May 2012
Samoa-New Zealand artistic exchange to celebrate Samoan Independence 2012
Seven Samoan artists will visit New Zealand for a week in June as part of a cultural exchange celebrating Samoa’s 50th anniversary of independence and the close ties between Samoa, New Zealand and their peoples. more >
April 2012
NZ slow to invest in creativity
New Zealand needs to follow the lead of many Asian countries and invest in creativity, says the director of a global design and creative conference. more >
March 2012
Smart talk - Why Give? The Art of Philanthropy
Why Give? is an opportunity to hear directly from three Aucklanders who have shown generosity to the city that will last beyond their lifetimes. more >
February 2012
Funding for groups to grow and retain Māori arts
Groups who want to see the arts thriving on their marae, are invited to apply for Toi Ake funding from Creative New Zealand. more >
January 2012
PledgeMe re-launch
New Zealand’s first creative crowdfunding platform PledgeMe will re-launch this month with a brand spanking new website and celebratory party. The online initiative is the brainchild of Wellington-based entrepreneurs Anna Guenther and Camilo Borges, and offers Kiwi creatives alternative options in funding their projects. more >
Creative New Zealand announces further Earthquake Assistance Grants
In November and December 2011, Creative New Zealand approved a further $146,745 in grants from its Earthquake Emergency Response Fund to help re-establish an active arts scene in Christchurch. more >
November 2011
Creative New Zealand's new Community Arts Policy
Creative New Zealand has developed a new community arts policy which will result in more funding and resources being made available to help communities participate in the arts, including a $360,000 boost to the Creative Communities Scheme. more >
October 2011
Call for applications to preserve Pacific heritage arts
Creative New Zealand is calling for applications from artists who wish to maintain the health of Pacific heritage arts in New Zealand. The Kava New Leaders grant and Moana Community Festival grant provide opportunities for heritage arts skills to be passed on to new or emerging artists. more >
September 2011
Creative New Zealand implements overhaul of funding programmes
Creative New Zealand has committed funding through two new complementary programmes as it implements a major overhaul of its multi-year funding for the arts. more >
July 2011
Video's, images and resources from the 21st Century Arts Conference 2011
The 21st Century Arts Conference is an annual event attended by arts leaders, managers and marketers from arts organisations. The conference encourages cross-disciplinary teams to engage with 21st century ideas. more >
Earthquake emergency assistance for the arts
Creative New Zealand has approved $60,025 in the latest monthly round of earthquake emergency assistance grants to support 10 visual and craft artists and a gallery to re-establish in the city. more >
June 2011
21st Century Arts Conference gets personal with the audience
Engaging audiences in the co-creation of art will be one of themes explored at this year’s 21stCentury Arts Conference in Aucklandon 23 and 24 June. more >
Knight worries about art funding
Auckland arts patron James Wallace, who has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, is worried about financial support for the arts by upcoming generations of wealthy professionals. more >
May 2011
Nominations called for Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards 2011
The five awards are an opportunity for the public to nominate both established and emerging Pacific Island artists who characterise the richness and diversity of Pacific culture in this country. more >
Arts Voice Christchurch
At a meeting facilitated by Creative New Zealand on Wednesday 27th April a 7 member committee was elected by attendees to represent the arts community of Christchurch. more >
Arts Minister welcomes New Zealand Music Month
Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson has welcomed the beginning of the 11th New Zealand Music Month, saying it is a great way to sample from the full range of local music offerings with events nationwide. more >
April 2011
Have you ever dreamt of playing music with a joystick?
Join NOP.nz orchestra and embark on an amazing journey across sound, image, technology and culture! more >
New office space found for leading Christchurch arts organisations
Christchurch arts organisations left homeless after the February earthquake are being provided with office space through a partnership between Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) and Creative New Zealand. more >
March 2011
Update on Creative New Zealand response to Canterbury earthquake
Creative New Zealand has provided grants in advance totaling $506,403 to four Christchurch-based arts organisations affected by the recent Canterbury earthquake and broadened the scope of its emergency response fund. more >
New access award available for arts organisations
With one in six New Zealanders experiencing disability, a new award has been established to recognise an arts organisation or company that has gone to 'extraordinary lengths' to make itself more accessible to the disabled community. more >
Changing lives through books
This month more New Zealanders than ever before will be able to buy a book for as little as five dollars - thanks to a promotion by New Zealand Book Month designed to put books into the hands and homes of Kiwis. more >
The arts rally for Christchurch
Nationally funded arts organisations are mobilising to raise money for and to support the people of Christchurch. more >
February 2011
Creative New Zealand sponsors access award
Creative New Zealand is sponsoring a new award in Arts Access Aotearoa’s Big ‘A’ Awards 2011 to recognise an arts organisation or company that has gone to extraordinary lengths to become more accessible to the disabled community. more >
January 2011
Creative New Zealand Invests More Money In Arts
Creative New Zealand, the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, invested $33.7 million in the arts for the last financial year - an increase of $800,000 on the previous year, according to its Annual Report for the 2009/10. more >
Creative New Zealand invests more money in the arts during 2009/10
Creative New Zealand, the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, invested $33.7 million in the arts for the last financial year – an increase of $800,000 on the previous year, according to its Annual Report for the 2009/10. more >
Use it or lose it: arts funding drama
Establishing a hierarchy of "merit" - on whatever criteria such selection might be judged in a notably "temperamental" sector - is fraught with difficulty and invites the roar of disapproval from the dispossessed and the overlooked. more >
November 2010
Manager Cultural Sector Performance
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatū Taonga advises government on cultural matters. We are seeking a senior public sector manager with experience in policy and agency performance monitoring to join our recently re-organised Cultural Policy Branch management team. more >
August 2010
Bill to streamline Creative New Zealand passes first reading
A bill which will streamline the governance of Creative New Zealand, improving its effectiveness and freeing up resources, passed its first reading in the House last night by a unanimous vote. more >
Teaching diversity - why discuss diversity?
