Our organisation

Manager: Cath Cardiff

The Arts Development Team is divided into the Programmes Team and the Strategy Team. Both teams provide advice to the Arts Council, Arts Board and the Pacific Arts Committee. Advisers from these teams combine their sector knowledge with expert advice from the other Creative New Zealand teams and from their networks in the sector, including external assessors.

The Programmes team works directly with artists and arts organisations and manages contestable funding programmes (including the Creative Communities Scheme), initiatives and special opportunities for artists.

The Strategy team works on specific policy and strategy projects. These can cover sector, pan-arts and artform strategies, and issues and major reviews.

Read profiles of the staff from this team.

Manager: Jane Clarke

The Arts Infrastructure Services team supports the development of a sustainable infrastructure for the arts sector. This is achieved through the recurrent funding of invited arts organisations, building capacity through targeted training and strategic intervention and also by developing initiatives that strengthen markets and audiences within New Zealand.

Manager: Angus Evison

The Business Services team provides administration, grants processing, accounting, information technology, records management and human resource services to the organisation.

Manager: Carla Van Zon

The purpose of the International team is to promote New Zealand arts internationally, to build and strengthen international relationships and to develop international markets and audiences for New Zealand art. The team also assists artists, practitioners and arts organisations to develop their work to an international level and to gain the skills required to present their work internationally.

Read profiles of the staff from this team.
 

Manager: Muriwai Ihakara

The Māori Arts Services team provides leadership to Creative New Zealand management and staff on Māori arts issues, artform advisory services and advice on strategies for arts development for Māori. It also advises on the allocation of CNZ funding to the Māori arts sector. The team contributes strategic advice to support the implementation of the CNZ strategic direction and oversees the servicing of Te Waka Toi, Creative New Zealand's Māori arts board.

Read a profile of the Māori Arts Programmes Manager, Haniko Te Kurapa

Manager: Elizabeth Beale

The Planning, Performance and Stakeholder Relations team manages communications with the media and other stakeholders, initiates and implements advocacy initiatives, produces publications, and provides information to the arts sector and the public.
The team also manages government relations, including accountability documents, public and government requests for information, business planning and governance policy.