Briefings to Incoming Ministers, 2005

• Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

• Minister of Broadcasting

Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: Rt Hon Helen Clark, October 2005

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Contents

Introduction

Congratulations on the formation of your new government. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is delighted that you have chosen to retain the Arts, Culture and Heritage portfolio, and looks forward to continuing to work with you towards the achievement of your government's cultural objectives. We believe that in doing so we assist you in a role of vital importance; involvement in culture is a fundamental part of the business of government.

New Zealand 's distinctive culture is maintained by arts and creative activities, by sports and recreation, by engagement with our history, heritage and environment, and by languages, film and broadcasting. Aspects of these operate effectively without public intervention, but significant parts of our cultural life would simply not be present without assistance from the government.

Without government involvement there would be – for example – no Te Papa or New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. But the rationale for government assistance is not just the existence of such entities and the discrete experiences they make possible for individual citizens. It is the broader implications of widespread access to and understanding of New Zealand culture that make this a crucial area of government engagement. This is particularly and increasingly true given globalising trends (in technology, marketing and travel, for example) which pose a threat to the special cultures of smaller nations – at the same time as cultural distinctiveness is being more highly valued within such fields as trade and tourism.

The policies, organisations and activities which represent government's involvement in the cultural sector have a strong bearing on New Zealand's standing in the world; on our development as a self-aware, confident and cohesive society; and on New Zealanders' sense of identity. This nation building potential of cultural policy is central to its future direction.

It is implicit also in a number of current projects within the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The enhancement of legislative protection for important cultural objects, the development of memorials, and the production of works of history are examples of Ministry projects which are premised on the importance of New Zealanders knowing and valuing their culture and country. Various pieces of broadcasting policy work recognise the very great influence of the broadcasting media on New Zealanders' sense of their society and their involvement in its development. Advances in digital and web technology make possible initiatives such as Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, the upcoming cultural portal, and new kinds of television delivery – all of which mean that cultural information and experiences are or will be significantly more accessible.

Given the range of potential cultural projects, of course, any government's involvement in culture must of necessity be selective (and will result in certain opportunity costs). You, along with your ministerial colleagues, make decisions about what elements are most deserving of public resource; the Ministry takes very seriously its responsibility to inform, support and execute those decisions.

We will also continue to support your engagement with the range of organisations that supply cultural services to the Crown. Crown entities such as Creative New Zealand play an important role, as do non-government bodies such as the New Zealand Film Archive, from which the Crown purchases services, but which it does not own. The Crown investment in the non-departmental organisations funded through the Ministry is considerable (some $280 million in 2005/06); agency governance and funding issues require the ongoing attention of government if the investment is to be as effective as possible.

Our support of your work will also likely mean that we will continue to work closely with other central government organisations. Some of these, such as the National Library, have an explicitly cultural focus; others such as the Department of Conservation, the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs and the Ministry for the Environment have objectives very closely aligned with the work of this Ministry.

But there is a cultural component – actual or potential - to the work of many other departments too. The fact that cultural initiatives can contribute to the achievement of other, non-cultural government objectives is increasingly recognised (though it needs to be better understood throughout government and embedded in the broader processes of policy development). The Ministry has developed working relationships with, for example, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as cultural tools have been employed in support of higher employment and international diplomacy. The Ministry works also with local government organisations towards the cultural wellbeing of local communities.

The country's broader wellbeing is served by government's commitment to culture as an integral part of New Zealand life – not a discretionary extra. From this perspective, your portfolio offers you regular opportunities to 'speak to the nation' in terms that promote constructive analysis of our past, of current issues, and of possible futures.

This briefing has afforded the Ministry the opportunity to supply you with an updated summary with respect to our own operation, and a brief outline of the responsibilities of the other agencies that fall within your portfolio (some of which, it is expected, will provide you with separate briefings). It also indicates the areas within your portfolio that are likely to require your attention in the short term.

Martin Matthews
Chief Executive

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THE MINISTRY FOR CULTURE AND HERITAGE

The Context Within Which the Ministry Operates

Government involvement in culture is, in broad terms, intended to:

• promote New Zealanders' sense of identity and place in the world;
• enable experiences that offer enrichment of our thinking and insight into others' perspectives;
• create strong communities by helping people understand and respect the different cultural elements within our society; and
• contribute to economic growth.

These objectives are supported by the three organisational outcomes towards which the Ministry works:

• effective government involvement in culture;
• widespread access to and understanding of New Zealand culture; and
• culture and heritage contribute to the achievement of other government outcomes.

Detailed information on the strategic orientation of the Ministry is provided in the 2005 – 2009 Statement of Intent, a copy of which is supplied along with this briefing.

The Work of the Ministry

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage provides advice to the New Zealand government on cultural matters, including on its involvement in heritage, history, broadcasting and the arts. It implements certain cultural programmes on government's behalf, and assists government in its management of resources allocated to the support and development of culture. It undertakes activities and produces resources that foster understanding of and access to aspects of New Zealand's history, heritage and identity.

Each year the Ministry signs an output plan with you, the organisation's Responsible Minister. This agreement details the matters on which the Ministry focuses its attention and expends its resources for the period in question, and the services it provides to you, to the Associate Minister(s) for Arts, Culture and Heritage (to whom you have previously delegated specific responsibilities), and to the Minister of Broadcasting. (A separate agreement covering Vote Sport and Recreation is signed with the Minister for Sport and Recreation.) A copy of the current (2005/06) output plan, signed with you in May 2005, is attached [see pdf for this].

It may be that, following the election and the discussions you have had around the formation of the government, there are a number of new issues that you wish to consider as a matter of priority. The Ministry will be pleased to assist you in that process. We will discuss with you any consequential renegotiation of the output plan that may be necessary.

The following sections outline the various aspects of the Ministry's work.

Provision of Policy Advice

The Ministry has primary responsibility for the provision to government of policy advice on cultural issues. We undertake various projects which enhance our ability to provide this advice; and which implement the policies of the government of the day. During your further period as Minister we will support you in the implementation of your policy programme and provide you with impartial advice on specific matters.

We will also provide policy advice (along with other services) to your colleague the Minister of Broadcasting. The broadcasting media – and, in particular, public broadcasters - have a very significant influence on the way that New Zealanders develop their sense of their culture and their nation; and there are strong points of intersection between your portfolios.

You have policy issues in common with the Minister for Sport and Recreation, too. Some areas of high performance sports and nationally iconic teams (such as the All Blacks) are cultural touchstones for New Zealanders, and the Ministry's broad advice to you is informed by an understanding of the cultural importance of sport. (The Ministry is not charged with providing policy advice to the Minister for Sport and Recreation, however; our role in relation to this portfolio is limited to monitoring the performance of SPARC, the Crown entity that does provide this advice, and the performance of Drug Free Sport New Zealand, the New Zealand Sports Drug Agency.)

In developing its policy advice, the Ministry liaises closely with the other government departments which have cultural objectives – or objectives which are very closely aligned with those of this Ministry – but which work to other ministers. These departments include the National Library, Archives New Zealand, Te Puni Kokiri, the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, the Department of Conservation, and the Ministry for the Environment.

Cultural tools can be used towards the achievement of non-cultural objectives, too; this Ministry works very closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Ministry of Economic Development towards diplomatic and economic goals, for example, and sees the potential for cultural policy having useful application across a greater range of departments.

The Ministry is currently working on a large number of policy projects, and you will receive detailed briefings on them as required. Some – such as the Cultural Statistics Programme, a joint initiative with Statistics New Zealand – are projects of many years' standing. Others such as the Cultural Diplomacy International Programme have been more recently developed.

Funding and Monitoring of Other Organisations

Much of the funding that government invests in culture is allocated to non-departmental organisations; some of them Crown entities (such as Creative New Zealand and Te Papa), others of them non-government bodies from which the Crown purchases services (such as the New Zealand Film Archive and the Royal New Zealand Ballet). This investment is considerable: some $280 million is being made available through the Ministry to non-departmental organisations in 2005/06.