A forum focusing upon the teaching of diversity issues and whether or not we should be discussing diversity in our schools and with our students is being hosted by the NZ National Commission for UNESCO as part of the NZ Diversity Action Forum 2010 in Christchurch this month. more >
July 2010
New funding programmes for Creative NZ
Creative New Zealand has established two new arts funding programmes after a review of its recurring funding earlier this year. more >
New funding programmes for multi-year arts investment
Creative New Zealand will introduce two new and complementary multi-year funding programmes from January 2012 to provide more clarity, stability and flexibility in the way it funds arts organisations and artists. more >
May 2010
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Statement of Intent 2010-2013
This document outlines the priorities of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage for the next three years. more >
Creative New Zealand support for Pacific heritage arts
Workshops to help Pacific communities apply for funding to preserve their heritage arts – such as carving and weaving – will be held by Creative New Zealand during May and June. more >
ARTSpeak Pasifika 2010 - National forum for Pacific Arts Development
Creative New Zealand is inviting Pasifika artists from throughout New Zealand to attend a national Pacific arts development forum - ARTSpeak Pasifika - in Auckland on 25-26 June 2010. more >
April 2010
Philanthropy for the Arts
As the effects of the recession continue to be felt by New Zealand's cultural community, the spotlight is on what role philanthropic giving can have in supporting arts organisations. more >
March 2010
Arts funding under review
Creative New Zealand can't guarantee that arts groups that currently receive its funding on a regular basis will continue to do so. Creative NZ says it has supported some groups for more than three decades, but that may not be meeting the needs of the changing arts scene. more >
February 2010
ACT - Arts and Culture Trust
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), of which Nedbank is a founding Trustee, showcased Development Grant recipients in KZN recently. According to ACT Programme Manager, Nomalanga Nkosi, "The ACT Development programme is about nourishing all art forms, supporting creators, and making arts and culture more accessible to all South Africans. more >
New Chief Executive for Film New Zealand
Gisella Carr has been appointed Chief Executive of Film New Zealand, the national film office based in Wellington. more >
New Governance model for Creative new Zealand welcomed
Chair of the Arts Council of New Zealand Alastair Carruthers today welcomed the new governance structure proposed for Creative New Zealand. more >
Sweeping arts changes at Creative NZ
Creative New Zealand's four governing bodies are to be scrapped and replaced with a new umbrella board to oversee arts funding, slashing the number of directors from 28 to 13. The Arts Council, the Arts Board, Te Waka Toi and the Pacific Arts Committee will disappear under the new model. more >
Creative NZ governance streamlined
Creative New Zealand's four governing bodies will be streamlined into a single board to improve its effectiveness and to free up resources that would be better directed to artists, under a proposal announced today by Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson. more >
Launch of moshtix
Paperless-ticketing company moshtix today officially launched into the New Zealand ticketing market - offering consumers a better, cheaper, and more eco-friendly way to buy tickets to their favourite events. more >
January 2010
Historic Places Trust review announced
Preliminary findings of the 2009 review of the New Zealand Historic Places Act will help to focus the Historic Places Trust on its significant regulatory responsibilities while providing opportunities for more effective advocacy in local communities, Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson announced today. more >
December 2009
Santa Parades - past and present
A revamped history on Ministry for Culture and Heritage website tells the story of New Zealand’s unique Christmas parade tradition. more >
Opening the arts door to disabled audiences
Artists and arts organisations around the country, already opening their doors to disabled audiences and gallery visitors, are profiled in a practical guide on the arts and disability, launched by Creative New Zealand in partnership with Arts Access Aotearoa on 4 December. more >
November 2009
smART talk 02 Crack Web Marketing
Creative New Zealand and The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui are running the second in a series of three online forums aimed at arts and creative sector professionals in any creative field. smART talk 02 Crack Web Marketing is hosted by The Big Idea and aimed at those who want to grow audiences using web marketing. more >
October 2009
$1m Maori art trademark for chop
A trademark used by some of Maoridom's elite artists will be scrapped, a move criticised by some of those who set it up. more >
Creative New Zealand statement on toi iho™
Creative New Zealand has decided to no longer invest in managing and promoting toi iho™, a trademark denoting the quality and authenticity of Māori art. more >
SoundOut a strategic conversation
Community funder ASB Community Trust is turning technology to its advantage and getting first-hand feedback from those in the know on how to maximise the impact of arts grants. more >
New appointments to the Arts Council
Academic and historian Judith Binney and artist and curator Helen Kedgley have been appointed to the board of the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today. more >
Creative New Zealand funds more sustained support for arts organisations and artists
Creative New Zealand has awarded over $4 million to arts organisations and artists for substantial projects under its new funding system. more >
September 2009
Review to improve arts philanthropy
A taskforce consisting of several of New Zealand's most high-profile supporters of the arts will investigate ways to improve levels of philanthropic giving in New Zealand, Minister of Arts Culture and Heritage Chris Finlayson announced today. more >
Tokelau leader says new flag is symbol of developing national identity
Tokelau’s Ulu or leader, Foua Toloa, says the development of a flag and national symbol are all part of supporting a national identity. more >
National Book Awards emerge from review in simpler, streamlined state
Fewer categories, more judges and bigger prizes are key features of plans to streamline the New Zealand Book Awards from next year. more >
August 2009
Creative New Zealand's building celebrates its 100th anniversary
Creative New Zealand's building celebrates its 100th anniversary this month. Visit the educational website set up to commemorate the anniversary. more >
Digital futures discussion document
The options for the use of radio spectrum after digital switch-over of television services is the subject of a discussion paper released by Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman, Minister of Broadcasting. more >
July 2009
New appointments to Arts Council announced
Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today the appointment of two new members, Anne Rush and Jimmy Wallace, to the Arts Council of New Zealand. more >
What's more important: sport or culture?
