Homepage | Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage

Popular keywords/Kupu matua arotini

Featured/Motuhake

Next phase reached in National Erebus Memorial design

The National Erebus Memorial has progressed from concept design to the next stage of design.

Rendered view of the National Erebus Memorial in Cracroft Reserve

What's new/Kaupapa hou

news

Budget 2026: Information for arts, culture, heritage and sport

Budget 2026 continues the Government’s focus on fiscal restraint across public spending and delivering public services in a sustainable way. 

28 May, 2026

news

A tape recorder and microphone on a desk next to a writers pad and pen.

Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho, New Zealand Oral History Grants open for applications

Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho, New Zealand Oral History Grants will open for applications on 2 June 2026

26 May, 2026

publication

Budget 2026

Factsheets on funding for the cultural and sports sectors in Budget 2026 and government investment in the sectors from 2026 to 2030.

Published on 28 May, 2026

publication

Ngāti Hāua Whakaaetanga Tiaki Taonga

Manatū Taonga has signed a Whakaaetanga Tiaki Taonga with Ngāti Hāua, strengthening our ongoing relationship and supporting the implementation of Treaty settlement commitments relating to taonga tūturu and cultural heritage.

Published on 7 May, 2026

Our websitesŌ mātou paetukutuku

Our websites help the peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand reconcile their past and tell their culture and heritage stories.

E āwhina ana ā mātou paetukutuku, tā hoki i ngā iwi o Aotearoa kia whakamārire i tō rātou hītori me te kōrero i ngā kōrero ā-ahurea, ā-tukunga ihotanga hoki.

Our entities Ō mātou hinonga

We manage the Crown’s relationship with a range of Crown entities and non-government organisations in the arts, media, heritage and sport sectors.

E whakahaere ana mātou i te hononga a te Karauna ki te whānuitanga o ngā hinonga me ngā rōpū whakahaere tē kāwanatanga i roto i ngā rāngai toi, arapāho, tukunga ihotanga, hākinakina hoki.

Entities overview