Our work | Advocacy and research
Arts advocacy underpins all of our work at Creative New Zealand. We work in partnership with other organisations to promote the benefits of the arts and artists to New Zealand society. Creative New Zealand's research programme identifies key questions about the role that the arts play in the lives of New Zealanders and provides answers and insights through a programme of rigorous research projects.
- Three of New Zealand‘s most celebrated writers - Dick Scott, Bill Manhire and Fiona Farrell were honoured at the 2007 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement at Premier House in Wellington on Tuesday 18 September.
- "Partnerships are a smart way of doing business. They pool complementary strengths and resources to achieve better results for customers and benefits for the partners," says Alastair Carruthers, Chair of Creative New Zealand.
- Learning more about the diverse Asian communities in the Auckland region and how individuals, artists and families engage with the arts in New Zealand was the key focus of qualitative research undertaken by Creative New Zealand, Auckland City and ASB Community Trust.
- Marcia Stenson's Illustrated History of the South Pacific has won the 2007 New Zealand Post Book of the Year of Award.
- Creative New Zealand supports several awards to celebrate artists and their achievements. These include Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi - Te Waka Toi Awards, the Arts Pasifika Awards, the Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement, the Montana New Zealand Book Awards and the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
- Awards are an important advocacy tool for Creative New Zealand. We support three annual awards to acknowledge the contribution that other sectors make to the arts. These are the Creative Places Awards, the Creative New Zealand Award for Bravery and the New Zealand Sponsorship Awards.
- Most New Zealanders value the arts and are involved in the arts as participants and/or audience members, according to research commissioned by Creative New Zealand.