Rugby is our national passion - but our culture is more important. more >
Ministry for Culture and Heritage on sentencing
The Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Lewis Holden acknowledged today the sentence imposed on TV3 for its breach of the Broadcasting Act restrictions on Sunday morning advertising. more >
June 2009
Helen Clark’s legacy to the arts
Helen Clark’s legacy to the arts, and will it survive her? While Helen Clark’s status as a Prime Minister will be debated for some time to come, her choice of the arts portfolio perhaps best illustrates her claim to a personal legacy. more >
Peter Jackson to review Film Commission
Oscar award winning director and producer Peter Jackson will lead a ministerial review of the New Zealand Film Commission to ensure it is best able to serve the needs of the local industry and community, Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced. more >
DANZ statement on Rodney Hide's request for a review of local government law
While some may believe it wise to restrict local government spending on 'community outcomes' in times of recession, we believe it is precisely the social and community outcomes that will impact on wellbeing and help to maintain morale during the hard times ahead. more >
New Zealand's Venice Biennale opening ceremony viewed across the world
The streets of Venice rang with the unlikely sounds of a kapa haka performance announcing New Zealand's presence at the world's oldest contemporary art event. The ceremony was viewed by an international audience. Keep up to date with New Zealand at the Venice Biennale at www.nzatvenice.com more >
May 2009
Budget 2009 - Creative New Zealand government funding news
Creative New Zealand will receive an additional $1.78 million annually to assist performing arts organisations to maintain their services. more >
Eventfinder chief executive on Ministry's $3m site
Alison Mau interviewed Eventfinder (eventfinder.co.nz) chief executive Michael Turner on TVNZ's Breakfast program on Thursday to discuss the Ministry for Culture's spending on a website, nzlive.com, that has cost the New Zealand taxpayer $3 million so far, with published plans to spend another $3.2 million over the next 4 years. more >
Top children’s writers and illustrators on tour
Towns and cities all over New Zealand will come alive with books next week as some of the country’s best authors and illustrators visit in celebration of this year’s New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. more >
John Puka appointed to Pacific Arts Committee
Jon Puka (Tokelau Islands) has been appointed to the Pacific Arts Committee. The Pacific Arts Committee is responsible for developing New Zealand’s Pacific arts and artists. more >
Jazz musician appointed composer-in-residence
A Scottish-born composer and musician who has worked with some of the world's best contemporary jazz musicians has been named as the Creative New Zealand/Jack C Richards Composer-in-Residence at the New Zealand School of Music for 2009-10. more >
April 2009
Appointment of new Chief Executive
The State Services Commissioner, Iain Rennie, today announced the appointment of Lewis Holden to the position of Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. more >
Government concludes broadcasting regulatory review
Broadcasting Minister, Dr Jonathan Coleman, and Communications and Information Technology Minister, Steven Joyce, today announced that the previous government’s digital broadcasting regulatory review will not proceed further. more >
The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui launches new online home
The Big Idea |Te Aria Nui is proud and excited to launch its new online space for creative New Zealanders. With new functionality, tools and content the revamped site provides inspiration, networks, opportunities and tools to help creative people seed and sustain their big ideas. more >
March 2009
Levels of giving and sponsorship to cultural organisations
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is undertaking research on the levels of income derived by cultural organisations in New Zealand, from gifts, grants and other charitable and sponsorship sources. more >
January 2009
Total dedication to the process of discovery
27 of New Zealand’s most outstanding young musicians will assemble in Nelson on 7th February for the annual Adam Summer School. more >
Waitangi Day 2009 commemorative events
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage today announced $276,500 of Government funding for Waitangi Day events throughout New Zealand. The grants are given to encourage widespread participation in Waitangi Day events. more >
New funding system to be operational from February 2009 funding round
Creative New Zealand has recently completed a review of how it funds projects through the Arts Board, Te Waka Toi and the Pacific Arts Committee. As a result of this review, Creative New Zealand will be implementing a new funding system for the February 2009 funding round. more >
December 2008
Regulatory review of digital broadcasting
The purpose of the regulatory review of digital broadcasting is to examine the current environment and emerging market and technology developments to ensure the regulatory regime for broadcasting is up-to-date and future-proofed for the converging environment. The review was requested by Cabinet in May 2006 when taking decisions to support the transition to digital television. more >
New Zealand venues chosen for prestigious Venice Biennale
Creative New Zealand has secured venues for the New Zealand exhibitions at the 2009 Venice Biennale. more >
Announcement of new Smash Palace Initiative
The fund will support projects that engage New Zealanders about the role of research, science and technology in supporting innovation and support the development of high-quality, innovative and culturally diverse art works. more >
Nominations to big ‘A’ awards 2009
Arts Access Aotearoa is seeking nominations for the Big ‘A’ Awards 2009, presented every year to celebrate the outstanding achievements of individuals and organisations enhancing the artistic lives of marginalised people in New Zealand. more >
November 2008
Judges appointed for 2009 New Zealand Post Book Awards
Writer and former children’s librarian Bill Nagelkerke, Children’s Literature Consultant Rosemary Tisdall, and children’s editor and career bookseller Jenni Keestra, are the three people who have been chosen to judge the 2009 New Zealand Post Book Awards. more >
Tributes flow for Helen Clark
Tributes for Helen Clark, former Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, have flowed into The Big Idea website, from arts leaders and the creative community. more >
Awards celebrate Pacific excellence in the arts
New Zealand's Pacific artists were honoured at the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards 2008 in Manukau City tonight. The awards are an opportunity for Creative New Zealand to encourage and celebrate excellence in Pacific arts in New Zealand. more >
Support for arts good for economy says Tizard
Tizard says Labour's arts policy release today emphasises jobs, continues support for major organisations in film and music and focuses on regional and community development – all of which will help the sector to flourish. more >
September 2008
South Korea, New Zealand sign co-production treaty
South Korea and New Zealand have signed a co-production treaty that will allow films from both countries to enjoy the same benefits for financing, incentives and support programmes. more >
Cultural well-being now online
A portal to cultural well-being resources is a new website dedicated to Cultural Well-Being. It has a range of useful tools to help local authorities promote the cultural well-being of their communities.
Developed by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, www.culturalwellbeing.govt.nz was ‘soft launched’ earlier this year to make the many cultural well-being resources easily available to councils. Its content ranges from strategy documents to useful links and profiles.
