Ministry for Culture and Heritage Annual Report 2006

Expenditure administered by the Ministry

Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage

In 2005/06 the Ministry incurred expenses of $11.086 million (GST exclusive) in the provision of services under the departmental outputs Heritage Services, International Cultural Diplomacy, and Policy Advice and Grants Administration.

The Ministry also incurred the following expenditure against non-departmental appropriations administered on behalf of the Crown:

five outputs totalling $198.482 million for services supplied, mainly by arts, heritage and broadcasting Crown entities, comprising: ballet, orchestral, museum, public broadcasting, film archive and Māori performing arts activities, protection for historic places, and the promotion and support of New Zealand films and the arts.
eight other expenses appropriations totalling $10.232 million being:

$2.272 million for New Zealand’s annual contribution to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
$591,000 on the development and maintenance of war graves, historic graves and monuments in New Zealand and overseas.
$691,000 contribution to costs of design, land purchase and construction of the Kerikeri Heritage Bypass to protect nationally significant buildings (Kemp House and the Stone Store).
$105,000 towards the cost of constructing a New Zealand Memorial in Korea.
$1.573 million towards the cost of constructing a New Zealand Memorial in London.
$4.711 million in grants to regional museums for capital construction projects.
$283,000 towards the cost of Treaty commemorations held at Waitangi and within communities elsewhere in New Zealand.
$6,000 to conduct a review of the nature of Government’s involvement in the Waitangi National Trust.

$788,000 to enable Creative New Zealand to develop online services and upgrade its historic building premises.
$12.5 million capital contribution to Te Papa for ongoing capital expenditure for museum operations, exhibition research and development, and acquisition of collection items.
$4.953 million to purchase land for the establishment of a National Memorial Park in Wellington.
$350,000 to New Zealand Historic Places Trust for an upgrade of information technology systems and regional office vehicles, and urgent deferred maintenance of historic properties.
$2.643 million to Radio New Zealand in support of a range of radio broadcasting initiatives.

The Ministry was responsible for making payments for the services supplied under non-departmental appropriations, for ensuring that these appropriations were not exceeded, and for managing and monitoring on behalf of Ministers the Crown’s interests in these organisations.

Vote Sport and Recreation

In 2005/06 the Ministry incurred expenses of $98,000 (GST exclusive) in the provision of services under the departmental output Purchase Advice and Monitoring of Sport and Recreation Crown Entities.

The Ministry also administered the following non-departmental appropriations:

two outputs totalling $45.686 million for services supplied by the New Zealand Sports Drug Agency and Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC).
$5 million to Sport Education Scholarships to enable emerging and talented New Zealanders to pursue tertiary study and elite-level sport development concurrently.
16 miscellaneous grants totalling $44,400 to support sports-related initiatives including participation in sport and recreation activities for groups, individuals and organisations that are unable to obtain support through organisations such as SPARC, local government and the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board.

Outputs are defined as goods or services supplied by departments and other entities to external parties. Outputs have a variety of types, including policy advice, the administration of grants, and the provision of specific services.