New programmes feature te ao Maori
As we celebrate Maori language week NZ On Air is pleased to announce support for a range of new television programmes that help to bring te ao Maori to broad New Zealand audiences.
Making Tracks: July 2015
NZ On Air will fund 24 new music projects in its latest MakingTracks funding round.
Award-winning Maori artists head to Canada's The Banff Centre for cultural exchange
Shakaiah Perez and Te Kahu Rolleston have been selected to attend acclaimed indigenous arts residencies at one of the world’s leading arts and creativity hubs.
The Solace of Art
In the latest post from The Solace Initiative, The Big Idea's Digital Artist in Residence Clare O'Leary talks to artist and nurse Naomi Clements.
Len Lye Centre opens
The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery doors have re-opened with a new addition dedicated to the pioneering filmmaker and kinetic sculptor Len Lye.
The real fairy godmother
We talk to Lauren Nielsen, head of wardrobe for Disney On Ice, about life on the road and the demands of working backstage on a blockbuster show.
CIRCUIT Cast: Symposium preview #1 - Shannon Te Ao
Ahead of his presentation at the upcoming CIRCUIT symposium, Shannon Te Ao talks about Joanna Paul, poetry and the politics of domestic space.
City Gallery Wellington temporary closure
Scheduled Wellington City Council building maintenance requires City Gallery to be closed to the public for two weeks, mid-August.
NZ Screen Production Grant one-year review
An initial one year review of the New Zealand Screen Production Grant, which was introduced in April 2014.
NZ at Venice Biennale 2017 commissioner
Former Arts Council chair Alastair Carruthers will be the commissioner for New Zealand’s 2017 presentation at the Venice Biennale.
Two screen agencies join forces
The New Zealand Film Commission and Film New Zealand will join forces from 1 August 2015.
New arts and culture TV shows
NZ On Air is backing a raft of new local arts and culture television programmes to appeal to audiences across the spectrum.