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NZSO brand move strikes a bum note
Highly strung old Wellington-based granny the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has decided a rebranding exercise is the way to prove it is better than its stroppy young Auckland rival, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. more >
Celebrate cultural diversity report
Cultural diversity in New Zealand should be taken advantage of and celebrated, instead of being seen as a negative. more >
August 2008
Acting Chief Executive appointed
Bronwyn Dalley has been appointed acting Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. more >
Gordon Campbell On Arts Funding Policy
It’s a little surprising to find at this election, almost universal agreement has broken out between the political parties, big and small. more >
July 2008
New Zealand Minister: We'll Help Pacific Protect Cultural Knowledge, Property Rights
The New Zealand government is prepared to offer resources and expertise to help Pacific Island countries and territories develop necessary programs and law to protect their rights of their culture and heritage. more >
Cultural identity and mental health
A Harvard University medical student has suggested ways in which links might be identified between Mäori cultural identity and better mental health. Interested in exploring some of the methods and identity scales currently being used to assess cultural identity and ways in which these scales might be modified to better capture the experiential identity of indigenous peoples in the 21st century. more >
Arts policies
An editorial looking at New Zealand's arts policy landscape in the lead-up to the 2008 general election. more >
June 2008
Melting pot provides next step for disability arts
Momentum 09 is an International Disability Art Symposium being held in Auckland, New Zealand, in February 2009. more >
Arts funding favours establishments
New arts and culture funding in the government’s 2008 budget has seen some of the country’s big establishments getting a chunk of new cash, though community art remains underfunded. more >
May 2008
New investments promote unique New Zealand identity
Significant new investments in New Zealand’s arts, culture, and heritage are a feature of Budget 2008. more >
Recognition for New Zealand authors in Budget 08
The New Zealand government is developing new legislation to establish a New Zealand Public Lending Right for authors. more >
Copyright (Artists’ Resale Right) Amendment Bill
The New Zealand government has introduced the Copyright (Artists’ Resale Right) Amendment Bill. more >
March 2008
Capital split over arts funding
One Auckland author's outburst has highlighted what many reckon is a Wellington bias in the distribution of arts funding. more >
Creative Places Awards
Creative New Zealand has discontinued its the Creative Places Awards. more >
Spotlight on diversity
An arts ambassador scheme will be piloted to increase audience diversity in Auckland's performing arts industry. more >
February 2008
New report highlights value of creativity and innovation
Australian and New Zealand cultural ministers have released a report highlighting the value of the creative sector in driving innovation and growth throughout the Australian and New Zealand economies. more >
January 2008
Cultural funding guide
This new search engine is tailored to the needs of the cultural sector, making it easy for artists and arts organisations to find the best match between their projects and potential funders. more >
December 2007
Prime Minister launches first Outsider Art gallery
PM Helen Clark: ""This is not a gallery of bricks and mortar but one where the work will be circulated among offices." more >
Ministry establishes broadcasting unit
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has established a Broadcasting Unit to more effectively serve the interests of public broadcasting. more >
November 2007
Cultural Sector Skills and Training Research Project
A project seeking to establish the extent and nature of skill shortages and issues relating to vocational education, training and professional development within New Zealand's cultural sector. more >
Summit on the arts deserves our attention
So what do we mean by 'culture'? Defined in turn, the arts are specific forms of human communication? more >
August 2007
New project to identify value of cultural industries
Two ministries have joined forces on a study that will examine how humanities research can contribute to policy to further develop New Zealand's cultural industries. more >
July 2007
Creative Places Awards 2007 recognises master carver
Whangarei master carver, teacher and mentor Te Warihi Kokowai Hetaraka was recognised today when Creative New Zealand presented him the Outstanding Individual Contribution Award 2007. more >
June 2007
Submissions close on art royalties
A controversial proposal that would see kiwi artists receive a 5% cut of the profit every time their work is re-sold on the secondary art market saw its final day for submissions today. more >
New Chair for Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand has welcomed Alastair Carruthers as its new Chair. more >
May 2007
Insight into Asian Aucklanders’ attitudes towards the arts
Creative New Zealand has commissioned a research study into the attitudes of Auckland's Asian communities towards the arts in New Zealand. more >
April 2007
Payment sparked right royalty controversy in global art scene
The Ministry of Culture's Resale Royalty Rights Discussion Paper revives debate in the arts/law field technically known as droit de suite. more >
Creative New Zealand Launches Online Funding Guide
Creative New Zealand has teamed up with National Services Te Paerangi Te Papa, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and the Funding Information Service to launch an online funding guide for the cultural sector. more >
Royalty Resale Scheme dismissed by art dealers
Art dealers say a royalty for artists whose work is re-sold for higher prices would be a bureaucratic waste of time. more >
Cultural treasures on lists to be protected in war
The Government is drawing up lists of New Zealand's most important cultural treasures so they can be protected in time of war. more >
February 2007
Creative New Zealand Chair to take opera post
The Chair of Creative New Zealand will depart the national arts body to take the lead at a new opera company. more >
December 2006
Creative NZ Partners Up with UNESCO
Creative New Zealand has secured the support of UNESCO for next year’s Maori performing arts festival, Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival. more >
The Write Stuff - Writers Adopt New Charter
The New Zealand Writers Guild has adopted a bill of rights for script writers. more >
Creative NZ Partners Up with UNESCO
Creative New Zealand has secured the support of UNESCO for next year’s Maori performing arts festival, Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival. more >
November 2006
NZ Grants Announced
Creative New Zealand will distribute around $15 million to 36 professional arts organisations throughout 2007. more >
October 2006
New Zealand Book Month a Success
Organisers have described the inaugural New Zealand Book Month as a success. more >
Artists to Antarctica programme turns 10
Creative New Zealand’s Artists to Antarctica programme is celebrating its tenth anniversary. more >
September 2006
New Zealand Gets Bookish
Creative New Zealand and Booksellers New Zealand are getting set to launch the inaugural New Zealand Book Month. more >
Launch of new cultural website NZLive.com
