Objectives
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage's purpose is to ensure effective government involvement in the culture and heritage sector, in support of two broad objectives:
- New Zealanders enjoy widespread access to quality culture and heritage experiences; and
- Culture and heritage activities contribute to the achievement of other government outcomes.
Covering Countries
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Field of Programmes
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Heritage, Cultural Diplomacy and New Zealand History
Major Programmes on ICH
- The Ministry's major activities include:
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- Policy advice to the government on arts, culture, cultural diplomacy, heritage and broadcasting issues, including legislation, major policy proposals, and developments and initiatives, which have significance to the arts, culture, cultural diplomacy, heritage and broadcasting sectors.
- Advising Ministers on the performance of organisations funded by the Ministry, and working with the boards and management of these organisations on cultural issues. These organisations include, but are not limited to, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa), Creative New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand Historic Places Trust, New Zealand Music Industry Commission and the New Zealand Film Archive.
- The protection and promotion of New Zealand’s heritage, by: regulating the trade and export of M?ori cultural objects and other protected objects; protecting symbols of national identity; maintaining war graves, historic graves and national monuments domestically and internationally; and acting as an agent for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- Enhancing access to and understanding of New Zealand’s history and cultural heritage by producing histories on state activity, war and other histories of national significance.
- The production of two major reference works for New Zealanders:
- Te Ara: the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, which can be found at www.teara.govt.nz; and
- the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which is in both print form as five volumes and a website (www.dnzb.govt.nz).
- The production of NZ Live, an interactive website that aim connects people to a broad range of events and activities, including museum exhibitions, theatre performances, ballet, musicals, concerts, kapa haka, festivals, historic places and sports.
Periodicals
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Major Publications
Recent Ministry Reporting and Monitoring Publications
- The Ministry for Culture and Heritage Statement of Intent 2007-2011
- The Ministry for Culture and Heritage Annual Report for 2006.
Recent Ministry Policy Publications
- Resale Royalty Rights for Visual Artists: Discussion Paper and submission form
- Hague Convention Consultation Paper
- Broadcasting Funding and Levels report
- Regional and Community Broadcasting Policy Framework
- Free-to-air Digital Television Announcements
- Sponsorship of Cultural Events, Organisations, and Activities
- Building a Strong and Sustainable Public Broadcasting Environment for New Zealand ? A Programme of Action
- Creative New Zealand Grants Review Report
Recent Ministry History Publications
- Trainland: how railways made New Zealand, Neill Atkinson (Random House)
- Last Line of Defense: New Zealanders Remember the War at Home, Megan Hutching (ed.) (HarperCollins)
- How to Do Local History, Gavin McLean (Otago University Press)
- Wellington: Biography of a City, Redmer Yska (Reed Publishing)
- The Governors: New Zealand's Governors and Governors-General, Gavin McLean (Otago University Press)
- Against the Rising Sun: New Zealanders Remember the Pacific War, Megan Hutching (ed.) (HarperCollins)
- Innovation and Independence: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand 1973-2002, John Singleton et al (Auckland University Press)
- The Big Show: New Zealanders, D-Day and the War in Europe, Alison Parr (Auckland University Press)
- More Than Law and Order: Policing a Changing Society, 1945-92, Susan Butterworth (Otago University Press)
- New Zealand and the Vietnam War: Politics and Diplomacy, Roberto Rabel (Auckland University Press). See review of this book
- Hell or High Water: New Zealand Merchant Seafarers Remember the War, Neill Atkinson (ed.) (HarperCollins).
- Frontier of Dreams: The Story of New Zealand, Bronwyn Dalley & Gavin McLean (eds) (Hodder Moa)
- We Call it Home: A History of State Housing in New Zealand, Ben Schrader (Reed Publishing). See review of this book
- The Desert Road: New Zealanders Remember the North African Campaign, Megan Hutching (ed.) (HarperCollins)
- Gallipoli: A Guide to New Zealand Battlefields and Memorials, Ian McGibbon (Reed Publishing)
Ministry websites
Data Provider
Timoti Gallagher
Policy Advisor - Maori Issues
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
