Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 27, 2016 17:09:06 GMT 12
BUDGET 2016 - MORE PŪTEA FOR KAPA HAKA
The biggest kapa haka festival in the world Te Matatini is set to get an extra $700,000 from this year's Budget, a boost of more than 50% from last year's funding.
Today's Budget announcement means the Te Matatini Society will get a total of $1.9mil in funding.
Last year, Te Matatini received $1.2mil a year from the Ministry of Culture and Heritage and yet it pumps around $20mil into local economies.
Minister of Arts Culture & Heritage, Maggie Barry says, “It will enable the kapahaka organisations around NZ of which there are about 130 or so at the moment to grow by 50 groups per year.”
The Royal New Zealand will get $5.4mil. Although only a 23% increase, it's still more than double that of Te Matatini…..
www.maoritelevision.com/news/latest-news/budget-2016-more-putea-kapa-haka
The biggest kapa haka festival in the world Te Matatini is set to get an extra $700,000 from this year's Budget, a boost of more than 50% from last year's funding.
Today's Budget announcement means the Te Matatini Society will get a total of $1.9mil in funding.
Last year, Te Matatini received $1.2mil a year from the Ministry of Culture and Heritage and yet it pumps around $20mil into local economies.
Minister of Arts Culture & Heritage, Maggie Barry says, “It will enable the kapahaka organisations around NZ of which there are about 130 or so at the moment to grow by 50 groups per year.”
The Royal New Zealand will get $5.4mil. Although only a 23% increase, it's still more than double that of Te Matatini…..
www.maoritelevision.com/news/latest-news/budget-2016-more-putea-kapa-haka