Ministry for Culture and Heritage explained

Agency Name:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Native Name:Maori: Manatū Taonga
Preceding1:Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Jurisdiction:New Zealand Government
Headquarters:Public Trust Building, Wellington
Budget: [1]
Minister1 Name:Paul Goldsmith, MP
Minister1 Pfo:Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage[2]
Chief1 Name:Laulu Mac Leauanae
Chief1 Position:CEO
Child1 Agency:NZ On Air

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH;) is the department of the New Zealand Government responsible for supporting the arts, culture, built heritage, sport and recreation, and broadcasting sectors in New Zealand and advising government on such.

History

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs had been created in 1991; prior to this, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) had provided oversight and support for arts and culture functions.

MCH was founded in 1999 with the merger of the former Ministry of Cultural Affairs and the history and heritage functions of the DIA, as well as some functions from the Department of Conservation and Ministry of Commerce.[3] [4] The purpose of the merger of functions and departments was to create a coherent, non-fragmented overview of the cultural and heritage sector, rather than spreading services and functions across several departments.

Minister for Cultural Affairs Marie Hasler oversaw the transition of functions into the new agency.[4] Opposition Labour MP Judith Tizard, who would later serve as an Associate Minister for the ministry in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand, accused the restructure of being "all hype, no substance," lacking the funding and human resource necessary to be effective.[5]

At the time of its establishment, the minister responsible for the ministry was the Minister for Culture and Heritage. This position is now titled the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage.[6]

In April 2024, the Ministry proposed reducing its workforce from 184 to 150 roles to meet Government budgetary cutbacks. Of the 34 affected net roles, 23 were already vacant while 11 would be redundancies.[7] [8]

Functions

The ministry advises the government on policies and issues relating to the arts, culture, heritage, sport and recreation, and broadcasting sectors. It funds 17 other agencies which also support these sectors,[9] looks after war monuments and memorials and war graves throughout New Zealand, and is involved in a number of projects promoting and documenting New Zealand history.[10]

Agencies

Guardianship

In 2014 the ministry became the guardian of the TVNZ Archive collection on behalf of the crown.[11] It appointed Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision as the initial archive manager. The TVNZ Archive collection contains over 600,000 hours of television spanning almost 55 years of New Zealand's public television history.[12] It includes iconic New Zealand content such as documentaries, dramas, sports programmes[13] and every TVNZ news broadcast from December 1986 to 2014.[14] [15] In a 2014 briefing to Minister Craig Foss, the ministry noted that the long-term preservation of the TVNZ Archive collection did not align with the broadcaster's business needs and that transferring the collection to the crown would allow for the proper preservation of the collection.[16] Both the ministry and TVNZ explicitly wanted to ensure the archive was preserved and that it was made increasingly available for re-use through online streaming and other means.[17]

History and heritage

The ministry supports research into and promotion of New Zealand history. This includes publication of New Zealand history books and e-books, and a number of websites. The ministry's managed sites include:[18]

David Green, a historian working for the ministry, discovered that significantly more New Zealand personnel were engaged in the Gallipoli Campaign than had been recorded in Fred Waite's official history, The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Waite's number of some 8,500 men was corrected to approximately 18,000 in September 2013.[22]

Tohu Whenua Landmarks that tell our stories is a partnership between MCH, the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. The programme promotes and encourages people to visit New Zealand's historically and culturally important places. Landmarks has been launched so far in Northland and Otago.[23]

Legislation

The ministry is responsible for overseeing dozens of current acts and regulations.[24] These include:

Ministers

The ministry serves three portfolios and two ministers.[42]

Officeholder Portfolio(s) Other responsibilities
Lead Minister (Ministry for Culture and Heritage)
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Minister for Media and Communications
Minister for Sport and Recreation

