Moves to turn the biennial New Zealand Festival into a series of mini events have had a funding boost from Wellington councils. A special mayoral committee has agreed to give the two-yearly festival $132,200 from a regional amenities fund to help research and develop a business case for a “new New Zealand Festival”
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Te Papa splashing cash for art trash
Te Papa has splashed taxpayers’ cash on two new artworks, one of which even its creator jokingly describes as a load of rubbish. The purchase of the works by Bill Culbert means taxpayers have now effectively funded them twice – once when Creative New Zealand paid $650,000 for their creation and showing at last year’s Venice Biennale, and now as Te Papa adds them to the national collection.