt Maunganui to close for cultural installations 15th July 2022 /

Mt Maunganui to close for cultural installations

Sections 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.


…while poly fest gets a new venue 14th July 2022 /

…while poly fest gets a new venue

The 44th TuTagata Polynesian Festival will begin at the TSB Arena in Wellington on 27 July.


First phase of Ngā Ara Tipuna history trail completed 6th July 2022 /

First phase of Ngā Ara Tipuna history trail completed

The first phase of the Ngā Ara Tipuna history trail in Central Hawke’s Bay is now complete.


$13m from culture, heritage fund open for applications 3rd June 2022 /

$13m from culture, heritage fund open for applications

The 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.


Waitangi, Te Matatini, museums share $18m funding boost 1st June 2022 /

Waitangi, Te Matatini, museums share $18m funding boost

The Waitangi National Trust Board has been granted $3m to keep its grounds open to the public.


Budget 2022: Matariki gets slice of $185m culture funding 20th May 2022 /

Budget 2022: Matariki gets slice of $185m culture funding

Budget 2022 has allocated more than $185m to support the country’s cultural sector.


Historic Tauranga battle site upgrades underway 20th May 2022 /

Historic Tauranga battle site upgrades underway

A Tauranga reserve commemorating the 1864 Battle of Re Ranga is being upgraded to create a place of remembrance and storytelling.


He Tohu exhibition celebrates 100k visitors 18th May 2022

He Tohu exhibition celebrates 100k visitors

The National Library’s He Tohu exhibition has hosted almost 100,000 people over the last five years.


$20m arts, culture support saves hundreds of businesses, jobs – Sepuloni 13th May 2022 /

$20m arts, culture support saves hundreds of businesses, jobs – Sepuloni

The 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.


Te Matatini celebrates 50 years of kapa haka 19th April 2022 /

Te Matatini celebrates 50 years of kapa haka

Kapa haka festival Te Matatini is celebrating 50 years of the best of Māori performing arts and kaihaka.


Regions to benefit from arts funding 4th March 2022 /

Regions to benefit from arts funding

Twenty-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.


New tourism assets transforming Northland into cultural destination 3rd March 2022 /

New tourism assets transforming Northland into cultural destination

The region can become a major showcase for NZ culture, says Northland Inc’s Tania Burt.


Govt injects $120m into arts and culture events 2nd February 2022 / /

Govt injects $120m into arts and culture events

The government will provide more support for events through expanding the amount of money and eligibility timeframes for key funding schemes.


Coastal Arts Trail,  Quirky Campers NZ launch Gallery-Camper 18th January 2022 /

Coastal Arts Trail, Quirky Campers NZ launch Gallery-Camper

The Coastal Arts Trail has teamed up with Quirky Campers NZ to launch a new art-immersive campervan.


Waitangi Treaty Grounds aims for larger profile as NZ evolves 7th December 2021 /

Waitangi Treaty Grounds aims for larger profile as NZ evolves

Waitangi Treaty Grounds occupies a unique space in the nation’s psyche and its profile as a tourism destination is slowly changing.


Auckland will never walk alone with inaugural Opera on the Harbour 27th October 2021 /

Auckland will never walk alone with inaugural Opera on the Harbour

An open-air opera event will be held on the Auckland waterfront on 11 – 14 February 2022.


Culture & Heritage fund opens for installations, events 12th April 2021 /

Culture & Heritage fund opens for installations, events

The first round of funding for Ngā Puninga Toi ā-Ahurea me ngā Kaupapa Cultural Installations and Events has opened.


Cultural artworks line SH1 in Kaikōura 11th December 2020 /

Cultural artworks line SH1 in Kaikōura

The cultural artworks along SH1 and the railway line on the Kaikōura coastline have been completed. 


Events secure $400k from new $1m annual cultural fund 13th July 2020 /

Events secure $400k from new $1m annual cultural fund

Four 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.


QLDC commissions arts and cultural masterplan 20th February 2020

QLDC commissions arts and cultural masterplan

Community members of the Queenstown Lakes District have commissioned a “cultural masterplan” to improve arts and culture in the region.