As Responsible Minister, you have ultimate responsibility for ensuring that government's ownership and funding of these agencies represents effective intervention in the cultural sector. The Ministry assists you in this role by, from time to time, undertaking or commissioning such reviews as you (and perhaps Cabinet) consider necessary. These reviews may focus on the legislative mandate given particular agencies, certain aspects of their operation, their performance or their funding levels.

On a day to day level, the Ministry assists you in discharging your legislative responsibilities in relation to the non-departmental organisations, and monitors the Crown's interest in them. We manage the disbursement of their funding, work closely with them as they develop their accountability documents, and monitor their operations to ensure that their expenditure is in support of the purpose for which they were established or funded. We endeavour to ensure that any issues are brought to your early attention.

The Ministry also provides assistance when ministers make appointments to the boards of statutory agencies. This is an important task: the quality of these appointments has a very significant effect on the agencies' performance.

Appendix I provides an outline of each of the organisations that is responsible to you as Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, and indicates its relationship with the Crown.

Appendices II and III provide outlines of those organisations that are responsible to the Minister of Broadcasting and the Minister for Sport and Recreation respectively.

Services to Ministers

Various other services are provided to ministers by the Ministry. These include the preparation of replies to ministerial correspondence and requests for official information, and the drafting of speech notes and replies to Questions in the House. They also include other general services which assist ministers in discharging their portfolio obligations to Parliament, such as preparing papers supporting the ministers' roles in relation to the Budget cycle.

Work in New Zealand History

Government has long acknowledged the necessity for it to play some part in the recording of aspects of New Zealand's past; the role now undertaken by the Ministry in researching and writing works of New Zealand history had its genesis in the establishment of a unit within the Department of Internal Affairs in 1938.

The Ministry specializes in producing histories of state activity, war history, and other histories of national significance – works that, though they may not be attractive commercial propositions, do play a significant part in enhancing New Zealanders' access to their history and cultural heritage. There is now widespread recognition that better understanding of our history helps give New Zealanders a sense of identity and place; and that that in turn promotes improvements in areas ranging from family life to international undertakings.

The Ministry often works in cooperation with commercial and academic publishers and broadcasters to make its history accessible. Recent book titles include We Call it Home – A History of State Housing in New Zealand;Hell or High Water – New Zealand Merchant Seafarers Remember the War and Frontier of Dreams: The Story of New Zealand, published by Hodder Moa in association with the TV One series, for which the Ministry was the conceptual adviser and quality assurance provider.

Web publishing offers significant opportunities to deliver historical material to new audiences, and the Ministry is active in this area too: the nzhistory.net website is a popular and respected source of information on key aspects of this country's past.

The growing public interest in New Zealand's war history has meant that this has been a significant focus of the Ministry's historical work; and the aging of those who participated in World War Two has been an additional impetus for projects such as the oral history series based on their memories. The Ministry is also already planning projects that will mark the centenary of the beginning of World War One.

In addition, the Ministry provides advice about New Zealand history to organisations and individuals, and administers grants that support work undertaken by other historians.

Production of Reference Works

As with their investment in works of history, New Zealand governments have from time to time determined the need for New Zealanders to have access to information resources unlikely to be produced by the market. Most recently, government made the decision to produce Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. This is an authoritative but broadly accessible and lively online publication, which was launched in February 2005 and has already won several awards.

The complete Te Ara publication will be made available as a series of themes over the next seven years, according to the following schedule:

• 2005: New Zealanders ­ - the arrival and settlement of the people.
• 2006: Earth, Sea and Sky – shaping forces such as geology, tides and climate.
• 2006: The Bush – New Zealand's landforms, fauna and flora.
• 2007: The Settled Landscape – how people live in, use and change their environment.
• 2008: Trade and Exchange – the economy, business and city life.
• 2009: Connections – social groups, families and communities.
• 2010: Nation – systems of government and symbols of national identity.
• 2011: Daily Life – the customs, leisure activities and beliefs that make New Zealand unique.
• 2012: Creativity – arts, culture, invention and innovation.

In addition, between 2005 and 2008 there will be features on 22 major geographic regions and 50 iconic places such as Cape Rēinga and Milford Sound.

Management of Monuments, Graves and Emblems of Nationhood

The Ministry is responsible for overseeing and maintaining - and, in some cases, developing - certain markers of our New Zealand identity. These markers are points of reference which enhance our sense of nationhood, and which can contribute to the development of greater social unity.

For example, the care and development of national monuments and memorials, including the National War Memorial (which incorporates the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior), are managed by the Ministry.

The Ministry is currently working on several memorial projects. A memorial in South Korea recognising those New Zealanders who served and died in the Korean War and its aftermath is scheduled to be unveiled in November 2005. Work is progressing towards the erection of a memorial in London. It is planned that this will be completed by late 2006, and will honour the relationship between the United Kingdom and New Zealand, with particular reference to the shared sacrifice in the two World Wars. The Ministry is also working to advance the establishment of a National Memorial Park in Wellington's Buckle St.

The Ministry is responsible for the maintenance of war and historic graves; and for dealing with matters associated with the New Zealand flag, the National Anthems, the New Zealand Coat of Arms, and some aspects of Waitangi Day commemorations.

Administration of Legislation

The following is the full list of legislation under which the Ministry has responsibilities, either directly or in support of ministers. (See the section 'Other Organisations in the Portfolio' for more information about the relationship between Ministers and statutory agencies.)

• Antiquities Act 1975
• ANZAC Day Act 1966
• Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 1994
• Broadcasting Act 1989 (Parts 1 to 4 and section 81)
• Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act 1981
• Historic Places Act 1993
• Massey Burial Ground Act 1925
• Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Act 1992
• National War Memorial Act 1992
• New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978
• New Zealand Sports Drug Agency Act 1994
• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Act 2004
• Radio New Zealand Act 1995
• Seddon Family Burial Ground Act 1924
• Sovereign's Birthday Observance Act 1952
• Sport and Recreation Act 2002
• Television New Zealand Act 2003
• Waitangi Day Act 1976

You will continue to be provided with detailed information relating to these statutes as necessary.

Administration of Government Policies, Schemes and Funds

The Ministry administers:

• the Cultural Diplomacy International Programme, which is funded from the Growth and Innovation budget and aims to use culture to advance New Zealand's trade, tourism and diplomatic interests in key countries and regions of the world;
• the Regional Museums Policy for Capital Construction Projects, which provides central government support for regional projects that have national significance;
• the programme for Government Indemnity of Touring Exhibitions, which relieves institutions of the prohibitive costs of insuring expensive touring exhibitions, thereby providing New Zealanders with cultural experiences to which they would otherwise not have access ;
• the Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund, from which funding is available for national and community events marking Waitangi Day;
• the New Zealand History Research Trust Fund Awards in History, which provide financial assistance to people carrying out projects that will significantly enhance the understanding of New Zealand's past;
• the Australian Sesquicentennial Gift Trust for Awards in Oral History, which support oral history projects relating to the history of this country and its close connections within the Pacific, and which thereby add another dimension to our understanding of our past;
• the Fellowship in Maori History which provides researchers with an opportunity to produce accessible, scholarly Maori history for a wide audience;
• the Grants to Publishers scheme which enables them to publish works which will make a significant contribution to the understanding of New Zealand history (but which are not commercially viable); and
• the allocation of frequencies for non-commercial radio and television broadcasting, and we ensure that licence conditions continue to be met.

Chief Executive and Staff

The Chief Executive of the Ministry is Martin Matthews. He took up the job in an acting capacity in July 1998 and was confirmed in the position in September 2000.

The Ministry currently has 90 staff, including part-time workers. The organisation is structured into seven working units: Heritage Operations (8 'full time equivalent' staff), History Group (11), Policy Group (21), Agency Group (10.5), Reference Group (18), Corporate Services (9.5) and Stakeholder Communications (3.5). Each of these units is headed by a manager who works directly to the Chief Executive. The Ministry's legal adviser and Kaihautu Maori also work directly to the Chief Executive.

