Our Graves and Memorials team plans to replace eight headstones in Featherston Cemetery as they are in poor condition and can no longer be maintained to a suitable standard.

New research from Growing Up in New Zealand and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage found that more than 90% of 12-year-olds regularly took part in recreational activities.

At the request of the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, the Honourable Paul Goldsmith, the New Zealand Flag is to be flown at half-mast on all Government and public buildings on Thursday, 29 February 2024 to mark the funeral of Fa’anānā Efeso Collins.

Our new pānui is a refreshed version of our previous Covid Recovery Programme newsletter. Piri ki Tua means to connect outward and beyond.

The Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund supports events that commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and increases awareness and knowledge of Te Tiriti through celebrations and local storytelling.

As a mark of mourning and respect and in accordance with protocol, the New Zealand Flag is to be flown at half-mast on all Government and public buildings on Wednesday, 31 January 2024 on the occasion of the Memorial Service to mark the death of Sir Michael Hardie Boys.

The inaugural Women’s British and Irish Lions Tour will receive government funding to support matches played across New Zealand in September 2027.

We are saddened to learn of the recent passing of The Venerable Wiremu “Bill” Kaua ONZM, JP (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Horowai, Rongowhakaata, Rakaipaaka, Te Aitanga Hauiti).

This week the head of the organisation that looks after all Commonwealth War Graves around the world visited New Zealand.