This page will help you find and participate in consultations that interest you, and that we are currently seeking feedback on.Currently we have no consultations open for feedback.Subscribe to our newsletter for updates and other Ministry news.Sign up to our Piri ki Tua newsletterClosed consultationsLong-term Insights Briefing 2025Consultation closed: 6 July 2025.In this consultation we sought feedback on the draft Long-term Insights Briefing 2025. The report considers trends and issues that will affect New Zealand in 2040 and beyond.Long-term Insights Briefing 2025Media Reform: Modernising regulation and content funding arrangements for New Zealand discussion documentConsultation closed: 23 March 2025.In this consultation we sought feedback on Media Reform: Modernising regulation and content funding arrangements for New Zealand. This discussion document outlines proposals for the future of New Zealand’s media and content production sector.Media Reform: Modernising regulation and content funding arrangements for New ZealandAmplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand (draft for consultation)Consultation closed: 15 December 2024.In this consultation we sought feedback on Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand (draft) 2024-2030. This action-oriented strategy outlines how the government will prioritise support for our creative and cultural sectors to 2030.Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand (draft for consultation)Thank you to everyone that made a submission or joined our workshops or deep dive sessions. We received more than 700 submissions during the consultation period.Amplify – summary of submissionsLong-term Insights Briefing 2025 – topic consultationConsultation closed: 7 October 2024.In this consultation we sought feedback on the topic and scope of our next Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB). Feedback has been used to help define and scope the topic for us to create a future-focused briefing that will be presented to Parliament in mid-2025 to help shape future advice and government decision making.Long-term Insights Briefing 2025 – topic consultation‘One year check-in’ on domestic screen rebateConsultation closed: 24 September 2024.We conducted a ‘check-in’ on the changes made to the domestic component of the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate (NZSPR-NZ), one year after these changes were introduced.During the check-in we wanted to hear the views and experiences of domestic rebate users and applicants. We ran an online survey that focused on the impacts of the specific changes made in 2023.'Check-in' underway for domestic screen rebate settingsScreen Sector ReviewFrom December 2021 to May 2023 the government reviewed its funding to the screen sector. We worked with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on the review that considered ways to generate more economic and cultural value from this investment, for the sector and for New Zealand. The review focused on the rebate and its place in a rapidly changing screen production environment.The Review of Government Investment in the Screen SectorPublic consultation documentsRead the consultation documents and summaries of feedback.Summary document: Increasing value from government investment in the New Zealand Screen Production Grant (MBIE)Review of government investment in the screen sector: summary of our workshop findings during the public consultation (PDF, 3.15MB)Increasing value from Government investment in the New Zealand Screen Production Grant Engagement with Māori (PDF, 782.11KB)Review of government investment in the screen sector: summary of email and survey submissions analysis, insights and findings (PDF, 1.84 MB)What did we change?Changes to the domestic screen rebate were made to encourage more high-quality, locally focused screen productions with strong cultural value for both the sector and New Zealand.Summary of screen production rebate changesElements of the international rebate are changing to ensure New Zealand continues to attract screen productions from overseas that deliver value for the sector and the wider economy. You can find out more about the changes to the international rebate on MBIE’s website:New Zealand Screen Production Rebate (MBIE)Long-term Insights Briefing 2022Our first Long-term Insights Briefing is a public sector ‘think piece’ that looks at what will influence the vibrancy and resilience of the cultural sector ecosystem in future. More than 150 organisations and individuals connected to or with an interest in the cultural sector, contributed to the development of this inaugural briefing.Long Term Insights Briefing 2022Public consultation documentsRead the consultation documents and summaries of feedback.Consultation to develop a Long-Term Insights BriefingLong-Term Insights Briefing: summary of feedback consultation round 1How will this be used?The valuable insights from across the cultural system have been used to inform our long-term policy programme. We will be diving deeper into some of the topics and issues raised in this Briefing in our 2025 Long-term Insights Briefing.How your information is handledIn most cases we collect submissions and feedback through SurveyMonkey.All information provided to us as part of public consultations is safely and securely held in accordance with our privacy policy.Privacy