Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 28, 2023 3:49:08 GMT 12
MĀORI PARTY CRIES POOR OVER ARTS FUNDING
The Māori Party has called for funding for Te Matatini to be on par with other major cultural forms.
It’s comparing the $2.9 million a year to run the national kapa haka content with the $16 million cost of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s $5m.
It says Te Matatini will be the dance that binds the country together for centuries to come, and it cannot be funded enough.....
waateanews.com/2023/02/27/maori-party-cries-poor-over-arts-funding/
The Māori Party has called for funding for Te Matatini to be on par with other major cultural forms.
It’s comparing the $2.9 million a year to run the national kapa haka content with the $16 million cost of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s $5m.
It says Te Matatini will be the dance that binds the country together for centuries to come, and it cannot be funded enough.....
waateanews.com/2023/02/27/maori-party-cries-poor-over-arts-funding/