Policy and Research Reports

This report comments on a review of Creative New Zealand's policies and procedures for assessing and allocating grants.

The New Zealand Immigration Service (NZIS) operates a Work Visa and Permit policy. Within this policy there are three streams. The stream most relevant to the cultural sector in New Zealand is the Skilled Stream – work to residence policy. Successful applicants under this policy will be issued with a multiple work visa allowing the grant of a permit for 30 months.

A guide to New Zealand's cultural policies and agencies has been prepared by the Ministry as a contribution to a database for the Asia/Pacific region.

The Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, 1954: Consultation Paper

This document outlines government policy for departments' best practice management of historic heritage. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is assisting departments to develop guidelines for the policy's implementation.

This review considers these specific issues: the extent to which Te Papa had achieved its founding Concept, in the terms approved by Government in 1992; the effectiveness of its presentation of "the National Art Collection"; the level of commitment it has shown toward scholarship and research; and any other maters concerning its exhibitions which relation to the presentation of a national museum.

The Mechanisms for Setting Broadcasting Funding Levels in OECD Countries report is now available as a pdf document. A summary in html is also provided.

The new Regional and Community Broadcasting Policy Framework tidies up the parameters surrounding regional and community broadcasting, promoting local and diverse broadcasting and keeping it accessible to audiences both culturally and technically. It also future proofs regional and community broadcasting for long term developments affecting the sector.

On 15 June 2006, the government announced decisions paving the way for the launch of free-to-air digital television in New Zealand.

Niu FM, a pilot national Pacific radio network, has been set five objectives by the Government and eleven objectives by its governing body, the National Pacific Radio Trust (NPRT). The purpose of this independent evaluation is to establish whether or not NPRT is achieving these objectives.].

The government has released Building a Strong and Sustainable Public Broadcasting Environment for New Zealand - A Programme of Action . The document outlines six priorities to guide public broadcasting policy development over the next six years. (03 February, 2005)

The government sought feedback from the public and industry, by 30 April 2004, on possible improvements to the way government organises its support for screen production in New Zealand.

This paper on Digital Audio Broadcasting was intended to provide a common starting point for thinking about the future of DAB in New Zealand. (19 December 2003).

Broadcasting in New Zealand: A 2003 Stock-take was intended to provide a common starting point for thinking about the future direction of broadcasting in New Zealand. (21 November 2003)

An integrated account of responses to a survey of views on local content in NZ television and radio programming from broadcasting industry stakeholders. (December 1999)

Cultural activities, experiences and products contribute significantly to the overall satisfaction of both international and domestic tourists in New Zealand. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage believes that cultural organisations and businesses could benefit greatly from a more strategic engagement with the tourism market and is interested in actively encouraging the development of strong and enduring relationships with the tourism sector.  The following two reports form the basis for the development of a Cultural Tourism Strategy to be released for consultation later in 2008.

A report prepared by Dialogue Consultants Ltd for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage (October, 2003).

Tourism New Zealand, on behalf of an inter-government cultural working group, commissioned a research programme to gain a better understanding of the current demand for cultural tourism products and to identify any gaps in supply that may exist. The research consisted of both qualitative and quantitative research among domestic visitors, international visitors to New Zealand and potential international visitors to New Zealand. A document providing a summary of the findings of this research can be found on the Tourism New Zealand website .

Every two years, the Ministry undertakes a survey of cultural sponsorship. In November 2005 the Ministry for Culture and Heritage approached approximately 100 corporate sponsors and 40 cultural organisations to participate. The research sought information on the types of activities that were supported, the levels of sponsorship support in the past and for the future, what drives sponsorship decisions and to what degree they expect to provide, or seek, sponsorship in the future.

See also: previous years sponsorship reports

This report contains the key findings of an attitudinal survey carried out in 1994 and again in 1997. The objectives of the survey were to identify how the public defines New Zealand's culture, to measure the value New Zealanders place on culture, to gauge levels of interest in culture and cultural activities and to measure perceived and preferred levels of media coverage of cultural activities compared with sport, business and gardening.