A diagram showing the structure of the Ministry is attached as Appendix IV. .

Cost of the Work of the Ministry

The work that the Ministry performs is predominantly funded from Revenue Crown. The baseline revenue Crown funding for 2005/06, after excluding the one-off effects of new initiative funding and expense transfers, is $11.310 million.

The Ministry provides services under four departmental output classes, under two Votes, as follows:

Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage

Heritage Services - $4.031 million

This output class includes administering cultural legislation (such as the Antiquities Act 1975) and government schemes (such as that providing for the indemnity of exhibitions); managing national monuments and war and historic graves; and producing history and reference works (including Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand).

International Cultural Diplomacy - $2.089 million

The funding for this output class is sourced from the Growth and Innovation budget, and provides for the Cultural Diplomacy International Programme. The Programme aims to help establish and maintain a New Zealand cultural presence in key overseas regions, to boost our profile and our economic, trade, tourism, diplomatic and cultural interests.

Policy Advice and Grants Administration - $5.092 million

This output class includes advising government on cultural matters, the management and disbursement of payments to a number of cultural agencies, and monitoring the Crown's interests in these organisations.

Vote Sport and Recreation

 Purchase Advice and Monitoring - $.098 million

This output class relates to the provision of purchase advice and monitoring services with respect to SPARC and Drug Free Sport New Zealand (the New Zealand Sports Drug Agency).

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Significant Issues, and Matters Requiring Early Ministerial Attention

In choosing to retain the Arts, Culture and Heritage portfolio, you may have in mind a number of matters that you wish to consider as a matter of priority, including those specifically identified in the Labour and Progressive parties' pre-election cultural policies. The Ministry will be pleased to work with you on these matters and, as noted, will discuss with you any necessary amendments to the 2005/06 output plan.

As you aware, there are a number of existing issues within the portfolio that may also need to be considered in the near future. This section indicates the areas that are likely to be the subject of your early attention; once we have had the opportunity to talk with you, we will provide you with any further briefings you require.

Amendments to Legislation

Two pieces of legislation for which you are responsible are currently part way through the process of Parliamentary amendment. Under recently revised Standing Orders an incoming government does not automatically inherit the legislative programme in place before the election: it has to formally reinstate those bills it intends the House to consider further. This is done by way of a motion to that effect once Parliament resumes, and returns the bills to same stage in the process they were at prior to Parliament's last rising.

The Protected Objects Amendment Bill and the Historic Places Amendment Bill have both been reported back to the House by the Government Administration Select Committee, and at the time the House rose were awaiting their second readings.

Culture as Part of New Zealand's International Relationships

UNESCO: Draft Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

New Zealand is taking part in UNESCO discussions aimed at developing a document to protect the diversity of cultural contents and artistic expressions.

Co-production Agreement with Korea

Negotiations have been proceeding towards the establishment of a film co-production agreement with Korea. The Ministry is working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to see if this matter can be advanced while you are in Seoul for the APEC meeting in November.

Cultural Relationship with China

China has long been keen to encourage the cultural dimension of its relationship with New Zealand. There are certainly benefits in fostering the cultural connection, and various proposals relating to this issue are currently on the table, including an invitation to a major arts festival in 2007.

The Development of a Cultural Portal Website

The Ministry is playing the leading role in the development of a cultural portal website. This project is being undertaken following extensive consultation with the sector, and with the assistance of various cross-government advisory and steering groups. In the 2005 Budget the cultural portal received funding of $3.55 million (excluding GST) over four years. This was sourced from the Digital Strategy component of the Growth and Innovation Framework.

The portal will provide a coordinated web presence for government cultural agencies, government-funded cultural organizations, and private sector and community-based cultural entities and enterprises.

Cultural Well-Being

In the Local Government Act 2002, cultural well-being is stipulated as something that needs to be considered by local authorities during their planning processes, along with economic, social and environmental well-being. The Ministry established the two-year Cultural Well-being Programme, under which we are assisting councils to reflect more closely on how they identify, prioritise and go about promoting cultural well-being within their communities.

Kerikeri Bypass

The Ministry, together with the Far North District Council and Land Transport New Zealand, is represented on a joint governance group overseeing the design and construction of the Kerikeri Heritage Bypass. This road will redirect traffic from the Kerikeri heritage area, enabling the removal of the existing road bridge. In recognition of the unique heritage focus of this project, Land Transport New Zealand has agreed to fund the Bypass at the increased rate of 75% of the estimated costs, rather than its standard 66% financial assistance rate in the Far North. The remaining 25% has been appropriated through Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage.

Cultural Agency Issues

Reviews

From time to time it is considered desirable that certain aspects of the Crown's interests in the cultural sector are reviewed. The Ministry is working with several organizations on various matters related to agency funding and operations; the results of this work will be reported to you in due course.

Appointments to Cultural Agencies

The terms of 12 board members of the agencies for which you are responsible have expired (in most cases too close to the election for it to have been appropriate for a new appointment to be made). Another 27 will fall due over the next year.

Budget 2006

The Ministry will seek to have an early discussion with you about the approach to be taken to next year's Budget bid, given that priorities will need to be identified by mid-December if the usual timeline is followed.

Announcements, Launches and Openings

Upcoming announcements and events for which the Ministry is at least partially responsible, and at which your presence will be sought, are outlined below. More detailed briefings, seeking your formal agreement to making announcements or attending functions, will be supplied to you separately.

Announcement About the London Memorial

As noted, work is progressing towards the erection of a memorial in London to honour the relationship between the United Kingdom and New Zealand, with particular reference to the shared sacrifice in the two World Wars. We will discuss with you your preferred timetable for making a public announcement about the design of the memorial, and the timing of its completion.

Te Ara

The Ministry is currently developing features on New Zealand's major geographic regions for Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. From December this year there will be launches of these features in appropriate centres throughout New Zealand, beginning with the launches of the Bay of Plenty and Northland features.

Te Ara 's second major theme, 'Earth, Sea and Sky', is due to be launched in April 2006.

Publication Launches

The Ministry will be launching the book New Zealand and the Vietnam War: Politics and Diplomacy in October or November.

The book More Than Law and Order: Policing a Changing Society 1945, produced on contract for NZ Police, will also be launched in November.

Prime Ministerial Attendance at the Unveiling of the Korean Memorial

The Ministry is currently working on matters associated with the establishment of a memorial in Busan, Korea, which will honour those who served and died in the Korean War and its aftermath. The unveiling of this memorial has been timed to coincide with the November APEC meeting in Korea, to enable you to represent New Zealand as Prime Minister at this event.

Broadcasting Issues

The Ministry will be supplying a separate briefing to your colleague the Minister of Broadcasting. A significant proportion of Ministry resources are directed towards broadcasting work; given that you are the Minister responsible for the organisation, you have an obvious interest in this work.

Your interest as Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage goes well beyond matters of simple accountability, however. It is not possible to contemplate the development of New Zealand culture – or government's involvement with issues of nationhood – without considering the role of broadcasting. It is the broadcasting media – and public broadcasting in particular - that to a very large extent give the people of this country the means to express a shared understanding of what it is to be a New Zealander, and the basis of a common sense of identity.

Television and radio and the new media technologies provide forums within which debates on issues of common concern can – implicitly and explicitly – take place. In the drama, sport, arts, comedy, news, current affairs and documentaries of this country, as made available through broadcast media, New Zealanders identify themselves and the values, priorities and aspirations of their nation. At a time when developments in technology make it easy to access material produced anywhere in the world, any government which values a distinct sense of national identity must acknowledge the importance of maintaining viable domestic alternatives, and the implications this has for investment in indigenous broadcasting.

A copy of the key issues raised with the Minister of Broadcasting is attached as appendix V.

