October 27, 2022
Marae histories collected through Covid recovery putea
A scheme to revitalise mātauranga Māori by supporting digital storytelling for marae is one of five initiatives to be funded by the $28 million Te Tahua Whakamarohi i te Rāngai Ahurea Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund.
The putea comes from funding allocated to the Minsitry for Culture and Heritage Manatū Taonga from the 3-year Covid Recovery Programme agreed by Cabinet in 2020.
Toro Tairāwhiti Limited will get up to $786,000 work with about 30 marae, taking on three interns per marae and building and testing cost effective tools and techniques marae will be able to use to record and revitalise their mātauranga.
Oyster Workshop will get up to $575,750 to help Māori and Pacific arts practitioners access local and international markets.
There’s also almost $500,000 for the Publishers Association to establish a self-sustaining New Zealand audio book industry, a similar amount for Human Performance Incorporated to develop a movement arts centre in Ōtautahi, and $725,000 to Creative Waikato’s regional arts programme.