Throughout the Crown-connected cultural sector there is a wide use of acronyms. Listed below are some of the more common ones that you may come across in your governance role. Many of these are used in this manual.
• ACE – Autonomous Crown Entities
• ACH - Arts, Culture and Heritage (this term used in reference to Ministers)
• AHT – Antarctic Heritage Trust
• APH - Appointments and Honours Committee - the Cabinet committee which reviews all appointments and reappointments to Crown Entity boards
• BSA – Broadcasting Standards Authority
• CE Act - Crown Entities Act 2004
• CEO - Chief Executive Officer
• CNZ - Creative New Zealand
• DFSNZ - Drug Free Sport New Zealand
• DHB - District Health Board
• DIA - Department of Internal Affairs
• DPMC - Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (includes Cabinet Office)
• HNZ – Heritage NZ
• ICE – Independent Crown Entities
• LGB - Lottery Grants Board
• LGNZ - Local Government New Zealand
• LOE - Letters of Expectation
• MCH - Ministry for Culture and Heritage
• MHC - Māori Heritage Council, part of Heritage New Zealand
• MOF – Minister of Finance
• MOSS - Minister of State Services
• MPP - Ministry for Pacific Peoples
• MWA - Ministry for Women
• NZFC - New Zealand Film Commission
• NGO – Non-Governmental Organisation
• NZMC - New Zealand Music Commission
• NZOA - NZ On Air
• NZSO - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
• OAG - Office of the Auditor-General
• OIA - Official Information Act
• PIA - Performance Improvement Actions
• PIF - Performance Improvement Framework
• PQs - Parliamentary Questions - questions asked by MPs which require answers from Ministers
• RFP - Request for Proposal
• RNZB - Royal New Zealand Ballet
• RNZI – Radio New Zealand International
• SNZ – Sport NZ
• SOI - Statement of Intent
• SPADA - Screen Production and Development Organisation
• SPARC - Sport and Recreation New Zealand (now Sport New Zealand)
• SPE - Statement of Performance Expectations
• SSC - State Services Commission
• TMMTT - Te Maori Manaaki Taonga Trust
• TPK - Te Puni Kōkiri
• VFM - Value for Money
Updated on 7th October 2019