Cultural Well-being
The Ministry works with local government and other central agencies to increase awareness and understanding of ‘cultural well-being’ as a purpose of local government. Promotion of cultural well-being as a requirement of local authorities was introduced into the Local Government Act 2002.
While the Act did not define the term 'cultural well-being', its inclusion reflects local government’s long-standing interest in, funding of, and impact on, cultural activity. The Ministry also aims to promote understanding of the inter-relationship of cultural well-being with economic, social and environmental well-being and to foster better alignment among central government agencies in the ways they work with local government to promote all four well-beings.
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CONTACT
Contact the Cultural Well-being team:
Cultural Well-being Project
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
PO Box 5364
WELLINGTON