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Other Organisations in the Portfolio

As Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, you have formal relationships with a number of cultural organisations. Some of them – such as Te Papa and Creative New Zealand – are Crown entities, established by legislation and charged with operating for a particular cultural purpose. Others – such as the New Zealand Film Archive and the Royal New Zealand Ballet – are non-government organisations from which the Crown purchases services. Most of them receive funding through Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage.

The Ministry will assist you in the execution of your role in relation to the organisations for which you have responsibility, and will assist the Ministers of Broadcasting and Sport likewise. As Minister, you have in the past delegated some aspects of your engagement with these bodies to an Associate Minister; should that again be the case we will continue to work with your Associates on relevant matters.

Information about each of the organisations in your portfolio, and the portfolios of those of your colleagues to whom the Ministry also works, is provided in the Appendices. You may also receive separate briefings from several of the organisations themselves.

The Relationship Between You and Cultural Organisations

Organisations in the cultural sector have traditionally operated at 'arm's length' from government, even when receiving public funding. This reflects a long-standing view in New Zealand (and many other Western countries) that culture should be supported but not determined by central government. The responsibility for many activities that support and enhance New Zealand's culture therefore lies with relatively independent organisations.

Locating such activities outside central government places an onus on both parties. Government's successful management of its relationships with cultural agencies depends upon its making good appointments to the boards (where the power to appoint resides with ministers); on its provision of appropriate funding to support the role the agency is required to undertake, or the services it is to provide; and on the establishment and maintenance of open, timely and effective two-way dialogue with each organisation about its strategic direction and priorities.

As Minister, you are responsible for conveying the government's expectations to the relevant agencies. Despite their 'arm's length' status, these agencies need to bear in mind the interests of the government from which they obtain their funding and sometimes their mandate, and to which they are accountable.

Crown Entities

Your roles in relation to all the funded cultural agencies are referred to in the Public Finance Act 1989, in the enabling legislation of individual Crown entities, and in various Cabinet directives; you have a collection of responsibilities which together define the way government and the agencies relate to each other. Where an agency is a Crown entity, however, the nature of its relationship with government is formally stipulated in the Crown Entities Act 2004. Under this Act, ministerial responsibilities such as appointing and removing Board members; determining the remuneration of Board members; reviewing each entity's operations and performance; and participating in a process for setting the strategic direction for each entity are specifically identified.

The Act further addresses the power of Responsible Ministers to give directions to Crown entities. This power varies with the type of organisation Crown entities are defined as being – whether they are Crown entity companies; Crown agents (which must give effect to government policy when directed by the Responsible Minister); autonomous Crown entities (which must have regard to government policy when directed by the Responsible Minister); or independent Crown entities (which are generally independent of government policy).

All of the Crown entities for which you are responsible are defined as autonomous Crown entities. While they may be required to have regard to government policy, there are specific limitations on your powers to direct them with respect to the particular decisions they make in fulfilment of their legislative responsibilities. You may not give a direction 'in relation to cultural matters' to Creative New Zealand, Te Papa, the New Zealand Film Commission or the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. You may not direct the New Zealand Historic Places Trust 'in relation to heritage matters'.

Funding

As Minister, you have a key role in determining the appropriate level of government funding for the organisations in the portfolio, and in bidding for any additional funding in the annual Budget round. Each year a contractual agreement between you and each of the agencies is developed; this stipulates the funding to be made available from the Crown, and the services to be provided by the agency.

Some of the Crown entities and non-government organisations within the portfolio are almost totally reliant on the Vote appropriation. Other organisations may also receive revenue from sources such as the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, box office sales, membership fees and sponsorship. The Te Maori Manaaki Taonga Trust and the Waitangi National Trust do not currently receive Crown funding.

Accountability

Organisations are required to meet rigorous planning and reporting requirements, and can expect their operation and performance to be monitored and, if necessary, reviewed. This process ensures that the government, in the first instance, and subsequently Parliament and the public, can be provided with the assurance that each entity is effectively and efficiently undertaking the role for which it has been created and/or funded. As Responsible Minister you are answerable in the House and publicly for the expenditure of Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage.

How the Ministry Assists You

The Ministry has in place a range of programmes that are designed to support your engagement with cultural agencies, and to enhance their governance.

Appointments

We develop all the supporting documentation required for filling vacancies on those cultural agencies for which you have the power to appoint members; and we ensure that all new appointees to cultural agency boards receive an appropriate induction, particularly in relation to Crown governance requirements.

A 'best practice' programme of upskilling and development for cultural agency boards has also been implemented. The Ministry is preparing a governance guide for Crown cultural boards, publishes regular e-newsletters for board members, and has recently developed an intranet workspace for board members.

All boards are required, under their current Memoranda of Understanding, to undertake performance self-evaluation; and the Ministry provides support in respect to this requirement.

Participating in a Process for Setting the Strategic Direction of Each Crown Entity

The Crown Entities Act has introduced the requirement for each Crown entity to produce an annual Statement of Intent that outlines its activities for the next three years. This enables the Crown to participate in the process of setting the entity's medium term intentions. The Act specifies some elements of this participation, and the process tends to flow more smoothly when there are clear communications between the Minister, the Chair of each entity, and the Ministry, in the months leading up to the point where the Minister and the Chair to sign the Statement of Intent. A Ministerial letter of expectations to the Chair is often helpful.

Supporting the Budget Round Process

The Ministry reviews Budget proposals from the agencies and provides advice to you on these by December each year. Once decisions have been made on the final set of Budget proposals, the Ministry prepares templates for submission to the Minister of Finance, usually by the end of each January.

Managing Relationships with Crown Entities and Other Cultural Agencies

The formal mechanism for managing the relationship between the Responsible Minister and each organisation is an annual Memorandum of Understanding. The Ministry prepares these documents, which record the Government's expectations of the entity and enable both parties to record their understanding of the basis for the monitoring of, and accountability for, the organisation's performance. Memoranda follow a standard pattern but usually include some matters specific to each organisation. An MOU needs to be signed prior to payments being made to an organisation. Where this may be delayed, the Ministry will negotiate an interim Funding Agreement, usually providing for the first month of payment.

Reviewing the Operations and Performance of Crown Entities and Other Cultural Agencies

The Ministry helps you review the operations and performance of agencies in the following ways:

• The Ministry prepares briefings about the performance of individual Crown entities and other cultural agencies either quarterly or six-monthly, as specified in the reporting requirements in the MOUs;
• The Ministry briefs you on the content of Crown entities' Annual Reports before they become public. Individual Crown entities are responsible for helping you meeting the statutory requirements associated with the tabling of their Annual Reports in Parliament;
• The Ministry collates a fortnightly report from the arts and heritage agencies summarising key agency achievements, new risks and significant forthcoming events;
• From time to time, the Ministry may also prepare one-off briefings about specific agency issues, or propose that some aspect of an organisation's operations or performance is reviewed in more detail.

Improving Agency Connections and Performance

The Ministry facilitates occasional meetings with the board Chairs, and monthly meetings with the Chief Executives of Crown entities and the other cultural agencies, to enhance communication between the organisations and across the sectors. The meetings also provide opportunities to alert organisations to new government initiatives such as Managing for Outcomes, changes to the New Zealand International Financial Reporting Standards, and e-government expectations. The State Services Commissioner attended one of the meetings to outline his project on 'Integrity and Conduct'. From time to time, these meetings stimulate opportunities for multi-agency co-operation and collaborative activity. You may wish to attend one of these meetings.

Funding was provided in the 2005 Budget round to support performance-related projects. This funding is being applied to various projects related to baseline funding and performance improvement of selected agencies. T he Ministry has also developed a n intranet to further assist with information-sharing with the funded agencies. Using the platform developed by the SSC's e-government unit, the Exchange workspace allows for a range of information to be readily distributed to users. This tool also includes a secure discussion space for agencies

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Appendix One: Arts and Heritage Organisations

CROWN ENTITIES

• Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand)
• Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa)
• New Zealand Film Commission
• New Zealand Historic Places Trust
• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

STATUTORY BODIES

• National War Memorial Advisory Council
• Waitangi National Trust

NON GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS (ARTS)

• New Zealand Music Industry Commission
• Royal New Zealand Ballet
• Te Matatini Society Inc.

