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The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra received $3.2m ahead of its 75th anniversary. Pictured is The Soldier’s Tale presented in February in Paraparaumu. The sector needed a long-term, rigorous funding system, so artists could live sustainable lives and not experience high rates of burnout, Harvey said. Hot on the heels of Amazon’s $1.38 billion The grant incentivises international screen productions to come to New Zealand. The screen sector is a lucrative industry which can inject large sums of money into an economy relatively immediately.
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The Lord of the Rings has been filming in Auckland behind shipping containers. The Screen Production Grant – International boost will entice more international screen productions to choose New Zealand.
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The ‘Capital Sites & Stories’ mural provides historical notes on buildings and sites in the area. It includes arrows, distances, and travel times for those wanting to use the wall as a travel guide.
I recently moved to Thorndon, a place where the national narrative is so strong it seems to pulse, its rhythm incessant. Between Parliament, the national library, archives, the high commissions, embassies and government houses, the many statues, plaques, historical displays and street names, you simply can’t escape the national story. Though, in its hypervisibility, we sometimes stop seeing it, even as it beats around us.