Our advisers provide advice to artists, practitioners, arts organisations and groups, and foster relationships within the arts community
On this page:
Practice and Pathways advisers
Practice and Pathways advisers focus on specific artforms and areas of practice. You can speak to them for general advice about your arts practice and the wider arts network.
Details on how to get advice or support to apply will be added in June 2026, before the next funding rounds open.
Maraea Timutimu
Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui and Tuhoe
Lead Practice Adviser – Ngā toi Māori
maraea.timutimu@creativenz.govt.nz
I am based in Tauranga
Malcolm Burgess
Lead Practice Adviser – Literature
malcolm.burgess@creativenz.govt.nz
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Hayley Dingwall
Lead Practice Adviser – Music and Opera
hayley.dingwall@creativenz.govt.nz
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Renee Casserly
Practice Adviser – Music and Opera
renee.casserly@creativenz.govt.nz
I am based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Cassandra Wilson
Lead Practice Adviser – Theatre, Dance and Festivals
cassandra.wilson@creativenz.govt.nz
I am based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Kate Montgomery
Lead Practice Adviser – Visual arts, Craft and Object art
kate.montgomery@creativenz.govt.nz
I am based in Ōtautahi Christchurch
Tāwera Tahuri
Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Uenuku, Tūwharetoa
Lead Adviser – International (Indigenous Exchange)
tawera.tahuri@creativenz.govt.nz
I am based in Gisborne
Development advisers
Speak to a Development adviser for information and resources to support your development as a practitioner or organisation.
Details on how to get advice or support to apply will be added in June 2026, before the next funding rounds open.
Helen Khoey
Senior Adviser – Development
helen.khoey@creativenz.govt.nz
I am based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Te Otinga Hohaia
Ngāti-Rēhia ki Te Tii Mangonui, Ko Ngāti Kura ki Matauri, Ko Ngāti Haua, Ko Ngāti Kuri, Ko Ngāpuhi-nui-Tōnu
Senior Adviser – Development (Māori)
teotinga.hohaia@creativenz.govt.nz
I am based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Adrianne Roberts
Senior Adviser– Development
adrianne.roberts@creativenz.govt.nz
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Investment advisers
Speak to an Investment adviser for advice and resources to support your development as an organisation.
Details about how you can get advice or support to apply, will be added in June 2026, before the next funding rounds open.
