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An Artist Resale Royalty Scheme is being established to ensure the creators of visual arts are recognised and rewarded when their work is resold on the secondary art market. Cabinet agreed to the establishment of this Scheme on 15 August 2022. Standalone legislation will be written and will pass through the House before the Scheme is introduced by late 2024.
Artist Resale Royalty Scheme
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Public History talk featuring Cybèle Locke - Wednesday 05 April
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Audio Described Aotearoa to train Māori and Pacific audio describers
The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Taima Anne (Annie) Murray (Te Arawa) to the position of Chief Executive Officer for a five-year term. NZFC Board Chair Alastair Carruthers, in making the announcement today, said “I am delighted that we have found someone of Annie’s calibre to lead the Commission. She has exceptional experience and a deep commitment to stories from the diverse voices of Aotearoa. I have no doubt she will have a positive impact on filmmakers and the organisation in years to come”.
NZFC Announces New CEO
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage has published its inaugural Long-term Insights Briefing for the cultural sector. The Briefing explores five key areas that will influence the vibrancy and resilience of the cultural sector ecosystem in the future.
Long-term Insights Briefing highlights opportunities for future of Aotearoa’s arts, culture and heritage

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Public Media Advisory Group

From March 2018 until 30 June 2019 the Ministerial Advisory Group on Public Media advised the Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media on the development of broadcasting and media policy. The Advisory Group’s terms of reference included the roles of assisting the Minister with advice on funding public media for Budgets 2018 and 2019, the idea of a Media Commission and the capacity for more effective collaboration between public media agencies. The Advisory Group also provided advice on how Māori and Pacific People’s language and culture and perspective can be better represented across publicly funded media.

The Ministry provided the secretariat for the Advisory Group and worked with it to develop written advice.

The Chair was Michael Stiassny, and the other members were Sandi Beatie, Josh Easby, Irene Gardiner, Stacey Morrison and Sarona Ai’ono-Iosefa.

In 2019/20 as it pursues its policy programme the Government will need to call on other forms of expert advice.  However, the Advisory Group’s advice in the Government’s first 20 months will continue to influence and inform its policy programme.

Submissions to the Public Media Ministerial Advisory Group

A selection of submissions to the PMMAG were published on 23 July 2018

Submissions to the Public Media Ministerial Advisory Group to 31 May 2018 (PDF 24.8 MB)

Mediaworks submission to PMMAG - 6 April 2018 (PDF 124 KB)

Stuff Ltd submission to PMMAG (PDF 142 KB)

WIFT New Zealand members submission to PMMAG - 2 April 2018 (PDF 49 KB)

Release of documents to support the Minister's announcement of public media funding allocation for 2018/19

Published 11 July 2018

Recommendations of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Allocation of New Funding - for release (PDF 1.38 MB)

Public Media funding allocation PWC report (PDF 3.75 MB)

Recommendations of the Ministerial Advisory Group on the Public Media Funding Commission (June 2018)

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Ministerial Advisory Group on Public Media looked at the concept of establishing a Media Commission and its possible functions, and found some value in it.  The responsible Minister, however, has determined that at this stage the immediate priority is supporting existing public media entities, including RNZ and NZ On Air to follow their strategic directions.

Recommendations of the Ministerial Advisory Group on the Public Media Funding Commission (PDF 690 KB)

Updated on 23rd September 2020