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Ka mau te wehi, Kia Mau! A huge mihi to Kia Mau Festival, named Arts, Cultural or Heritage Event of the Year at the 2026...
12/08/2026

Ka mau te wehi, Kia Mau!

A huge mihi to Kia Mau Festival, named Arts, Cultural or Heritage Event of the Year at the 2026 NZEA New Zealand Event Awards.

Kia Mau Festival Director Mīria George says, "The acknowledgement is of Kia Mau - and also Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, and the creativity of mana whenua, tāngata whenua and tāngata moana artists.”

Creative New Zealand is proud to support Kia Mau and its ongoing work with mana whenua, tāngata whenua and tāngata moana artists.

Congratulations to Mīria, Hone Kouka and the Kia Mau Festival whānau.

📸 Kia Mau 2025. Photography by ROC+ Photography

📚New Voices of Aotearoa - A Ngā Toi Māori profile series celebrating Māori writers recognised in the 2026 edition 📚Writi...
10/08/2026

📚New Voices of Aotearoa - A Ngā Toi Māori profile series celebrating Māori writers recognised in the 2026 edition 📚

Writing her way home.

Dr Madi Williams never expected writing her iwi's history would also reconnect her with her own whakapapa.

Recognised as one of this year's New Voices of Aotearoa, Madi shares how a decade of research became a personal journey of belonging, identity and finding her place.

👉Read the full story on our website https://creativenz.govt.nz/news-and-blog/2026/07/30/00/34/44/writing-her-way-home

📚 New Voices of Aotearoa - A Ngā Toi Māori profile series celebrating Māori writers recognised in the 2026 edition 📚My M...
07/08/2026

📚 New Voices of Aotearoa - A Ngā Toi Māori profile series celebrating Māori writers recognised in the 2026 edition 📚

My Mum.

That's the simple answer Dr Atakohu Middleton gives when asked what first inspired her to become a writer.

Recognised as one of this year's New Voices of Aotearoa, Dr Atakohu Middleton shares how her mum inspired a lifelong love of storytelling and why she's creating more books for adults on the journey of learning te reo Māori.

👉Read the full story on our website https://creativenz.govt.nz/news-and-blog/2026/07/30/00/25/20/from-my-mum-to-the-maori-language-bookshelf

05/08/2026

Some of the most valuable learning happens through relationships.

For emerging artist Tui Hirabayashi, working alongside one of New Zealand's most respected Māori artists, Emily Karaka has been an opportunity to learn, ask questions and grow confidence in her own practice.

Together they are exploring Hinenuitepō, atua wāhine and the female form. Through their tuakana-teina relationship, they are also creating space for honest conversations about bodily autonomy and what it means for wāhine to reclaim how they are seen.

We're proud to support the Kīngi Tūheitia Portraiture Award, a kaupapa that creates opportunities for emerging Māori art...
04/08/2026

We're proud to support the Kīngi Tūheitia Portraiture Award, a kaupapa that creates opportunities for emerging Māori artists.

The opening at Puke Ariki brought together Te Kīngitanga, artists, whānau and the community to celebrate a touring exhibition that champions emerging Māori artists and honours the stories of their tūpuna.

These images are from the opening at Puke Ariki, where Te Kīngitanga, artists, whānau and the community came together to welcome the exhibition to Taranaki.

Find out more on their website https://pukeariki.com/museum/exhibitions/current/kiingi-tuheitia-portraiture-award

📚 New Voices of Aotearoa - A Ngā Toi Māori profile series celebrating Māori writers recognised in the 2026 edition. 📚We ...
04/08/2026

📚 New Voices of Aotearoa - A Ngā Toi Māori profile series celebrating Māori writers recognised in the 2026 edition. 📚

We can write anything.

From rewriting X-Men stories as a kid to becoming one of this year's New Voices of Aotearoa, Tīhema Baker - Writer is helping broaden what Māori literature can be.
Ahead of the release of One Day a Taniwha, we sat down with Tīhema to talk about fatherhood, storytelling and writing the stories he couldn't always find on the bookshelf.