New Zealand's Prime Minister and Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Helen Clark said a new government-funded website launched today has the potential to enrich New Zealand's cultural life by harnessing the web to promote activities and events. more >
August 2006
Cultural Website on the Way
New Zealand’s Ministry for Culture and Heritage will next month launch a website promoting “New Zealand culture in all its diversity”. more >
New CEO for Creative New Zealand
Long-time Creative New Zealand employee, Steven Wainwright, has been appointed the agency’s new CEO. more >
July 2006
Maori chief named World Heritage Committee chair
New Zealand paramount chief Tumu Te Heuheu has been elected chairman of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee. more >
Keeping Kiwis creative
In Peter Biggs' six years as chairman of Creative New Zealand, the organisation has gone from arts funder to arts development agency. more >
April 2006
Creative New Zealand chief moves on
Elizabeth Kerr, Chief Executive of Creative New Zealand has announced that she will be leaving the organisation in August. She will be taking up a new role as manager of the New Zealand String Quartet Trust. more >
March 2006
Creativity cult fails to deliver goods
Here is an heretical thought: The focus on creativity and innovation to create wealth is misguided. It has not produced the expected results in economic development over the past decade. more >
January 2006
NZ Book Council launches new program
New Zealand's Book Council is offering 'Booked Out', a series of new events in Auckland, which will allow readers to meet authors. more >
November 2005
Arts Foundation annual awards hit $1m milestone
The Arts Foundation of New Zealand will have distributed $1.1 million to local artists using income generated from its endowment fund by the end of this year. more >
September 2005
Creative New Zealand helps celebrate Maori literature
Thanks to annual funding from Creative New Zealand, the 2005 Maori Writers Festival will mark another year in which Maori literature has continued to win more support at home and abroad. more >
Wellington to host international South Project
The South Project, a collective of artists and writers based in the southern hemisphere, has announced a 2 day event scheduled for October, supported by funding from Creative New Zealand. more >
August 2005
Code of Practice for New Zealand artists to be unveiled
Industry body Artists Alliance is preparing to launch a new Code of Practice that ‘aims to build consistent, ethical practice among artists, dealers and gallery operators.’ more >
NZ, Australia to jointly preserve Asia-Pacific cultural heritage
Heritage management experts from Australia and New Zealand Thursday began a two-day meeting atTe Papa, the National Museum Wellington, to develop a cooperative framework for saving cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific region. more >
Creative New Zealand awards bravery in sponsor’s artistic vision
In recognition of the visionary and risky nature of its support of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki exhibition, Mixed-Up Childhood, Creative New Zealand announced that the winner of the 2005 Creative New Zealand Award for Bravery is commercial law firm Simpson Grierson. more >
Subsidies for arts 'over-rated'
Better art is produced when artists generate their own income and take risks in the marketplace rather than rely on taxpayer-funded grants, an American economist says. Tyler Cowen, in Wellington as a guest of the Business Roundtable, said the increasing variety of art, music, dance, literature and films made around the world was because of the free market and globalisation. more >
Creative New Zealand calls for applicants to enter Antarctica
Creative New Zealand has announced that the deadline for receipt of applications to its Artists to Antarctica programme, run in partnership with Antarctica New Zealand, ends on 30 September 2005. more >
Maori art meets 20,000 Americans
Toi Maori Aotearoa is celebrating: more than 20,000 people had seen the exhibition Toi Maori: Art from the Maori people of New Zealand in San Francisco by the exhibition’s final day at the Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts in San Francisco. more >
July 2005
New Zealand sounds a tune for International Music Market
As part of Creative New Zealand’s push to build international audiences and markets for New Zealand artists, an acclaimed singer/songwriter and an exponent of traditional ancient Maori music will be showcased at the Australian International Music Market. more >
Composer and Photographer to Capture Essence of Antarctica
Thanks to the partnership between Creative New Zealand and Antarctica New Zealand composer Gareth Farr and photographer Megan Jenkinson will travel to Antarctica during the summer as the 2005 Antarctic Arts Fellows, under the Artists to Antarctica Programme. more >
Maori dictionary leads Pacific languages renaissance
A world-first dictionary database of reo Maori will be a major catalyst in the linguistic regeneration of indigenous languages throughout the South Pacific. more >
June 2005
Poets and scientists team up for Smash Palace
A collaboration between award-winning scientist Paul Callaghan and poet Bill Manhire is among four new projects funded through the New Zealand Government’s $700,000 Smash Palace Fund. more >
Creative New Zealand supports contemporary bands
New grants announced by Creative New Zealand include support for international tours by some of the country’s most promising bands. more >
May 2005
New Zealand decorative arts wins a national home
The New Zealand Government has approved nearly $2 million to safeguard works by the country’s leading 20th and 21st century decorative artists. more >
Creative New Zealand sponsored awards acknowledge broadcast arts journalism
At the 2005 Qantas Media Awards held in Auckland on 20th May, broadcast journalists were acknowledged for their contribution to New Zealand arts journalism. more >
New Zealand prepares for inaugural international human rights film festival
A film festival, organised by the Human Rights Network of Aotearoa New Zealand, will bring documentaries and dramas to the big screen in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. more >
April 2005
Creative NZ gives away $1m - but doesn't know where it's gone
Since 2000, Creative New Zealand has given out 96 grants totalling $1.03 million, for which it has received no reports back from artists detailing how the money was spent or if the projects have been completed. more >
Creative New Zealand invite nominations for Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement
Individuals, groups and organisations are invited to nominate their choice of an outstanding New Zealand writer in the genres of poetry, fiction and non-fiction for the Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement 2005. more >
March 2005
Road map leads to Otago arts
The publishers of the award-winning 'Otago Arts Guide', have now launched arts road maps to guide people through the region and show them where artists are located along the various art trails in Otago. more >
Creative industries strategy launched for key NZ region
Creative New Zealand has announced a boost for creative industries in Christchurch, thanks to a new strategy and a range of associated initiatives. more >
January 2005
New Zealand Disability Arts Festival a world first
As part of the Auckland Festival, New Zealand will be featuring its first disability arts festival, Giant Leap. Featuring international professional disabled artists, this is the first disability festival in the world to be incorporated into a mainstream arts festival. more >
