Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) today reveals six films from its highly anticipated 2021 programme.

Tamariki are being encouraged to use Te Reo Māori at home, and explore nature’s wonders, thanks to a New Zealand animated children’s television series.

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A $35 million transformation of Auckland Council-owned Auckland Film Studios in Henderson to go ahead following a review

Māori Television launches an interactive celebrity chat show for lockdown - ANI PIKS - live streaming on Instagram every weekday at 12.30 PM from today (Monday 30 August 2021).

Brian Hall may be described as something of a late bloomer when it comes to the world of Warbird flying and ownership.

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, with APRA AMCOS NZ, is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2021 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha, celebrating excellence in contemporary composition:

Neville Hall for so flamed in the air

Leading New Zealand musicians, classical pianist Michael Houstoun, jazz trombonist and bandleader Rodger Fox and their special guest, acclaimed blues vocalist Erna Ferry, are touring the South Island and performing in five centres this October.

Join cheeky host and acclaimed entertainer Rutene Spooner (Super Hugh-Man) - backed by the hottest house band in the land The Doughboys - as he calls a night of hard-case Māori humour and classic kiwi tunes while you spin, win and grin your way through a game of Housie like never before!

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) CEO David Strong said New Zealand’s international reputation continues to attract global interest, following this morning’s announcement that Amazon Studio’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ series will film season two in the United King

Some of the world’s most stunning wildlife photographs are about to be showcased at NPDC’s Puke Ariki Museum.