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The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand) is the national arts development agency of the New Zealand government established in 1963. It invests in artists and arts organisations, offering capability building programmes and developing markets and audiences for New Zealand arts domestically and internationally.

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History

Creative New Zealand started out as the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council which was set up in 1963. Prior to that in the 1940s because of centennial celebrations the government set up a cultural office within the Department of Internal Affairs, the New Zealand Film Unit and a national orchestra. A literary fund was also established. [1]

The Māori and South Pacific Arts Council (MASPAC) was part of the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council. They were set up in 1978 to 'encourage, promote and develop the practice and appreciation of the arts and crafts of the Māori and South Pacific people in New Zealand.' [2] One of the things they did in the early 1980s was acknowledge weaving as an artform which had been a desire of Ngoi Pēwhairangi. [3] In 1983 MASPAC awarded funding to Misa Emma Kesha to establish the Dunedin Multicultural Weavers Association so cultures could exchange their artforms and Indigenous stories, [3] and in the same year Emily Schuster became the convener of a steering committee to look at the needs of weavers around New Zealand. [4]

In 1993 the Arts Council restructured with separate general and Māori arts boards. [1] In 1994 the crown entity of Creative New Zealand replaced the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council. [5]

In 2012, Creative New Zealand introduced Toi Uru Kahikatea Arts Development and Toi Tōtara Haemata Leadership Investments to replace the Recurrently Funded Organisations funding. Arts Development Investments provide funding for three years for established artists, arts practitioners, groups and arts organisations.

Funding

Since the 1980s Creative New Zealand's funding came also from the Lottery Grants Board (now the Lotto New Zealand). [1]

In 2006/2007 Creative New Zealand received NZ$15.45 million in base funding. [5]

Since the majority of Creative New Zealand's income is from Lotto it fluctuates dependent on numbers of lotto and instant kiwi tickets sold. [6] In 2011/2012 Creative New Zealand received NZ$27.5 million of lottery funding and with NZ$15.7 million from the Arts Culture and Heritage budget.

Between 2010 and 2019 Creative New Zealand's crown funding was static with NZ$15.89 million annually. [5] In the 2014/2015 the breakdown was approximately 30% [7] central government funding and the remaining from Lotto. In 2015/2016 there was NZ$30 million in Lotto funds, in 2018/2019 it was NZ$39 million in Lotto funds and in 2019/2022 it was NZ$47 million. [5]

In the 2022 budget Creative New Zealand received NZ$16.68 million baseline funding. [5] Crown funding for the arts through Creative New Zealand has not expanded with population growth of almost 1 million people between 2006 and 2022. [6]

Approximately 55% of funds is allocated to Toi Uru Kahikatea Arts Development and Toi Tōtara Haemata Leadership Investments. In the 2023 - 2025 cycle this is a total of NZ$104 million over three-years between 81 organisations, with all also sourcing income from other places. [5]

Funding is available for artists, community groups and arts organisations. Creative New Zealand funds projects and organisations across many art-forms, including theatre, dance, music, literature, visual art, craft object art, Māori arts, Pacific arts, Inter-arts and Multi-disciplinary. [ citation needed ]

Creative New Zealand funding is distributed under four programmes:

Creative New Zealand funds Toi Ake that seeks to protect, develop and retain the heritage of Māori arts / ngā toi Māori. [5]

Governance structure and legislation

The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa [8] is the governing board of Creative New Zealand. In the 2015 report the Council consisted of 13 members. Creative New Zealand is a crown entity and works within a legislative framework formed by the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 2014 [9] and the Crown Entities Act 2004.

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  3. 1 2 Kesha, Misa Emma. ""Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might."". Pantograph Punch. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa". New Zealand history online. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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  8. ↑ "A Brief History of Government Involvement in Culture, Ministry for Culture and Heritage" . Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  9. ↑ "Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 2014 No 1, Public Act Contents". New Zealand Legislation . 31 January 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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