Scots museum to return tattooed Maori heads
The tide continues to turn against the international practice of housing Maori human remains, with a Scottish museum agreeing to return two 'toi moko' (tattooed heads) this year. more >
November 2004
Creative New Zealand releases annual report, strategic plan
Creative New Zealand has released its annual report for 2003-2004, and in conjunction with a wide community survey, their strategic plan for 2004-2007. more >
Fund to support arts-science collaboration
After a successful pilot in 2003, Creative New Zealand is bringing back its Smash Palace Collaboration Fund to give more artists and scientists the opportunity to work together on projects that fuse the two sectors. more >
October 2004
Foundation launched to support New Zealand composers
Creative New Zealand has announced it will administer a new foundation to support the professional development of New Zealand composers. more >
September 2004
Oz, NZ Arts Councils team to ‘fuel’ arts marketing
Creative New Zealand has today announced the launch of www.fuel4arts.co.nz, a local portal to an international online arts community – the result of the first formal partnership between Creative New Zealand and the Australia Council for the Arts. more >
August 2004
New Zealand artists to set off on cultural residencies
Two New Zealand artists will take up the first artist residencies in Asia to be offered by Creative New Zealand, in partnership with the Asia 2000 Foundation of New Zealand. more >
July 2004
Arts Board appointments for Creative New Zealand
New Zealand Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, the Hon Judith Tizard has announced the appointment of Alastair Carruthers as Chair of the Arts Board of Creative New Zealand. more >
New Space delivering for creative workers
A joint initiative from Creative New Zealand, the Auckland Ministry of Social Development and the New Zealand Arts Work Project, is proving an invaluable tool for addressing the professional development needs of creative workers. more >
Pacific Arts Festival - 2004
The Festival of Pacific Arts has been held every four years since 1972. It is well-established and recognised as a premier event and instrument for regional relations and the preservation of the Pacific’s cultural heritage. more >
June 2004
Schools ready to spin Kiwi rock
Kiwi music will be rocking into intermediate and secondary schools as part of a package of new arts resources for teachers. more >
April 2004
New Zealand, You’re On The Air
Creative New Zealand has partnered with Radio New Zealand to offer all New Zealanders the opportunity to write and perform for radio. more >
New Zealand Musical Voice Heard Around The World
The success of SOUNZ, the Centre for New Zealand Music, would seem to suggest that New Zealand notes are all the global rage. more >
December 2003
Artists aplenty recognised in New Year's honours
Artists aplenty have been recognised in New Zealand's New Year's honours list. In all, 23 people who have made their names in the fields of arts and entertainment received awards. more >
September 2003
Creative New Zealand sponsors Wearable Art Award
Creative New Zealand recently announced the winner of its inaugural Artistic Excellence Award at the 2003 Montana World of Wearable Art Awards in Nelson, New Zealand. more >
Maori arts and culture celebrated in New Zealand
Te Waka Toi, the Maori arts board of Creative New Zealand, recently held its annual Te Waka Toi Awards evening to recognise outstanding contributions to Maori arts and culture. more >
August 2003
Five NZ regions to develop cultural tourism
Five regions in New Zealand will receive support and funding to develop cultural tourism in their area as part of a Creative New Zealand initiative. more >
June 2003
Creative New Zealand awards inaugural Writers' Fellowship
Creative New Zealand's inaugural 2003 Writers' Fellowship, the largest fellowship available to writers in New Zealand, was recently awarded to South Island writer, Owen Marshall. more >
April 2003
Changes to Creative New Zealand award
Creative New Zealand has announced a series of changes to its Creative Places Award in 2003. more >
Creative New Zealand funds audience development
Creative New Zealand has awarded funding grants of up to NZ$12,000 each to the Auckland Philharmonia, Capital E's National Theatre for Children and Downstage Theatre to assist with audience development. more >
March 2003
Auckland's collaborative approach to arts marketing
Arts Advocates Auckland and the Marketing the Arts in the Auckland Region (MAAR) working party have released a feasibility report into establishing a collaborative arts marketing body for the Auckland region. more >
February 2003
Creative New Zealand website launch
Creative New Zealand has launched a new website to highlight the nation's exhibition at the 2003 Venice Biennale. more >
January 2003
Creative NZ offers artist's residency
Creative New Zealand is calling for applications for its international Craft/Object Art Residency initiative. more >
Art initiatives for ART
Two new initiatives have been launched by New Zealand's Arts Regional Trust Te Taumata Toi a Iwi (ART), in an effort to make the Auckland region a more exciting place to live. more >
Changes at Creative New Zealand
An organisational restructure of national arts development agency, Creative New Zealand, undertaken in an effort to enhance the organisation's delivery of services to the arts sector, has been completed. more >
December 2002
New Zealand art goes to Venice
Creative New Zealand recently announced that it has worked in conjunction with the City Gallery Wellington to secure a place for Michael Stevenson's 'This is Trekka' installation at the Venice Biennale 2003. more >
November 2002
Increased resources for NZ literary sector
Creative New Zealand has announced that more than half of the additional funding it received from the government in May for the literary sector will supplement the New Zealand Authors' Fund. more >
Prague Quadrennial to feature pacific performance and design
Funding support from the Pacific Arts Committee of Creative New Zealand will see Pacific performance and design feature at next year’s Prague, PQ 03, for the first time. more >
Opportunities grow in New Zealand Contemporary dance
Creative New Zealand has recently reported that the country's contemporary dance sector is brimming with thanks for its increase in funding for choreographers and dance companies, as well as heightened international opportunities for the industry. more >
Major exhibition of NZ and Pacific art to open in New York
The first major exhibition of contemporary art from New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to tour the US will open in New York in 2004 with thanks to a grant offered by the Arts Board of Creative New Zealand more >
October 2002
Trans-Tasman composers exchange
Creative New Zealand has announced that negotiations are under way for the first trans-Tasman composers exchange, as the result of discussions between the Centre for New Zealand Music (SOUNZ) and the Australian Music Centre. more >
Creative New Zealand’s Smash Palace
Collaborations between artists and scientists is the focus of a new one-off fund established by Creative New Zealand and the Ministry for Research, Science and Technology. more >
September 2002
New arts and cultural website for NZ
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark recently launched a new website offering the arts and creative industries access to a range of work opportunities and career development tools. more >
