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Proactive Releases

Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is committed to openness and accountability, and proactively release:

  • Cabinet Material
  • Titles of Advice we send to our Ministers
  • Our responses to some Official Information Act requests
  • General Information Releases
  • Strong Public Media Releases
  • Expenses incurred by the Chief Executive

Cabinet Material

We proactively release Cabinet papers, minutes and material our Ministers take to Cabinet. In line with Cabinet Office circular CO (18) 4 – Proactive Release of Cabinet Material, we aim to make this information available as soon as possible.

Cabinet Material

Titles of Advice to Ministers

We proactively releases lists of advice provided to Ministers by the Ministry on a monthly basis, as part of our ongoing commitment to openness and transparency.

Advice to Ministers 

Responses to OIA requests

We make OIA responses available where the information is considered to be of public interest, and where there is no risk to the privacy of individuals.

Responses to OIA requests 

General information releases

The Ministry will occasionally publish information releases where there is a high degree of public interest. The aim of this is to increase public access to the work we do.

General information releases

Chief Executive expenses

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage publishes the business expenses of its Chief Executive on an annual basis, as required by Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission.

Chief Executive expenses 

Making an OIA request

The Official Information Act 1982 (or OIA) enables eligible persons to make a request for official information held by government agencies, including the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

Making an OIA request


Updated on 19th September 2023