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Total Appropriations for Each Vote. Budget 2019. The Treasury.
  2. Web site: Ministerial List. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 12 November 2020.
  3. Web site: History of Government involvement in culture. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 26 February 2017.
  4. Marie Hasler. 28 July 1999. Cultural and Heritage sector – some relevant questions and answers. 26 February 2017.
  5. Judith Tizard. All hype, no substance. 28 July 1999. 26 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Arts, Culture and Heritage . 2022-10-19 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . en-NZ.
  7. News: Hill . Ruth . Cuts at MBIE double in size to 286 roles, Culture and Heritage announces jobs to go . 12 April 2024 . . 11 April 2024.
  8. News: Howell . Azaria . Public sector cuts: Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirms job cutting proposal . 12 April 2024 . . 11 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240412133739/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/public-sector-cuts-ministry-for-culture-and-heritage-proposing-to-cut-18-per-cent-of-staff/XID52KRNMBD5XLQVYTLHTBZ4OM/ . 12 April 2024. live.
  9. Web site: Agencies we fund. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 26 February 2017.
  10. Web site: Our projects. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 26 February 2017.
  11. . Budget 2014: Better access to NZ's TV heritage. New Zealand Government. 21 May 2014. 16 December 2017.
  12. Draft speech. Craig. Foss. Function to mark the transfer of responsibility for the TVNZ Archives to the New Zealand Film Archive. Wellington, New Zealand. 31 July 2014. 16 December 2017.
  13. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 14 February 2013. TVNZ Archive – Update on IP issues (briefing 2014/36). 11. 16 December 2017.
  14. Web site: Video: Preserving the TVNZ Collection. 28 December 2017.
  15. Web site: Official Information Act request (5402). 20 April 2018.
  16. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 21 March 2014. TVNZ Archive transfer – update (briefing 2014/107). 16. 16 December 2017.
  17. Web site: Memorandum of Understanding – Access to TVNZ Archive Collection, between the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Department of Internal Affairs. 16 December 2017.
  18. Web site: Websites we run. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 26 February 2017.
  19. Web site: Ngā Tapuwae Trails. Ngā Tapuwae Trails. en. 24 February 2019.
  20. Web site: About WW100 WW100 New Zealand. ww100.govt.nz. 24 February 2019.
  21. Web site: Landmarks Whenua Tohunga reveals Northland's precious culture and heritage Ministry for Culture and Heritage. mch.govt.nz. 24 February 2019.
  22. Web site: New research: How many New Zealanders served on Gallipoli? . . 3 September 2013. 10 December 2013.
  23. Web site: Landmarks Whenua Tohunga. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 15 January 2018.
  24. Web site: Search – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  25. Web site: Canterbury Earthquake (Historic Places Act) Order 2011 (SR 2011/231) – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  26. Web site: Television New Zealand (Separation of Transmission Business) Order 2003 (SR 2003/323) (as at 21 November 2003) – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  27. Web site: Historic Places Trust Elections Regulations 1993 (SR 1993/302) (as at 31 January 2007) – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  28. Web site: Broadcasting Act 1989 No 25 (as at 01 July 2011), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  29. Web site: Television New Zealand Act 2003 No 1 (as at 23 July 2011), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  30. Web site: Protected Objects Act 1975 No 41 (as at 01 April 2011), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  31. Web site: Historic Places Act 1993 No 38 (as at 01 April 2011), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  32. Web site: National War Memorial Act 1992 No 20 (as at 01 October 2000), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  33. Web site: Radio New Zealand Act 1995 No 52 (as at 25 January 2005), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  34. Web site: Anzac Day Act 1966 No 44 (as at 01 April 2004), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  35. Web site: New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978 No 61 (as at 25 January 2005), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  36. Web site: Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981 No 47 (as at 07 July 2010), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  37. Web site: Archives, Culture, and Heritage Reform Act 2000 No 32 (as at 01 November 2006), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  38. Web site: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Act 1992 No 19 (as at 25 January 2005), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  39. Web site: Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 1994 No 19 (as at 01 January 2009), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  40. Web site: Port Nicholson Block (Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika) Claims Settlement Act 2009 No 26, Public Act – New Zealand Legislation. legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  41. Web site: Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi Claims Settlement Act 2005 No 84 (as at 23 May 2008), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation . legislation.govt.nz . 2011 . 30 October 2011.
  42. Web site: Our Ministers. Manatū Taonga – Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 12 November 2020.

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