👉Read the full story on our website https://creativenz.govt.nz/news-and-blog/2026/07/30/00/31/02/writing-into-the-gaps

He pou tokomanawa kua hinga. He toki o te ao kapa haka kua whetūrangitia.Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa acknowledges ...
31/07/2026

He pou tokomanawa kua hinga. He toki o te ao kapa haka kua whetūrangitia.

Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa acknowledges with deep sadness the passing of Raymond Kaiki (Tainui, Aotea), a highly respected rangatira of te ao kapa haka.

A founding member of Te Rōpū Tūtū Kā'ika and a long-serving member of the Aotea Māori Performing Arts Committee, now Te Kāhui Maunga, Raymond devoted more than four decades to kapa haka as a performer, composer, tutor, judge, chairperson and kaumātua. His knowledge, musical expertise and commitment to nurturing others left an enduring mark on generations of kapa haka practitioners throughout Aotearoa.

Raymond also made a significant contribution to Te Matatini, serving as a judge across eight campaigns and and playing a key role in organising the pōwhiri and tikanga for Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025.

We extend our heartfelt aroha to Raymond's whānau, Te Rōpū Tūtū Kā'ika, Te Kāhui Maunga, and all who had the privilege of knowing and working alongside him.

Haere, haere, haere atu rā e te rangatira. Moe mai rā.

📚 New Voices of Aotearoa - A Ngā Toi Māori profile series celebrating Māori writers recognised in the 2026 edition 📚Befo...
30/07/2026

📚 New Voices of Aotearoa - A Ngā Toi Māori profile series celebrating Māori writers recognised in the 2026 edition 📚

Before Amber Esau heads to Iowa next month, we're sharing one of her poems.

Whirlflow gives us a glimpse into the writing of Ngāpuhi and Manase poet and author, whose work explores identity, language and belonging.

Supported by Creative New Zealand, Amber will soon travel to the prestigious International Writing Program in Iowa, joining writers from around the world for a three-month residency.

👉 For more on her story read our story on our website https://creativenz.govt.nz/news-and-blog/2026/07/30/00/51/45/writing-between-worlds

🗓️ Check out the key dates for Creative New Zealand's 2026 funding opportunities on our website. Browse through our fund...
27/07/2026

🗓️ Check out the key dates for Creative New Zealand's 2026 funding opportunities on our website.

Browse through our funding opportunities and discover additional sources of support that may be accessible to you. Need advice and support? Access guidance to help you apply, speak with an adviser, or seek help with the CNZ portal.

👉 https://creativenz.govt.nz/funding-and-support

Taka mai i hea te pō o te rangi. Taka mai i runga o ngā maunga e. Takoto mai i runga i ngā Marae tapu, o te ika nui, te ...
22/07/2026

Taka mai i hea te pō o te rangi. Taka mai i runga o ngā maunga e. Takoto mai i runga i ngā Marae tapu, o te ika nui, te ika roa, te ika a Maui-tikitiki a Taranga e takoto nei. He pou whakairo i te ao waiata, he kaitito i ngā oro e rere nei i te hau, he kaiārahi i ngā reo e whakakotahi ana i te ngākau. He ringa rehe ki te whakatangi puoro, he kaiwhakaako e whakakā ana i te ahi o te Mātauranga kua ngū. Haere rā Robert te mana o ngā tipuna. Te Kuru o te marama, ka taupoki te waka ki raro e, ka taupoki te waka, aue te mamae e.

Creative New Zealand mourns the loss of singer, educator, choral leader and musical pillar of the community, Robert Wiremu.

A fiercely intelligent and phenomenal musician, one of his many enduring legacies will be Erebus: Reimagining Mozart, a reconceiving of Mozart’s Requiem for Chamber Music New Zealand and Voices New Zealand. The poignant choral work was a lauded as a triumph, placing it within an Aotearoa context as a reflection and commemoration of the Erebus tragedy.

We send our aroha to Robert’s whānau and loved ones.

Te Putōrino a Raukatauri iri piri runga peka. Kei roto ko te phi o te tangi. Korowhitawhita e.

📸 Robert with Tama Waipara and the carved red Steinway piano that was part of Michael Parekowhai’s installation On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer, Christchurch Gallery, 2012.

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