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Local Projects

We foster bilateral cultural exchange programs between Germany and New Zealand. We initiate film series, exhibitions, concerts, seminars and festivals, always with the goal to facilitate artistic production, reception and reflection involving actors from both countries.

Picture me hero ©Learners

Picture me

"Picture Me" brings the rich tradition of European children’s books to Aotearoa New Zealand in a lively  festival of art and ideas. Antje Damm from Germany, Aurore Petit from France and Piotr Socha from Poland will be conducting workshops, readings, professional events, and more in Wellington and Christchurch.

Kinofest 2023 ©Goethe-Institut / Anschlaege.de

Film series in New Plymouth
Kinofest 2023

We are screening from 17.-26. November a curated film program at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth. The films explore themes of migration, connection, and interconnection, offering a nuanced and multifaceted view of German society.

Goethe on Demand (Key Visual): Scene from the film "The Ordinaries". © Bandenfilm

Goethe on Demand

On Goethe on Demand, the streaming platform of the Goethe-Institut, we present a variety of online film programs, film festivals and film series that can be streamed from home. They are accessible online and free of charge after registration.
 

Sound of X © Goethe-Institut / Photo: Benny Suhendra Panjaitan / Design: Groupe Dejour

Listen Closely
Sound of X

How can we reconnect with the spaces we live in, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? The artists of Sound of X propose answers as they explored their sonic environment. The resulting video soundscapes offer a unique experience of our cities.

LE MONDE diplomatique © LE MONDE diplomatique

Le Monde diplomatique – The comic page

This unique comic exhibition, curated by Karoline Bofinger, features the comics of 50 German artists and one work of the New Zealand artist Tim Gibson. 

Lifeswap Lockdown Diaries -Banner © Steffen Kreft

Lifeswap
Lifeswap - The Lockdown Diaries

Our favourite animated comic duo, Duncan and Jörg from Lifeswap, are back just when we need them. In his first week of coronavirus lockdown in Germany, Duncan has been using his days indoors to video-document his latest hilarious musings on the German language and culture, and he needs a, literally, captive audience.

Art Upside Down - Web banner © Isobel Joy Te Aho-White

Art Upside Down

The Goethe-Institut New Zealand and Contemporary HUM present a series of portraits about New Zealand artists who have found a new physical - and artistic - home in Germany.

QUEER COMIC CONVERSATIONS

In the comic series Queer Comic Conversations by the artists Illi Anna Heger and Sam Orchard, Illi and Sam take you along on their monthly catch-ups. Illi Anna from Munich and Sam from Wellington meet in different locations, like the CSD, a demonstration, the Munich Pride, Wellington Pride and a gay bar.
 

Illustration of a forest with animals © Goethe-Institut

Sustainable Tourism

Berlin writer Beatrice introduces us to sustainable tourism initiatives, guided tours and encounters in Germany while Kiwi blogger Jub reports which initiatives there are in New Zealand that support sustainable tourism.

Illustration of a harbour. On the left is a sail boot. People are eating in a restaurant. In the background you can see buildings of harbour cities in Germany and New Zealand. © Goethe-Institut

Blog
Culinary Harbour Cities

From roof-top restaurant beehives to indoor farming, long-line fishing and coffee labs: monthly dispatches from New Zealand and Germany focusing on what makes culinary harbour cities such as Hamburg, Auckland and Wellington distinct.

Living language © Goethe-Institut Neuseeland

Living language

Features, interviews, podcasts and a monthly blog exploring how learning a new language opens up worlds of possibilities, changes your outlook - and boosts your brain! Life is more interesting in more than one language. Find out more here...

Lifeswap © Goethe-Institut

Lifeswap

Lifeswap is a series of animated Skype chats between Jörg from Germany and Duncan from New Zealand. Facing their respective quarter life crises, they decided it was time for a change.             

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