Creative New Zealand celebrates achievements in Maori arts
Te Waka Toi, the Maori arts board of Creative New Zealand, held the annual Nga Taonga Toi Awards Evening on September 7, recognising outstanding contributions to Maori arts and culture. more >
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra top charts
A recording by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra of the country’s most celebrated composer, Douglas Lilburn, is topping the charts not only in New Zealand but also in Britain. more >
Professional arts organisations a focus for Creative NZ
Creative New Zealand’s support for festivals, residencies, touring, the commissioning of new local work and professional development has recently been highlighted by its latest funding round - offering grants to 27 annually funded arts organisations throughout the country. more >
August 2002
Arts news from Creative NZ
The life and work of New Zealand’s most important twentieth century artist, Colin McCahon, is being celebrated in the first large-scale solo exhibition of his work, Colin McCahon: A Question of Faith, opening at the Stedelijik Museum, Amsterdam. more >
Creative NZ staffing restructure
Creative New Zealand is currently making changes to its management and staffing structure, and as such is advertising seven positions within the organisation nationally. more >
Creative NZ announces Wild Creators
The New Zealand Department of Conservation and Creative New Zealand have announced the selection of three artists to take part in the inaugural Wild Creations artist-in-residence program. more >
New Zealand to be represented at 2003 Venice Biennale
Contemporary New Zealand art will be represented at the 2003 Venice Biennale by artist Michael Stevenson, marking only the second time the island nation has contributed to the event. more >
Creative Places winners announced in NZ
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark earlier this week announced the Creative Places Award 2002, open to local government authorities across the country that have actively supported arts projects. more >
July 2002
Creative NZ assists in representation at APT 2002
Grants provided by Creative New Zealand's Arts Board and Pacific Arts Committee have assisted in the representation of New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific Triennial (APT) of Contemporary Art 2002, to be held at the Queensland Art Gallery, September 12. more >
Leadership in Maori arts and culture recognised
The Maori arts board of Creative New Zealand has recently announced the latest recipient of the 2002 Te Tohu Tiketike a Te Waka Toi/Te Waka Toi Exemplary Award, recognising outstanding leadership and service to Maori arts and culture. more >
Creative NZ assists in representation at Asia-Pacific Triennial
Grants provided by Creative New Zealand's Arts Board and Pacific Arts Committee will assist New Zealand artists to be represented at the Asia-Pacific Triennial (APT) of Contemporary Art 2002, to be held at the Queensland Art Gallery, from September 12. more >
Creative NZ honours services to Maori arts and culture
Te Waka Toi, the Maori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand, has recently announced the recipient of the 2002 Te Tohu Tiketike a Te Waka Toi / Te Waka Toi Exemplary Award, recognising outstanding leadership and service to Maori arts and culture. more >
Creative NZ awards Berlin Writers Residency
The Arts Board of Creative New Zealand has recently awarded Auckland-based writer Kapka Kassabova with the Berlin Writers' Residency, worth approximately NZ$60,000. more >
June 2002
Creative NZ public funding level maintained
Creative New Zealand has announced that its level of public funding has been maintained in the New Zealand Government's 2002/03 Budget, at a baseline of NZ$2,388,444, with an increase due in the next financial year. more >
First recipients of the Maori Made Mark announced
The first recipients of the toi iho Maori Made Mark, a registered trademark denoting authenticity and quality, have been announced as part of an initiative developed by Te Waka Toi, Creative New Zealand's Maori Arts Board, in collaboration with Maori artists. more >
Cook Island residency announced by Creative NZ
One of New Zealand's best-known Pacific artists, Fatu Feu'u, has been announced as the recipient of the 2002 Cook Island Artist Residency, awarded by the Pacific Arts Committee of Creative New Zealand. more >
Global search for new Te Papa head
The Museum of New Zealand board is moving quickly to begin an international search for a new Chief Executive, after the shock departure of Dame Cheryll Sotheran. more >
Pacific Arts Committee of Creative NZ, funding heritage arts projects
The Pacific Arts Committee of Creative New Zealand has announced its latest round of funding for heritage arts projects, recognising a common need to pass on cultural knowledge and skills to New Zealand born Pacific children. more >
May 2002
Maori artists develop international markets with Te Waka Toi support
A multi-media montage showcasing the diversity of Maori art will provide a backdrop to the Maori in Europa tour next month, with the funding support of Te Waka Toi, the Maori arts board of Creative New Zealand. more >
Support for contemporary music reaps rewards
National arts development agency Creative New Zealand is patting itself on the back following the recent announcement of winners in the 2002 New Zealand Music Awards. more >
Creative New Zealand releases contemporary dance strategy
Creative New Zealand recently launched 'Moving to the Future: Ngä Whakanekeneke atu ki te Ao o Apöpö', its strategy for professional contemporary dance, part of the broader 'Future Strategies' policy initiative. more >
April 2002
Creative NZ releases funding guide
New Zealand's national arts development agency, Creative New Zealand, has released its 'Funding Guide: Nga Putea for 2002-2003'. more >
Creative NZ offers international residencies
National arts development agency Creative New Zealand is calling for applications to its annual Berlin Writers' Residency and Sydney Artspace Residency. more >
March 2002
Indigenous trademark website launched by Creative NZ
National arts development agency Creative New Zealand has launched a website to complement its recently developed Maori Made Mark for indigenous arts product, 'Toi Iho'. more >
Art Gallery gets Maori name
A Maori name has been officially bestowed on a recently constructed piece of cultural infrastructure in the New Zealand city of Christchurch: now to be know as 'Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu'. more >
International buyers 'go wild' over New Zealand work
International producers, festival directors and venue managers 'went wild' over performances from three New Zealand performing arts companies featured at the recent fifth International Australian Performing Arts Market in Adelaide, according to Australian festival director Robyn Archer. more >
Creative New Zealand news
Literary and visual arts snippets from Creative New Zealand. more >
Inclusion of 'cultural well-being' urged in Local Government
Creative New Zealand is urging the inclusion of 'cultural well-being' as a concept within the nation's Local Government Act. more >
Fighting back over the Maori Made Mark
Creative New Zealand this week published a return salvo to its critics over the recently launched Maori Made Mark, a registered trade mark designed to distinguish genuine artworks created by the islands' indigenous population from cheap imported fakes. more >
