New Zealand Timeline 2000 – 2020
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The Potential of Creative Arts as a Medium for Mental Health Promotion in Schools: An Exploration of Meaning-Making, Belonging and Identity Using Creative Processes
This document explores the potential of creative art processes as a medium for progressive Mental Health Promotion (MHP) in schools – it comprises five sections: Why Creative Processes?; What is Meaning-Making?; Building Resilience; How it Fits with the Curriculum?; Whole School Action.
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Culture Matters. A report for the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
This 2008 report, prepared for the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, with input from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, examines issues facing the development of New Zealand’s cultural industries and the role of government in supporting their development and ongoing sustainability.
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The contributions of learning in the arts to educational, social and economic outcomes. Part 1: A review of the literature
This review of international and New Zealand literature explores the arguments made, and evidence for, the contribution of participation and/or formal learning in arts disciplines to educational, social/cultural and economic outcomes, with a key focus on school-aged learners.
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Evaluation of the Rockers of Ages Choir
This paper reports on the Rockers of Ages Elders’ Choirs initiative, set up after the major earthquake of 2011 in Christchurch. A mixed methods approach was used to evaluate the project, with reported benefits in terms of participants’ wellbeing.
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Value and culture: An economic framework
This paper by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, seeks to clarify the understanding of value in the cultural context, using economics concepts. It is aimed at policy makers in the cultural sector to enable them to intervene more cost effectively and be more conscious of trade-offs amongst different cultural valu...
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Arts for all. Ngā toi mō te katoa
This guide is aimed at artists and arts marketers, arts organisations, touring companies, festivals, venues, galleries and museums – in fact, anyone in the arts and cultural sectors wanting to reach a wider and more diverse section of New Zealand society.
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Featured publication
Sistema Aotearoa outcome evaluation
This evaluation, prepared for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, focuses on the outcomes experienced by the primary school children regularly attending Sistema Aotearoa after school and in the holidays who began the programme in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
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Kakano: A review of the Henderson Youth Art Project to determine its effectiveness in engaging disenfranchised young people in further education
The Henderson Youth Art Project is a collaborative initiative between Kākano Youth Arts Collective, Unitec Institute of Technology and Auckland City Council.This evaluation set out to identify if this model of collaboration is a cost effective means by which to reduce vandalism, instil pride in the local community ...
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Evaluation for Ōtautahi Creative Spaces Trust
This report evaluates the impact of the Ōtautahi Creative Spaces programme, set up in Christchurch in 2015 in response to the high levels of mental illness, distress and earthquake trauma following the earthquakes.
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Putanga Toi ki Aotearoa. He aha ngā tāke korero? Increasing access to the arts. What’s the story?
This annual report sets out the vision, goals and achievements of Arts Access Aotearoa/Putanga Toi ki Aotearoa in New Zealand.
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The Wellbeing budget
This Budget signals a new approach to how government works, and places wellbeing at the heart of New Zealand’s success moving forwards.
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Supporting your arts community through COVID-19. He Waka Eke Noa
This best practice guide for local councils, produced by Creative New Zealand, offers ways to support local artists, creative workers, arts groups and organisations through COVID-19 and into the future.