NON GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS (HERITAGE)

• Antarctic Heritage Trust
• New Zealand Archaeological Association
• New Zealand Film Archive
• Pukaki Trust
• Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust

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ARTS COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND TOI AOTEAROA (CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND)

The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 1994 establishes the organisation now known as Creative New Zealand. It comprises an Arts Council and two funding distribution boards: the Arts Board and Te Waka Toi (the Maori arts board).  The purpose of Creative New Zealand is to encourage, promote and support the arts in New Zealand for the benefit of all New Zealanders. 

The Council, as the governing body, sets the strategic direction of the organisation and is accountable to the Minister for agreed services. It produces a three year Strategic Plan, determines the division of funding between the Arts Board and Te Waka Toi and monitors the delivery by the Boards of agreed priorities.

Creative New Zealand has approximately 50 staff who provide advice to the Council and Boards as well as managing funding and services to the arts sector.

Governance

Members of the Council, the Arts Board and Te Waka Toi are appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (or, by delegation, the Associate Minister).

Council	Region	Date appointed	Term ends
Peter Biggs (Chair)	Wellington	26 July 1999	30 June 2006
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku	Hamilton	4 July 2000	31 October 2006
Paddy Austin	Christchurch	6 September 2000	30 June 2006
Peter Brunt	Wellington	1 July 2001	30 June 2007
Dr James Ng	Dunedin	17 December 2003	31 October 2006
Alick Shaw	Wellington	17 December 2003	31 October 2006
Waaka Vercoe	Whakatane	1 June 2005	31 May 2008

 

Arts Board	Region	Date appointed	Term ends
Alastair Carruthers (Chair)	Wellington	1 July 2001	30 June 2007
Marilyn Kohlhase	Auckland	4 July 2000	30 June 2006
Helen Schamroth	Auckland	4 July 2000	30 June 2006
Graeme Gorton	Christchurch	1 July 2001	30 June 2007
Judith Fyfe	Wellington	1 July 2001	30 June 2007
Lydia Wevers	Wellington	1 October 2001	30 June 2006
Terry Snow	Auckland	1 June 2005	31 May 2008

 

Te Waka Toi	Region	Date appointed	Term ends
Elizabeth Ellis (Chair)	Auckland	1 July 1994 (Member)	31 October 2004
Sandy Adsett	Hastings	19 December 2002	31 October 2004
Suzanne Ellison	Karitane	19 December 2002	31 October 2004
Dr Patu Hohepa	Auckland	3 February 2003	31 October 2004
Keri Kaa	East Cape	9 July 2001	30 June 2006
Marina Sciascia	Wellington	1 June 2005	31 May 2008
Vacancy

Chief Executive: Elizabeth Kerr

Funding

Creative New Zealand's 2005/06 funding comprises a baseline appropriation of $12.952 million, a one-off payment of $2.578 million for major performing arts organisations, and a one-off top-up of $1.756 million to cover the reduction from 2002 revenue levels for funds provided from the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board. Creative New Zealand also received capital funding of $0.788 million for 2005/06 only.

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	LGB	Com mercial	Spon sorship	Other	Total
CNZ	2003/04	13,536	18,553	-	-	1,030	33,119
	2004/05	14,869	18,553	-	-	1,380	34,802
	2005/06	17,286	18,600	-	-	1,337	37,223

MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA (TE PAPA)

Te Papa is established by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Act 1992 to “provide a forum in which the nation may present, explore, and preserve both the heritage of its cultures and knowledge of the natural environment in order better -

(a) To understand and treasure the past;

(b) To enrich the present; and

(c) To meet the challenges of the future.”

The principal functions of the Board are to collect works of art and items relating to history and the natural environment, conserve and develop national collections, and make those collections accessible to the public.  It also has research and educational roles.

Governance

Members of the Board of Te Papa are appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (or, by delegation, the Associate Minister).

Name	Region	Date Appointed	Term ends
Dr Roderick Deane (Chair)	Wellington	July 2000	30 June 2006
John Judge	Auckland	July 2000	30 June 2006
Glenys Coughlan	Wellington	31 August 1999	30 June 2005
Professor Judith Binney	Auckland	31 August 1999	30 June 2005
David Gascoigne	Wellington	1 October 1996	30 June 2006
Jenny May	Christchurch	July 2000	30 June 2006
Mark Solomon	Christchurch	16 August 2001	31 July 2006
Josie Karanga	Palmerston North	16 August 2001	31 July 2007

Chief Executive: Dr Seddon Bennington

Funding

In addition to operating funding, Te Papa receives an annual capital contribution of $6 million for ongoing capital expenditure for museum operations, exhibitions, research and development, and $3 million for acquisition of collection items. An additional allocation of $3.5 million is being provided in 2005/06 for the development of international touring exhibitions and refurbishment of Te Papa's long term exhibitions in Wellington.

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	Com mercial	Other	Total
Te Papa	2003/04	18,227	10,213	9,264	37,704
	2004/05	18,227	9,897	8,490	36,614
	2005/06	20,574	9,904	10,220	40,700

Note: Other Revenue includes income from a range of sources, e.g. sponsorship, donations, rents, interest and a special purposes fund.

NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION

The Film Commission is established under the New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978. It is responsible for encouraging the making, promotion, distribution and exhibition of New Zealand films and the development of the New Zealand film industry.  It is not a producer of films, but supports New Zealand films through investment, marketing, industry support and other activities. 

The Film Commission receives public funding through Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage and the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, with additional income derived from the sale of films in which the Commission has invested.  The Commission also monitors the performance of the New Zealand Film Fund Trust.  The Trust was established in 2000 with one-off funding of $20 million to support second and subsequent higher-budget feature films by New Zealand filmmakers.  The funding was intended to leverage overseas investment, with the aim of creating total available funding of around $50 million for approximately ten films. 

Governance

Members of the Film Commission are appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (or, by delegation, the Associate Minister).

Name	Region	Date Appointed	Term ends
Barrie Everard (Chair)	Auckland	May 1998	30 June 2006
Bill Birnie	Auckland	4 July 2000	30 June 2006
Helene Wong	Auckland	4 July 2000	30 June 2006
Bob Harvey	Auckland	9 July 2001	30 June 2006
James Wallace	Auckland	9 July 2001	30 June 2006
William Somerville	Auckland	1 June 2002	31 May 2008
Tainui Stephens	Ngaruawahia	1 June 2002	31 May 2008
Lisa Chatfield	Auckland	9 July 2001	30 June 2006

Chief Executive: Dr Ruth Harley

Funding

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	LGB	Com mercial	Spon sorship	Other	TOTAL
NZFC	2003/04	2,073	8,040	541	-	1,212	11,866
	2004/05	10,873	8,040	1,297	-	1,410	21,620
	2005/06	10,873	8,100	2,050	-	990	22,013

NEW ZEALAND HISTORIC PLACES TRUST

The New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) operates under the Historic Places Act 1993. Its primary functions are to promote the identification, protection, preservation and conservation of the historical and cultural heritage of New Zealand.  It does this by providing:

• Registration services for historic places, historic areas, wahi tapu and wahi tapu areas;
• Technical and heritage advice to local authorities, iwi/hapu, property owners and developers;
• Statutory protection processes under the Historic Places Act 1993 and the Resource Management Act 1991;
• Maintenance and management of, and provision of access to, Crown-owned properties; and
• Heritage education, advocacy and promotional services including management of Trust-owned properties.

