Cultural Well-Being now online
Media Advisory
29 September 2008
www.culturalwellbeing.govt.nz - a portal to cultural well-being resources is a new website dedicated to Cultural Well-Being. It has a range of useful tools to help local authorities promote the cultural well-being of their communities.
Developed by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, www.culturalwellbeing.govt.nz was ‘soft launched’ earlier this year to make the many cultural well-being resources easily available to councils. Its content ranges from strategy documents to useful links and profiles.
Features include:
- how to define cultural well-being
- how central government contributes to cultural well-being
- local authority strategies, publications, reports, policies and resources
- funding Information from www.NZLive.com
- monitoring and measuring cultural well-being outcomes
- resources including Literature Reviews
- examples from profiled councils.
This is the first website dedicated to one of the four ‘well-beings’ under the Local Government Act 2002. It will not only help councils meet their requirements but is also intended to inspire new ideas.
For example, a profile on North Shore City Council ‘Bridging the Gap Between Art and Utility’ demonstrates how creatively cultural well-being can be incorporated into urban planning. The Council’s head-turning bridge design has been popular with the local community who have embraced it as urban artwork rather than just another utility.
There are more examples at www.culturalwellbeing.govt.nz – and the opportunity for councils to profile their own exciting initiatives.
To find out more go to www.culturalwellbeing.govt.nz
For more information contact:
- Catherine Hobbs, Communications, Ministry for Culture and Heritage 04 496 6176