publication Te Kāpehu – The Compass: a cultural system evidence framework Te Kāpehu provides us with a shared language and structure to navigate data and evidence about our complex and dynamic cultural system. Published on 9 July, 2025
publication Arts, Culture and Recreation Participation Across Childhood This report uses data from the Growing Up in New Zealand study and explores how participation changes across the early lifespan of children Published on 11 June, 2025
news New economic data for the cultural sectors We’ve just released the latest economic data from Infometrics about our cultural sectors. The economic profiles include both an overall arts and creative sector report and a separate sports and recreation profile. 25 March, 2025
publication Sport and recreation sector economic profile 2024 The Infometrics sector profiles 2024 include data on a range of employment, business and productivity characteristics for the sport and recreation sector. Published on 25 March, 2025
publication Arts and creative sector economic profiles 2024 The Infometrics sector profiles 2024 provide data on a range of employment, business and productivity characteristics for the arts and creative sector. Published on 25 March, 2025
publication Arts, Culture and Recreation Participation and Wellbeing Amongst 12-Year-Olds – 2025 This report provides data on the wellbeing outcomes of participation in extracurricular and free-time activity for young people, using the 12-year-old cohort of the longitudinal Growing Up in New Zealand research project. Published on 2 March, 2025
Article Te Kāpehu Te Kāpehu is a framework to guide how we navigate data and evidence about the cultural system in Aotearoa New Zealand. 6 December, 2024
Article Long-term Insights Briefings Learn about our Long-term Insights Briefing – a think piece to help us, as a country, think about and plan for the future. 16 September, 2024
publication The Current State of New Zealand’s Media System: a baseline report This report from November 2023 informs policy work as well as future monitoring and reporting on New Zealand’s media system outcomes. Published on 1 May, 2024
publication New Zealanders’ Cultural Participation in 2023 This research report looks at New Zealanders’ engagement in arts, culture, and heritage activities in 2023, and follows on from the Ministry’s 2020 and 2022 cultural participation research. Published on 13 March, 2024