Minister:
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Current Minister:
Hon Paul Goldsmith
Description:
Responsibilities include funding, heritage protection, and support for national arts organisations.
Department:
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Crown entities:
Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand)
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa)
New Zealand Film Commission
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Other organisations:
Antarctic Heritage Trust
National War Memorial Advisory Council
New Zealand Music Commission
Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision
Pukaki Trust
Royal New Zealand Ballet
Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust
Te Matatini Society
Vote:
Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage
Legislation:
ANZAC Day Act 1966
Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 2014
Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Act 2012
Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act 1981 (section 20 is administered by the Ministry of Justice)
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014
Massey Burial-Ground Act 1925
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Act 1992
National War Memorial Act 1992
National War Memorial Park (Pukeahu) Empowering Act 2012
New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Act 2004
Protected Objects Act 1975
Resale Right for Visual Artists Act 2023
Seddon Family Burial Ground Act 1924
Sovereign’s Birthday Observance Act 1952
Te Ture mō te Hararei Tūmatanui o te Kāhui o Matariki 2022
Waitangi Day Act 1976
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