February 2002
Maori Made Mark launched
Creative New Zealand's 'Toi Iho' Maori Made Mark, a registered trade mark denoting quality and authenticity for the nation's indigenous creators, was launched last week at the Auckland Art Gallery, Toi o Tämaki. more >
Creative NZ welcomes 'innovation strategy'
National arts development agency Creative New Zealand has welcomed the New Zealand Government's recognition of the creative industries in its latest innovation strategy. more >
NZ and Australia collaborate to sell arts of region
Creative New Zealand is working collaboratively with its partner across the Tasman Sea, the Australia Council for the Arts, to market arts product from the Pacific region internationally, according to a news report in Creative's quarterly magazine, On Arts. more >
January 2002
Creative NZ to launch 'Maori Made Mark'
New Zealand's national arts funding and development agency will launch the 'Maori Made Mark', a trade mark recognising the authenticity and quality of artworks created by the nation's indigenous Maori people, at the Auckland Art Gallery (Toi o Tamaki) on 8 February. more >
November 2011
Do my arts look good on this? - Media Arts and Digital Platforms
In this paper we outline some of the ways in which Creative New Zealand’s resources might be used to support media arts and artists and the wider New Zealand arts sector’s use of digital platforms. more >
July 2011
An introduction to New Zealand cultural policy
A two-part series exploring the cultural policy of New Zealand. more >
July 2010
Pacific Heritage Arts Report 2009
The Pacific heritage arts research project provides a broad overview of the health of heritage arts amongst the seven main Pacific communities in New Zealand. The communities are Samoan, Tongan, Fijian, Cook Island, Niuean, Tuvaluan and Tokelauan. more >
June 2010
Language vital to retaining Pacific heritage arts
Fluency in Pacific languages is critical to maintaining healthy Pacific heritage arts in New Zealand, according to research published today by Creative New Zealand. more >
February 2010
Creative New Zealand Review
The review recommends the creation of a single board responsible for policy, strategy and funding allocation, replacing the current more unwieldy division of responsibilities between four separate councils and committees including the Arts Council, the Arts Board, Te Waka Toi and the Pacific Arts Committee. more >
Research into New Zealand’s documentary sector
As long-standing partners of the Screen Innovation Production Fund, Creative New Zealand and the New Zealand Film Commission value the significant role that documentary filmmakers and their work play in this country. more >
January 2010
Strategic Plan Review 2010-2013 Public Consultation
The Strategic Plan 2010-2013 will take effect from 1 July 2010. It will present long and short term arts development outcomes that Creative New Zealand aims to contribute to over 2010-2013. These outcomes will set out how Creative New Zealand will contribute to a flourishing arts environment in New Zealand. more >
December 2009
Arts for All | Ngā toi mo te katoa
This is a practical guide to help artists and arts organisations become more accessible, build new audiences and market their arts to the disabled community. more >
November 2009
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Annual Report 2009
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage have published their Annual Report 2009. more >
July 2009
Cultural Indicators Report for New Zealand 2009
New research shows that almost three quarters of those surveyed think that culture and cultural activities are very, extremely or critically important to our sense of national identity. more >
June 2009
Cultural Indicators for New Zealand, 2009
Cultural Indicators for New Zealand, 2009 is one report in a series produced by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, as part of the Cultural Statistics Programme. more >
May 2009
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Statement of Intent 2009-2014
The Ministry's Statement of Intent as a downloadable pdf form (399k) or as an html webpage. more >
New Zealanders’ use of broadcasting and related media
How are New Zealanders using broadcasting media? Is TV really dying? Are New Zealanders using the internet more for information and music? Research commissioned by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Te Puni Kōkiri looks at New Zealanders’ use of traditional media (such as television and radio) and new media (such as the internet, portable music devices, and cell phones). more >
April 2009
New Zealanders and the arts: Attitudes, attendance and participation in 2008
The arts are increasingly an essential part of New Zealander’s daily lives according to a report released today by Creative New Zealand. more >
March 2009
Getting on Board: A governance resource guide for arts organisations
Creative New Zealand anticipates that this expanded tool kit will further assist board members to confidently do their jobs even better. more >
December 2008
Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
The breifing includes the context within which the Ministry operates, the work of the Ministry, staff and governance of the Ministry, cost of the work of the Ministry, working arrangements, and significant issues, and matters requiring early Ministerial attention. more >
November 2008
Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Annual Report 2008
Annual Report of the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa for the year ended 30 June 2008. more >
October 2008
2008 Annual Report and 2007/08 Year in Review
The Annual Report 2008 and 2007/08 Year in Review are now available online. more >
July 2008
21st Century Arts Conference - Top 10 Takeaways
At the inaugural 21st Century Arts Conference in New Zealand arts managers came together to learn how to find and attract audiences. One takeaway: "Adopting an audience focus does not mean forfeiting artistic excellence or vision". more >
June 2008
Sponsorship of Cultural Events, Organisations, and Activities, 2007
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has published a report that provides insights into the drivers behind cultural sponsorship. more >
January 2008
An invitation to test drive the arts
An analysis of creative New Zealand’s ‘Test Drive the Arts’ scheme to build and retain new audiences. more >
April 2007
December 2006
The Write Stuff - Writers Adopt New Charter
The New Zealand Writers Guild has adopted a bill of rights for script writers. more >
October 2006
July 2006
Cultural Indicators for New Zealand: 2006
Establishes the indicators within a framework of five theme areas, which broadly reflect key goals for the New Zealand cultural sector. more >
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August 2003
Creative Solutions and Social Inclusion - Culture and the Community
Creative Solutions and Social Inclusion - Culture and the Community contains philosophies and examples of projects that encourage cultural development and illustrate the right of all to be creative. more >
July 2003
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April 2001
Getting on Board: a governance resource guide for arts organisations
A resource to help professional arts organisations enhance the effectiveness of their governance practice. more >
January 2000
Cultural Well-being
New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage's cultural well-being web pages, which have been built as a resource for local government. more >
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