Category: News

ISME’s First Social Media Campaign!

Dear ISME Leadership, We are excited to announce ISME’s inaugural social media campaign, and we need your help to get it started! This campaign has two key objectives: The second […]
eNotes – 25th November 2024

In this issue: Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities Read eNotes: 25th November 2024
eNotes – 29th October 2024

In this issue: Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities Resources Read eNotes: 29th November 2024
eNotes – 5 July 2024

In this issue: Read eNotes 4th July 2024
MEC admin position

If you’d like to apply to work for Music Education Canterbury as an administrator please see the ad at this link and get in touch! https://www.seek.co.nz/job/76520232 Note – this position […]
In the News

MENZA Chair Ben Lau speaks to Emile Donovan at Radio New Zealand about his journey with Taonga Puoro and how we are supporting teachers on their journey. RNZ Nights: Whakataukī […]
eNote – 21st May 2024

In this issue: Read eNotes 21st May 2024
In the Media

Ben Lau (MENZA) speaking to different media providers about how we are supporting kaiako around Aotearoa New Zealand with their journeys into Te ao Māori and building understanding of Puoro […]
eNotes – 1 May 2024

In this issue: MENZA NCEA Music Significant Learning Workshops: Delving into Te Ao Māori: Exploring Musical Histories and Tikanga Read eNotes here.
ISME Newsletter 30 April 2024

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Te Ara Puoro – MENZA Discourse Info

Te Ara Puoro – MENZA Discourse is now live. We invite you to join Te Ara Puoro, MENZA’s Discourse community, to support teachers in Aotearoa and beyond in the field […]
eNotes – 21 Feb 2024

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eNotes – 22nd Jan 2024

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eNotes – 24th July 2023

In this Newsletter PLD sessions coming up Call for Research Participants
eNotes – 5 July 2023

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eNotes – 29th June 2023: NCEA Change Package ZOOM sessions

In this Newsletter Quick access details: We will be offering two ZOOM sessions, each with different information. The sessions will be recorded, and we will endeavour to have them available […]
eNotes – 16th June 2023

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eNotes – 6th June 2023

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eNotes – 23rd May 2023

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eNotes – 19th April 2023

In this Newsletter Te Ika a Māui Resource launch Wānanga scholarships PLD sessions coming up (more TBC) To put in your diaries: Thursday 20 April, 7.30-9.00pm, FREE ZOOM session with Kristin Browne […]
eNotes – 16th March 2023

In this Newsletter Board Update In-Person Workshop announcement: FREE PLD – Primary School: Chase Across the Waves and Te Koha a Tāne SNEAK-PEEK into current NEX PROJECTS Newsletter: eNotes 16th […]
ISME Update – March 2023

ISME (International Society for Music Education) would like to draw your attention towards upcoming dates and information. Click on the link below to open the Information Document ISME Update March […]
Article: KIA RERE TE UKURERE! LET THE UKULELE SOAR! The New Zealand Ukulele Trust | Te Rūnanga Ukurere

The New Zealand Ukulele Trust | Te Rūnanga Ukurere o Aotearoa is a volunteer-run charity inspired by Bill Sevesi’s dream that every child would learn to play the ukulele. For over […]
Article: New Home for Christchurch School of Music, Te Kura Puoro

After years of a nomadic existence, the Christchurch School of Music , Te Kura Puoro, (CSM) has been given the opportunity to build a $15 million facility in the city’s […]
Nurturing songwriting talent through ‘Play it Strange’

If we could SEE songs, they would be luminous trails in the breath of space. And from there, they drift down to us, and we absorb them. We respond emotionally […]
Postponed: MENZA October 2022 Wānanga

Kia ora e te whanau Our October wānanga has been postponed due to the many marae renovations happening in Kirikiriroa. We will update you on our next Wānanga when a […]
Safer Spaces in Music Education

In the last two years there have been an increasing number of stories about harmful behavior in music education spaces. The stories have been about people we know, and people […]
eNote – 7th September 2022

In this newsletter: Update on Hui – Pacific People’s and Early Childhood Education Upcoming PLD MENZA WELLINGTON HUI – FRIDAY MENZA HAMILTON HUI – 15 SEPTEMBER MENZA REGIONAL HUB LEADERS […]
eNote – 24 August 2022

In this newsletter: Hui for ECE, Primary, Secondary, Pasifika and ITM in the coming week PLD with Hinekoia Tomlinson – Māori Waiata in the Classroom – 8 September 7pm Succesful […]
FREE MENZA hui for ECE, Primary, Secondary, ITM and Pasifika

After successful hui at our MENZA conference online last year, we are bringing back these free ZOOM sessions for all music educators to be able to connect with one another […]