Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith’s debut feature Cousins, has taken over $1M dollars at the New Zealand box office and, after three weeks in release at New Zealand cinemas, continues to play strongly around the country remaining on 124 screens from Keri Keri to Stewart Island.

Two-time Academy Award nominee Ra Vincent (Jojo Rabbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) is this year’s recipient of Te Tumu Whakaata New Zealand Film Commission’s Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award announced at the Māoriland Film Festival this afternoon.

Fifty teams of intrepid Kiwis will cram into their beloved Minis this Friday, hoping to complete an epic 2350km journey from Paihia to Invercargill to raise money for children in need.

New Zealand Media and Entertainment’s ‘The Country’ has launched its second Rural Mental Health Week - aiming to get more Kiwis from New Zealand’s rural communities talking about their mental health.

Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington is supporting the 2021 CubaDupa Festival, which takes place in the capital on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 March.

"I’m delighted the University is a CubaDupa Festival Programme Partner," says Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Guilford.

A documentary series showcasing indigenous success across New Zealand’s farming and agricultural sector premieres on Māori Television on Tuesday 30 March 2021 at 8.00 PM.

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(Official Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8shFiWzAalg ) Media Release - Friday March 19th 2021

MIRANDA EASTEN - COUNTRY BOY

Te Tuma Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Chair, Dame Kerry Prendergast, announced today that CEO Annabelle Sheehan would step away from the role, after three years leading the agency, and return to Australia.

Webb’s are thrilled to bring a selection of highlights from our auction catalogue to Wellington for local audiences to view. Standout works include Bill Hammond’s Limbo Bay, a 2001 work featuring his iconic bird figures. 

Kiwi pop star Gin Wigmore’s Girl Gang confirmed as song of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022