Governance

A Board of up to 11 people governs the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.  The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (or, by delegation, the Associate Minister) appoints one person as the Chairperson, and also appoints two Māori members (after consultation with the Minister of Māori Affairs).  Of the other members, the Trust's membership elects three, and the appointed and elected Board members then appoint the last five (one of whom must be Māori).  The Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage is currently an ex-officio member of the board.  Five of the Board members are also Māori Heritage Council members. The MHC meets the day before the main Board meeting. 

Name	Region	Date Appointed	Term ends
Dame Anne Salmond (Chair) *	Auckland	1 June 2002	31 May 2008
Merata Kawharu*	Auckland	1 October 2001	30 June 2007
Tumu te Heuheu*	Turangi	1 September 2003	30 June 2007
John Acland	South Canterbury	1 July 1990	31 August 2006
Denis Oldham	Auckland	25 January 2000	30 June 2006
Mike Spedding	Gisborne	1 July 2003	30 June 2006
Anna Crighton	Christchurch	1 July 2003	30 June 2006
Dr Harry Allen	Auckland	1 July 1990	31 December 2005
Murray Mouat	Invercargill	20 December 1997	31 December 2005
Te Aue Davis	Auckland	1 July 1990	31 December 2005
Vacancy

* Ministerial appointees

Māori Heritage Council

The Historic Places Act 1993 also provides for a Māori Heritage Council. Its functions include:

• Ensuring that in the protection of wahi tapu and historic areas of Māori interest, the Trust meets the needs of Māori in a culturally sensitive manner;
• Developing Māori programmes for the identification and conservation of wahi tapu and historic areas of Māori interest, and informing the Trust Board of all activities, needs and developments relating to interests in such areas and places;
• Assisting the Trust to develop and reflect a bicultural view in the exercise of its powers and functions;
• Developing its own iwi and other consultative and reporting processes and recommending such processes for adoption by the Board, branches, and staff of the Trust when dealing with matters of Māori interest;
• Making recommendations to the Trust on applications referred by the Trust under section 14(3) of the Historic Places Act that relate to archaeological sites of Māori interest; and
• Making recommendations to the Trust on applications for resource consents referred by the Trust under section 33 of the Historic Places Act.

The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (or Associate Minister) appoints six of the eight members (after consultation with the Minister of Māori Affairs).

Name	Region	Date Appointed	Term ends
Tumu te Heuheu* (Chair)	Northland	1 June 2004	30 June 2007
Merata Kawharu *	Auckland	1 October 2001	30 June 2007
Dr Harry Allen	Auckland	1 July 1990	31 December 2005
Te Aue Davis	Auckland	1 July 1990	31 December 2005
Dr Monty Soutar*	Palmerston North	1 July 2001	30 June 2007
Waaka Vercoe*	Whakatane	25 July 1999	30 June 2006
Dr Charles Royal*	Wellington	17 December 2003	30 November 2006
Gerard O'Regan*	Auckland	1 July 2005	30 June 2008

* Ministerial appointees

Acting Chief Executive: Dr Aidan Challis

Funding

The appropriation for the NZ Historic Places Trust for 2005/06 is $7.153 million for operating funding.  A baseline increase of $500,000 from 2003/04 onwards was also provided to support the Trust's continued Māori Heritage activities after the expiry of the three-year Cultural Recovery Package Funding (one-off funding of $2.67 million provided in May 2000).

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	Com mercial	Spon sorship	Other	Total
NZHPT	2003/04	5,819	-	62	1592	7,473
	2004/05	6,708	-	103	2,527	9,338
	2005/06	7,153	-	163	2191	9,507

NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The NZSO is established under the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Act 2004.  The NZSO is the national orchestra of New Zealand and its work reflects its role as a leading performing and touring arts company, contributing to the development and support of a unique New Zealand identity.  The NZSO also has an education programme which includes visiting schools.

Governance

The members of the Board of the NZSO are appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (or, by delegation, the Associate Minister).

Name	Region	Date Appointed	Term ends
Diana Fenwick (Acting Chair)	Auckland	1 August 2001	31 July 2007
Peter Rowe	Auckland	1 September 2003	31 July 2006
Joe Pope	Wellington	14 May 1996	31 July 2006
Susan McCormack	Christchurch	1 August 2003	31 July 2006
William Falconer	Karapiro	1 August 2003	31 July 2006

Chief Executive: Dr Peter Walls

Funding

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	Com mercial	Spon sorship	Other	Total
NZSO	2003/04	10,124	2,440	2,089	333	14,986
	2004/05	10,124	2,091	2,438	758	15,411
	2005/06	11,727	2,073	3,557	770	18,127

NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Council is a statutory body (but not a Crown entity) which, under the National War Memorial Act 1992, advises the Minister on all matters relevant to the control and maintenance of the National War Memorial. The Memorial itself is a Crown Asset, and is administered by the Ministry.

Governance

Members of the Council are appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (or, by delegation, the Associate Minister), in most cases following nominations from the Chief of Defence Force or the NZRSA.

Name	Region	Date appointed	Term ends
Colonel Andrew Renton-Green (Chair) Ministerial nomination	Wellington	8 August 2001	30 June 2007
Col. Joseph Walker Chief of Defence Force nomination.	Waikato	December 2003	30 June 2006
John Campbell RSA nomination (Pres)	Dunedin	1 July 2004	30 June 2005
Denny Morris RSA nomination	Wellington	8 August 2001	30 June 2007

The NZRSA has advised that it wishes its President to be one of its nominations. As the President is elected annually and there have been contests in recent years, a one year term is in place while this policy exists. (This appointment is not required to go through Cabinet's Appointments and Honours Committee for approval.)

WAITANGI NATIONAL TRUST BOARD

In 1932, Governor-General Bledisloe gave to New Zealand the Treaty House and grounds at Waitangi, and the Waitangi National Trust Board was established to act as guardian of the estate. The Board, which is traditionally chaired by the Governor-General, has responsibility for maintaining and developing the estate as a place of historic interest, recreation, enjoyment and benefit, for all New Zealanders.

Governance

The membership of the Trust Board is set out in the Waitangi National Trust Board Act 1932 and its amending act of 1959, and appointments do not therefore need to be made by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage.

The ex-officio members of the Board are the Governor-General, Prime Minister, Minister of Conservation, and Minister of Māori Affairs. The other current members of the Board are:

• Jeremy Williams (member of the family of Archdeacon Henry Williams)
• Pita Paraone (member chosen from the Heke, Kawiti, Waka Nene and Pomare families)
• John Klaricich (representative of Māori living in the North Auckland Peninsula)
• Tumu te Heuheu (representative of North Island Māori living south of Auckland City)
• Eila Searle (representative of Pakeha residents of the Bay of Islands)
• Penny Hutchins (representative of Pakeha and Māori living in the South Island)
• Ian Torlesse (member of the family of Edward Gibbon Wakefield)
• Dame Dr Joan Metge (a prominent New Zealander)
• William Busby (member of the family of James Busby).

The Ministry's role in relation to the Trust has been to provide administrative support and advice to the Governor-General and the Prime Minister in their roles as ex-officio members of the Board. The Trust does not currently receiving any funding through Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage.

NEW ZEALAND MUSIC INDUSTRY COMMISSION

The New Zealand Music Industry Commission (NZMIC) is a charitable trust established by the popular music industry to advocate for the growth of the New Zealand contemporary popular music industry both economically and culturally.  Other key functions of the NZMIC are to:

• Increase awareness and appreciation of NZ music, both here and overseas;
• Create greater exposure and access to NZ music;
• Encourage effective industry and government investment in the industry;
• Develop the talent base in composition, performance, recording, production, marketing, management and business skills; and
• Administer a contestable grants programme to support international music market development for a three year period from July 2005.

