Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 16, 2024 7:02:52 GMT 12
DISAPPOINTMENT AS MATARIKI FESTIVAL SHOWPIECE CANCELLED AFTER FUNDING CUT
Organisers of Bay of Islands' Matariki festival are frustrated its celebration will be scaled back due to funding cuts.
In previous years, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage has supported iwi, hapu, and community groups to hold Matariki events across the country through its Matariki Ahunga Nui Fund.
But Matariki Pēwhairangi Festival director Jackie Sanders said the festival was not informed this funding would not be renewed.
Sanders said the festival received $100,000 a year, for each of the two years Matariki funding has been administered by the ministry.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/519593/disappointment-as-matariki-festival-showpiece-cancelled-after-funding-cut
Organisers of Bay of Islands' Matariki festival are frustrated its celebration will be scaled back due to funding cuts.
In previous years, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage has supported iwi, hapu, and community groups to hold Matariki events across the country through its Matariki Ahunga Nui Fund.
But Matariki Pēwhairangi Festival director Jackie Sanders said the festival was not informed this funding would not be renewed.
Sanders said the festival received $100,000 a year, for each of the two years Matariki funding has been administered by the ministry.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/519593/disappointment-as-matariki-festival-showpiece-cancelled-after-funding-cut