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Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark today welcomed the announcement that the first film produced out of the Film Production Fund will be Whale Rider, based on the novel by acclaimed New Zealand writer Witi Ihimaera.

Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark today announced the appointment of Colonel Andrew Renton-Green as chair of the National War Memorial Advisory Council

Recording an oral history of prisoners of war will ensure that an important but relatively neglected aspect of New Zealand's wartime experience is preserved for future generations, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark said today.

Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark today announced the appointment of Peter Hubscher and Jo-Anne La Grouw to the Board of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

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"The Maori Made mark will see New Zealand artists - Maori and Pakeha - able to earn a decent income from their work," says Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister, Judith Tizard.

Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark announced today the appointment of new members to the council and the arts boards of Creative New Zealand.

Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark today announced the reappointment of Barrie Everard to the NZ Film Commission for a further one year term, and the appointment of Lisa Chatfield, Bob Harvey and James Wallace as new members of the Commission for terms of office of three years each.

Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark announced today that the remarkable Ned Kelly series of paintings by Australian artist Sidney Nolan will be exhibited by Wellington's City Gallery next year as part of the New Zealand Festival.

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Good evening, Bill Gosden, members of the film industry, and sponsors and trustees of the Festival.

Prof Alan McDiarmid Reception, Dining Room, Old Government House, University of Auckland

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Wanganui Arts Society Centenary, Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare O Rehua, Wanganui

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Prime Minister Helen Clark and Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Judith Tizard today expressed their sadness at the death of Sheilah Winn, and paid tribute to her longstanding patronage of the arts in New Zealand.

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"I am delighted that the Lotteries Commission has been able to maintain current funding levels for the agencies that foster arts and film in New Zealand," says Associate Arts, Culture & Heritage Minister Judith Tizard.

"The Royal New Zealand Ballet's new work, FrENZy, is going to be a fantastic show," says Judith Tizard, Associate Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage.

Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark and Associate Minister Judith Tizard today released details of the government's regional museums policy for capital construction projects.

The government has decided to transfer 59 major works of art presently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to New Zealand public art galleries and museums.

Thank you Mike [Gribble - MC and volunteer manager of the Morrin Museum].

The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Helen Clark, today unveiled a programme to help regional museums house collections of national significance adequately.

Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Helen Clark, today unveiled a programme to help regional museums house collections of national significance adequately.

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Thank you, Sir Barry, for your words of welcome, and to the Ngai Tai iwi, the children of Owairoa Marae and the arts & cultural community of Pakuranga, thank you for the opportunity to be here.