Governance

The Board of the NZMIC appoints its own members. These are currently:

• Richard Thorne, Chair
• Anthony Healey
• Bernie Griffin
• Teresa Patterson
• Lorraine Barry
• Chris Caddick
• John Burns

General Manager: Cath Andersen

Funding

The MIC was initially funded in 2000 with a single grant of $1.78 million to cover its first 5 years of operation. Ministers later agreed that the initial funding could be renewed after 4 years. In the 2004 Budget the government provided funding of $0.533 million for a further three year period to June 2007. In April 2005, as part of government's response to the report of Music Industry Export Development Group, Cabinet agreed to additional funding for NZMIC: $0.178 million per annum; and $1.3 million to be drawn down over three years to June 2008 for an international market development programme.

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	Com mercial	Spon sorship	Other #	Total
NZMIC	2003/04	444 *	-	-	290	734
	2004/05	533	-	-	410	943
	2005/06	1,156	-	-	400	1,556

* represents ¼ of initial appropriation
# Includes Ministry of Education funding for resources and school-based activities

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND BALLET

The Royal New Zealand Ballet is a charitable trust.  Its stated mission is “to be New Zealand's touring ballet company of excellence”.  The company consists of 32 dancers performing a wide repertoire of classical and contemporary dance throughout New Zealand (and sometimes overseas).

Governance

A Board of Trustees governs the Ballet and appoints its own members.  Current membership of the Board is:

• John Maasland (Chairman)
• Tony Nowell
• Mai Chen
• John Ryan (stands down in November)
• Jeff Staniland
• Anne Blackburn
• Warren Leslie

Chief Executive: Sue Paterson

Funding

			Other revenue (on a calendar year basis) ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	Com mercial	Spon sorship	Other	Total
RNZB	2003/04	3,284	3,090	1,201	300	7,875
	2004/05	3,284	3,821	1,337	343	8,785
	2005/06	3,284	3,519	1,368	261	8,432

TE MATATINI SOCIETY INC.

Te Matatini focuses on the development of Māori performance art by supporting national kapa haka competitions and regional activities such as festivals, events, exhibitions, wananga, workshops and master classes. It also supports the South Pacific Arts Festival, other international events and Māori performance arts in schools. Every two years the Society holds the 'Te Matatini National Festival' which brings together groups from regional competitions.

Governance

A National Committee of delegates elected by the 13 member rohe governs the Society. A smaller Executive Committee oversees operations. The delegates appoint the Chair.

Executive Committee

• Tama Huata (Chair)
• George Ria
• Pauline Hopa

National Committee Delegates

• Aotea John Nyman
• Kahungunu Johnny Apatu
• Mataatua Te Kahautu Maxwell
• Poihakena Te Aranganui Inc
• Rangitane Tupito Maruera
• Tairawhiti George Ria
• Tamaki Makaurau Annette Wehi
• Te Puka a Maui Toma Waihirere
• Te Taitokerau Pauline Hopa
• Te Tau Ihu o te Waka a Maui Jane du Feu
• Te Whanganui a Tara Muriwai Ihakara
• Tainui Waka Hohepa Harawira
• Waitaha Tihi Puanaki

General Manager: Wayne Johnson

Funding

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	Com mercial	Spon sorship	Other	Total
TeMatatini	2003/04	976	0	0	7	983
	2004/05	980	644 *	0	3	1,627
	2005/06	1,248	-	-	-	1,248

* Revenue from the National Festival

ANTARCTIC HERITAGE TRUST

The Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT) was formed as a charitable trust in 1987 to protect and conserve the heritage of human endeavor in Antarctica.  The Trust is the leading agency internationally in polar heritage conservation and focuses on the conservation of the thirty four historic sites recorded in the Ross Sea region.

The Trust is currently seeking funding internationally for a multi-million dollar Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project which aims to stabilise and conserve the most famous sites – the huts of Sir Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott.

Governance

The composition of the Trust Board is stipulated in the Trust Deed (and Ministers are not involved in appointments). Overseas representation on the Board reflects international interest in Antarctic heritage and assists with fundraising.

• Rob Fenwick, Chairman - Independent member
• Anthony Wright, Deputy Chairman – Chief Executive, Canterbury Museum
• Malcolm Macfarlane, President, New Zealand Antarctic Society
• Dr Lesley McTurk, Independent member
• Rt Hon Paul East, Independent member
• Chris Mace, Independent member
• Paul Hargreaves, Chairman Antarctica New Zealand
• Dr Jim Watson, President of the Royal Society of New Zealand
• HE William McCormick, United States Ambassador to NZ
• Simon Murdoch, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• HE Richard Fell, CVO, British High Commissioner to NZ
• Dr Aidan Challis, Acting Chief Executive, New Zealand Historic Places Trust

Executive Director:  Nigel Watson

Funding

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	Com mercial	Donations/ Sponsorship	Appeal/ Other	Total
AHT	2003/04	89	2	108	316	515
	2004/05	89	2	49	1,204	1,366
	2005/06	356	-	496	1,516	2,368

NEW ZEALAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

The New Zealand Archaeological Association (NZAA) is an incorporated society with a membership spanning students, amateurs, professionals and institutions involved or interested in archaeology. 

The objectives of the NZAA are to promote and foster research into the archaeology of New Zealand. The NZAA lobbies Government and Local Government for the protection of New Zealand's cultural heritage, and runs a national Site Recording Scheme, which contains the records of over 50,000 archaeological sites. The records are used for the purpose of research and protection of the sites.

Governance

The NZAA comprises a Council elected by its members. Honorary members are also selected by the Council. The membership is set out below:

• Lynda Walter, President
• Pam Bain
• Moira White
• Karen Greig
• Ian Barber
• Rod Clough
• Cathy Barr
• Emma Brooks

Funding

The NZAA is receiving an appropriation of $450,400 over three years from 2004/05 as a contribution towards completion of a project to improve the reliability of information on the New Zealand Archaeological Site Recording Scheme and to establish a database to improve management of this information.

NEW ZEALAND FILM ARCHIVE

The New Zealand Film Archive (NZFA) was established as a charitable trust in 1981.  It is committed to providing professional collection management and increasing public appreciation of New Zealand's moving image heritage through high profile and diverse public programmes.

Governance

The Film Archive is overseen by a Board of Trustees representing film, archival, Māori and community interests.  Members are self-appointed, under the terms of the Film Archive's own constitution. Current membership of the Board is:

• Mike Nicolaidi (Chair)
• Pat Downey
• David Compton
• Graeme Everton
• Tama Poata
• Anne Phillips

Chief Executive:  Frank Stark

Funding

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	LGB	Com mercial	Spon sorship	Other	Total
NZFA	2003/04	288	594	105	1,255	872	3,114
	2004/05	625	594	170	165	952	2,506
	2005/06	886	600	225	205	1,084	3,000

PUKAKI TRUST

This Trust cares for the taonga Pukaki, originally gifted by Ngati Whakaue to the Crown in 1877. The taonga was held at Auckland Museum until 1997, when Ngati Whakaue confirmed and completed the gifting and transfer of ownership of Pukaki to the Crown. Pukaki is now housed in the Rotorua District Council building.

Governance

The Trust Deed stipulates membership and includes a Crown representative, currently the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (or, by delegation, the Associate Minister). 

Ngati Whakaue, Auckland War Memorial Museum, and the Rotorua District Council each have a nominated representative on the Trust.  There has been turnover in trustees recently, due to the Museum getting a new chair, local body elections changing the Mayor, and the Ngati Whakaue iwi consulting on a possible replacement for their representative, who passed away. New members have yet to be confirmed at a meeting of Trustees.

Rotorua District Council provides administrative support services for the Trust.

Funding

The Trust received an appropriation of $40,000 in the 2001/02 financial year, and received $8,000 per annum from 2002/03 to 2004/05.

TE MĀORI MANAAKI TAONGA TRUST

The Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust (TMMTT) was established to distribute the income derived from investing the profits of the successful Te Māori exhibition of the 1980s.  The principal purpose of the Trust is to “encourage and provide for education and training of Māori in the skills required for the care and display of taonga Māori”.  In particular, the Trust Deed refers to “the training of Māori as curators, conservators and other officers whose jobs involve the care and/or display of taonga Māori”.

