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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

In 2010 the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performed at Victoria Hall, Geneva, as part of a very successful tour of China, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and Germany. The orchestra, along with other cultural institutions such as the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the New Zealand Film Commission, is an autonomous Crown entity.

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Rob Laking, Crown entities – How are Crown entities governed?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/32667/new-zealand-symphony-orchestra (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Rob Laking, published 23 March 2012, updated 1 June 2015.