Changes to the way we fund websites

Creative New Zealand recognises the importance of internet and digital technologies and we support New Zealand artists and practitioners to engage with and use the internet.

From 1 June 2009, Creative New Zealand's contestable funding will accept:

• applications to create, promote and/or distribute quality New Zealand art work via a website
• applications for engaging in artform development and arts discourse via a website

Contestable funding proposals that seek to make use of a website will need to conform to standard Creative New Zealand funding eligibility criteria. Information on these can be found in the Contestable Funding Guide Ngā Pūtea here (pdf 4MB).

Amount of funding

Creative New Zealand will be able to contribute a maximum of $5,000 towards costs directly related to the placing of work on a website, such as:

• costs of web page design
• purchase of any software required as part of the operation of a website 
• cost of converting text/sound/visuals into web-appropriate computer code (for example HTML or XTML).

Creative New Zealand does not fund the purchasing of computer hardware or support the development or distribution of content intended for radio or television broadcast.

Contact information

For more information contact a Creative New Zealand programme adviser or email Felicity Birch at felicityb@creativenz.govt.nz