Robert Catto, Photographer

The Arts Foundation of New Zealand announced the inaugural recipients of the New Generation Awards on Wednesday, 22 November in Wellington. The New Generation Awards celebrates artistic achievement with a $25,000 investment in the careers of each recipient. Eve Armstrong prefers to bring objects and ideas back into circulation through the research, collection and reconstruction of recycled materials. Objects and images of material refuse are organised into sculptural stacks, piles, collages and assemblages within layered packaging tape landscapes. Warren Maxwell grew up in Whangarei and is the driving force behind many music-based projects. Warren is former front-man of TrinityRoots, saxophonist for Fat Freddy?s Drop and leader of psychedelic blues quartet Little Bushman. Tze Ming Mok lists the following top six interests in order of link entry frequency: politics, literature, evil, language, tools, humanity. A first-generation New Zealand-born Chinese, Tze Ming writes a popular Public Address weblog Yellow Peril. She also writes poetry, fiction, reviews, features and opinions. Joe Sheehan, a Wellingtonian, is a jade-carver, has taken a contemporary look at the relevance and position of greenstone carving in today's world. His recent work looks at the commercialisation of the jade industry and the limitations it places on jade and its potential as a medium for relevant art practice. Taika Waititi is a visual artist, actor, writer and director, from the Raukokore region of the East Coast. Involved in some of New Zealand?s most innovative and successful productions, Taika writes and performs comedy and has won New Zealand?s top comedy awards. His short film, Two Cars, One Night, was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 and his following short, Tama Tu, won a string of international awards, also becoming eligible for Oscar nomination. His first feature, Eagle vs. Shark, is due for release in early 2007.

The combined might of the British & Irish Lions toured New Zealand in 2005, playing test rugby against the mighty All Blacks on three occasions as well as matches against several of the local rugby teams in Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton.

Go Wellington Cuba St Carnival is a biennial free outdoor event held on Cuba St in Wellington, New Zealand.

Corporate and public event images from New Zealand and worldwide.

Film commissioners from around the world gathered in New Zealand for the AFCI Cineposium 2008, hosted by Film Wellington.

Stars and crew arrive at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington for the premiere of Peter Jackson's King Kong, in New Zealand.

Over three years (2001-2003), Wellington played host to a series of premieres for the Lord Of The Rings films, culminating in the World Premiere of the Return Of The King on Dec 1, 2003. Peter Jackson and the stars are seen here on the red carpet, and at associated events surrounding these premieres.

On September 9th 2009, the Prime Minister John Key and Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully hosted a function at the Beehive to launch the Government's leverage and legacy plans for RWC 2011.

The New Zealand premiere of Robert Sarkies' film Out Of The Blue, at the Embassy Theatre, Wellington.

Wellingtonians, filmmakers and artists assembled in Wellington's Civic Square as part of a nationwide series of rallies to show their support for keeping the production of The Hobbit, directed by Peter Jackson, in New Zealand. Speakers included Sir Richard Taylor of Weta Workshop, Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, artist Gino Acevedo, casting director Liz Mullane, and others from the industry in Wellington. Production of the films had been threatened by a worldwide boycott started by New Zealand Actors' Equity and an Australian union, the MEAA.

The city of Wanganui put on a street parade and festivities to celebrate the premiere of Vincent Ward's film River Queen. The film was shot on the Whanganui River, which cuts through the town on New Zealand's North Island.

Spada Conference 2005: Small Country, Big Picture at the Intercontinental Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand.

The 14th annual SPADA Conference was held over three days (16-18 Nov 06), and attracts over 370 national and international delegates. It's the biggest screen industry event in New Zealand. Topics include opportunities for growth such as developing and understanding the craft of television and film, including the emergence of new genres and creating formats; investigating the business of independent filmmaking, the opportunities and the barriers; the impact of new terms of trade for film and television; new marketing and distribution platforms; international investment; innovative technology and new media; animation, and more.

Members of the cast and crew of The Lovely Bones gathered for a press conference prior to the New Zealand premiere at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington. Present were writer/producer/director Peter Jackson, writer/producer Phillippa Boyens, senior visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri, and cast members Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon, Rose McIvor and Carolyn Dando.

Images from the Toronto International Film Festival 2006.

On Oct 20 2010 a group of film technicians, artisans, actors and production crew including Weta Workshop founder Sir Richard Taylor (as a concerned member of the Wellington Film community), actors including Jed Brophy, artists such as Gino Acevedo and John Howe, directors Jonathan King and Peter Briggs, Hobbit writer and producer Philippa Boyens and many more met to discuss the industrial action surrounding production of The Hobbit in Wellington. A meeting of New Zealand Actors' Equity / Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance was scheduled for later the same evening; the decision was made for technicians to travel from Stone St Studio in Miramar to central Wellington to protest the worldwide boycott called by the MEAA against the production, which resulted in a march on Parliament grounds.

The Wellington Region Gold Awards (in association with the Dominion Post) are an annual celebration of the area's most successful businesses. Winners this year included the Malaghan Institute (Discovering Gold), Radiola Aerospace (Emerging Gold), the World Mountain Running Championships (Event Gold), Serco Project Engineering (Generating Gold), Icebreaker (Global Gold), Hutt Valley DHB (ACC Thinksafe Workplace Safety Award), Terralink International (Cyber Gold), La Bella Italia (Vibrant Gold), Park Road Post (Creative Gold) and Mana Coach Services (Supporting Gold). The Supreme Award went to Icebreaker NZ Ltd.

The Wellington Region Gold Awards 07 were held at TSB Arena, Wellington, New Zealand.

The Wellington Region Gold Awards are an annual celebration and profiling of the region's business community. The Awards are held at TSB Arena, where we congratulate and acknowledge our most successful businesses. Special Tributes are also bestowed on deserving individuals who have had a positive impact on the Wellington region. In keeping with Gold Awards tradition the supreme award was presented by Prime Minister John Key, to winners Park Road Post.