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Before British colonisation of New Zealand, the Indigenous architecture of Māori was an 'elaborate tradition of timber architecture'. [1] Māori constructed rectangular buildings (whare) with a 'small door, an extension of the roof and walls to form a porch, and an interior with hearths along the centre and sleeping places along the walls' for protection against the cold.
Tāne-nui-ā-rangi, the wharenui at Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland Inside Tāne-nui-ā-rangi A modern wharenui at Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. A wharenui ([ˈɸaɾɛnʉ.i]; literally "large house") is a communal house of the Māori people of New Zealand, generally situated as the focal point of a marae.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Front side with entrance in 2009 Interactive fullscreen map Former name Dominion Museum and National Art Gallery Established 1992 Location Wellington, New Zealand Coordinates 41°17′26″S 174°46′55″E / 41.29056°S 174.78194°E / -41.29056; 174.78194 Visitors 1.5 million (2017) Kaihautū Arapata Hakiwai Director Courtney Johnston ...
The National Art Gallery of New Zealand was established in 1936, and was amalgamated into the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 1992. The Auckland Art Gallery is New Zealand's largest art institution with a collection numbering over 15,000 works, [ 31 ]
On 22 January 2007 Concert FM was renamed Radio New Zealand Concert to associate it more clearly with the Radio New Zealand brand, [6] which was subsequently shortened to RNZ Concert in 2016. As part of its promotion of New Zealand Music Month, the network has produced a series of podcasts of New Zealand performances of classic works. [ 11 ]
The New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute (NZMACI) is an indigenous traditional art school located in Rotorua New Zealand. It operates the national schools of three major Māori art forms. NZMACI opened in 1963 as a successor school to the previous national school for woodcarving (wānanga whakairo) in Rotorua , New Zealand.
The music of New Zealand has been influenced by a number of traditions, including Māori music, the music introduced by European settlers during the nineteenth century, and a variety of styles imported during the twentieth century, including blues, jazz, country, rock and roll, reggae, and hip hop, with many of these genres given a unique New Zealand interpretation.
In 1963 a New Zealand government funding body for the arts was established, the Queen Elizabeth ll Arts Council. Bill Sheat was appointed to the drama panel and he was the chair from 1969 to 1973. [28] New Zealand actors and dancers were only trained by private teachers or learnt from appearing in amateur productions.