Governance

The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (or by delegation the Associate Minister) and the Minister of Māori Affairs jointly appoint the Trustees for terms of up to 3 years.  Current membership of the Trust Board is outlined below:

Name	Region	Date Appointed	Term ends
Professor Hirini Moko Mead (Chair)	Wellington	10 December 1991	31 March 2005
Te Aue Davis	Auckland	10 December 1991	31 March 2005
Piri Sciascia	Wellington	1 September 2004	31 March 2005
Ngahiraka Mason	Auckland	1 September 2004	31 March 2005

Funding

The Trust does not receive any funding from Government. It has an endowment of approximately $1 million and funds its activities from the interest revenue.

Appendix II: Broadcasting Organisations

See Appendix One of the Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Broadcasting

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Appendix III: Sport and Recreation Organisations

• NEW ZEALAND SPORTS DRUG AGENCY (DRUG FREE SPORT NEW ZEALAND) - INDEPENDENT CROWN ENTITY
• SPORT AND RECREATION NEW ZEALAND (SPARC) - CROWN AGENT

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NEW ZEALAND SPORTS DRUG AGENCY (DRUG FREE SPORT NEW ZEALAND)

The organisation was established under the New Zealand Sports Drug Agency Act 1994. Its functions are:

• preparing, maintaining, and disseminating a schedule of drugs and doping methods that are banned for competitive athletes;
• developing an annual testing programme (in consultation with national sporting organizations) which, for out-of-competition testing, identifies the competitors liable for testing and for in-competition testing, identifies the sporting events, competitions, and activities at which testing may be carried out;
• selecting competitors to provide samples for testing, testing those competitors, notifying the results, and making determinations in respect of test results from samples from competitors;
• developing and implementing educational programmes to discourage the use of drugs in sport, and related matters, and establishing an information service that identifies the problems associated with the misuse of drugs in sport and alternative ways of improving sports performance without the use of drugs;
• consulting with, advising, and assisting Government departments, local authorities, national sporting organisations, and other bodies or persons on any matters concerned with the use of drugs in sport, and related matters; and
• taking steps aimed at ensuring New Zealand's compliance with international agreements and arrangements to which New Zealand is a party, concerning the use of scheduled drugs and doping methods in sport.

Governance

The Board of NZSDA is appointed by the Minister for Sport and Recreation and currently comprises:

• Professor David Gerrard, Chair
• Hon A.A. T Ellis, QC
• Melodie Robinson
• Michael Heron
• Cathy Ferguson

(The Board appointment process is managed by the Minister's office rather than through the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.)

Executive Director : Graeme Steel

Funding

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	Com mercial	Spon sorship	Other	Total
NZSDA	2003/04	1,139	-	-	162	1,301
	2004/05	1,361	-	-	145	1,506
	2005/06	1,441	-	-	153	1,594

 

SPORT AND RECREATION NEW ZEALAND (SPARC)

SPARC was established under the Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002, following the recommendation of the 2001 Ministerial Taskforce on Sport, Fitness and Leisure. It is charged with carrying out a wide variety of functions, including:

• Implementation of the recommendations made by the Ministerial Taskforce on Sport, Fitness and Leisure;
• Developing and implementing national policies and strategies for physical recreation and sport;
• Allocating funds to national organisations and regional bodies;
• Promoting and advocating the importance of participation in physical activity by all New Zealanders for their health and well-being; and
• Providing policy advice to the Minister on the sport and recreation sector.

Governance

SPARC's Board is appointed by the Minister for Sport and Recreation and currently comprises:

• John Wells, Chair
• Sarah Sandley
• David Collins
• Graham Conden
• Elizabeth Coutts
• Christopher Doig
• Tina Karaitiana
• Rob Fisher
• Jenny Ross

(The Board appointment process is managed by the Minister's office, rather than through the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.)

Chief Executive : Nick Hill

Funding

The appropriation for SPARC in 2005/06 is $44,244,000.   An additional $5 million per annum is appropriated via Vote Sport and Recreation for Sport Education Scholarships.  These funds are not included in the table below.  SPARC holds and administers these funds on behalf of the Crown.

All revenue sources ($000 excl GST)
Agency	Year	Vote	LGB	Com mercial	Spon sorship	Other	Total
SPARC	2003/04	24,916	28,217	2,569	280	977	56,959
	2004/05	36,790	28,217	5,411	280	1,627	72,325
	2005/06	44,244	28,217	6,478	-	800	79,739

Appendix IV: Ministry for Culture and Heritage Organisational Structure

See Ministry organisation

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Appendix V: Significant Issues in the Broadcasting Portfolio

Public Broadcasting Programme of Action

In December 2004 Cabinet approved the Public Broadcasting Programme of Action, addressing all parts of broadcasting policy that have fallen within the Broadcasting portfolio. (Maori broadcasting policy, such as that related to Maori Television, iwi radio and the funding agency Te Mangai Paho, has been the responsibility of the Maori Affairs portfolio.) The five-year Programme was published in February 2005, and sets out a series of policy proposals to be investigated under six priority headings:

• achieving adequacy and certainty of public funding for broadcasting;
• strengthening public broadcasting;
• facilitating the successful development of digital broadcasting services;
• enhancing regional and community broadcasting;
• enhancing independence and responsibility in broadcasting; and
• enhancing the incentives for producing higher-quality content and schedules.

This document was developed at a stage when the policy programme begun in 1999 was largely complete. The earlier programme had concentrated on the reconstitution of TVNZ as a public broadcaster with a statutory charter, and measures to promote local content, through funding support of NZ On Air and the encouragement of voluntary targets on television and for popular music on radio. A 'Stock-take' paper was published in 2003, reviewing these and other measures taken since 1999, and seeking private and public sector opinion on what the priorities for broadcasting policy should be for the second half of this decade.

The broadcasting sector's response to this stock-taking exercise clarified the environmental trends and likely future developments that policy should aim to address, and informed the development, during 2004, of the set of six unranked priorities and specific proposals that are set out in the Programme. While the rationale for the selection of these priorities is given in the Programme text, the broad themes currently guiding the Programme can be summarised as:

• the establishment of public funding for broadcasting on a basis that is less susceptible to the perception of political influence and to ad hoc, demand-driven pressures on government (first priority);
• ensuring that the publicly owned components of the broadcasting sector (the public broadcasters, NZ On Air, and the Broadcasting Standards Authority) are able to adapt to likely changes in the broadcasting environment (second, fifth and sixth priorities);
• the importance of a successful transition to digital broadcasting in free-to-air television and the development of digital services in radio (third priority); and
• strengthening the role of regional and local broadcasting, both commercial and non-commercial (fourth priority).

Updates on three aspects of the Programme, the future of the Pacific Radio Network, the review of Radio New Zealand's charter, and the transition to digital television, are provided separately below. Recently, other work related to the Programme has focused on:

• scoping the priority, “Achieve Adequacy and Certainty of Public Funding for Broadcasting”, towards the possible contracting of external expertise to assess funding mechanisms and formulas used in comparable countries;
• reviewing possible statutory definitions of broadcasting and related terms as a preparation for working with NZ On Air and the Broadcasting Standards Authority on proposals to modernise their functions (under the priorities “Enhance Independence and Responsibility in Broadcasting” and “Enhance the Incentives for Producing Higher-Quality Content and Schedules”); and
• the development of enhanced Charter evaluation via an evaluation framework (under the priority “Strengthen Public Broadcasting”).

The Future of the National Pacific Radio Network (NiuFM)

In 2005, Government agreed to maintain the National Pacific Radio Network, which had been established as a three-year Reducing Inequalities pilot. This followed an independent evaluation of the network and a separate independent review of its governing trust's administrative and governance arrangements, which had confirmed that the pilot network had demonstrated the value of a national Pacific radio network.

Government's agreement to continue providing the bulk of the funding was however subject to a further review of the Network's objectives, form a