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7 October 2022
Promising start to Regeneration Fund sector feedback
Kia ora koutou,
It’s now almost two weeks since our first round of Regeneration Fund public feedback closed. We’ve had some great feedback – and lots of it! Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts.
In total, we received 2,229 responses. The feedback has been almost universally positive – with lots of people and organisations connected to, or interested in, the proposed initiatives using our feedback channel to show their full support. We have also had some constructive feedback that has raised questions about the benefits or focus of specific initiatives. Taken together, the feedback will doubtlessly help us make more informed decisions.
We developed and implemented our online feedback tool at low cost whilst trying to make the process quick and painless for people feeding back (at the expense, I should add, of our data manager’s patience!). If you have any comments about how we might be able to improve the feedback process for Round Two, please do email suggestions to support.culture@mch.govt.nz.
We have all been really impressed with the quality shown by the proposals – and we have spent a lot of time going through the 66 Round One proposals in detail. There are already some clear themes across the strongest proposals, including (but not limited to): clarity on how the benefits of the initiative will be sustained beyond the life of the funding; strong involvement (at governance level) of iwi and Māori in initiatives relating to mātauranga Māori; strong support from sector and local organisations; and confirmed supporting funding and resources.
Conversely, there are also some key themes across proposals that are not contributing strongly to the Fund outcomes, including (but not limited to): initiatives where the desired outcomes depend on a range of other things falling neatly into place; proposals seeking funding primarily for one-off events; and initiatives that provide relatively ‘light’ learning or development experiences.
With over 670 Expressions of Interest on the table requesting more than ten times the funding available, we are increasingly confident that we will be able to support some amazing initiatives that will have a positive lasting impact for the arts, culture and heritage sectors. However, the unfortunate reality is that there will be lots of good ideas that we are unable to support.
As I mentioned in our previous newsletter, we are getting in touch with people who have proposed initiatives that are unlikely to succeed because we want to minimise people and organisations wasting their valuable time writing Full Proposals or taking proposals further.
If we reach out to you with this advice, please know that this does not mean we think your initiatives won’t make a difference – just that we have a lot of other initiatives that contribute more strongly to the outcomes of the Fund.
Lastly, to end on a positive note, you may have seen that the final round of Innovation Fund recipients was announced last week. This latest tranche of projects has exciting potential for transformational impact across Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Tai Tokerau and Te Tairāwhiti. You can read more about this below.
Ngā mihi,
Joe Fowler
Deputy Chief Executive Te Aka Tūhono Investment & Outcomes
Final tranche of Innovation Fund recipients announced
Thirty-nine projects across the Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Tai Tokerau and Te Tairawhiti regions will receive funding that’ll help support projects and drive the recovery and resilience of the cultural sectors
“The latest tranche of projects have exciting potential for transformational impact,” Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Carmel Sepuloni said.
“Te Urungi: Innovating Aotearoa recognised both the economic value and the critical importance of arts in our everyday lives and fostered new ways of thinking and creating that will help drive the recovery and resilience of our arts, culture and heritage sector. Te Urungi was about providing the resources, time and connections for people to fully explore and realise their ideas.
“Our investment has supported 185 arts, culture and heritage projects across Aotearoa New Zealand, many of which are projects that are leading the recovery through some fascinating and ground-breaking innovation and ideas.
“The Innovation Fund has been an integral part of our Government’s COVID-19 recovery and has been delivered in a new events-based approach to arts funding. It was designed to ensure arts funding was delivered across the motu through a closer relationship between the cultural sector and Government."
Click here for the full list of Innovation Fund recipients.
Register your summer event now for ACESS support
With summer fast approaching, now is the time to register your event to ensure your crew will get paid if the worst happens and COVID-19 impacts the delivery of your event.
The Traffic Light System has finished, but there’s still a chance COVID-19 might get in the way of your event. If your lead performer catches COVID-19, or other Government restrictions come into play, this could have an impact on your event.
If this happens, the Arts and Culture Event Support Scheme can help cover financial losses for your event. The scheme covers events through to 31 January 2023.
You must register at least two-months prior to the actual event, so registrations for any Christmas or New Years events must be submitted by the end of the month to be considered for cover.
Register to make sure that if things don’t go as planned, you have the backup you need.
How the scheme works
1. Submit your registration through the Manatū Taonga Portal
2. Receive a letter of commitment from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage
3. Notify Manatū Taonga of the cancellation or postponement
4. Provide supporting evidence of event income and expenses
5. Final payment
Need help?
If you need support with your registration or have any questions about the scheme, the team at Manatū Taonga are happy to help. Send them an email at support.culture@mch.govt.nz or call 04 499 4229.
Grants available to support community Waitangi Day celebrations
The Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund enables community groups, local councils and tangata whenua to work together to organise events that deepen and broaden our shared understanding of Te Tiriti.
As Te Tiriti o Waitangi itself travelled throughout the motu, the Fund is available for community events across Aotearoa that celebrate this important part of our national identity.
For 2023 celebrations, there is a total of $300,000 available in contestable funding for events that commemorate the signing of Te Tiriti and promote nation and community building.
The Fund is now open and will close on Wednesday 26 October 2022. If you have any questions, please contact waitangi.fund@mch.govt.nz.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Commemorating Waitangi Day page.
Minister Sepuloni delivers speech on ‘Heritage and Cultural Diversity in Crisis’ theme
Can you imagine a world without culture? UNESCO’s Mondiacult 2022 Conference, held in Mexico 28-30 September, posed that question as it invited the international community to engage jointly on a continuous reflection on cultural policies to tackle global challenges.
The aim of Mondiacult is to shape a more robust and resilient cultural sector, fully anchored in the perspectives of sustainable development as well as promotion of solidarity, peace and security.
Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Carmel Sepuloni addressed the conference remotely by video, speaking on the theme: ‘Heritage and Cultural Diversity in Crisis’, with a focus on indigenous peoples.
Watch the video of Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Carmel Sepuloni's address to UNESCO’s Mondiacult 2022 Conference below or read more here.
Contact us
If you have any questions about any of our funding opportunities, please email us at Support.Culture@mch.govt.nz.
More information
- For the latest information on other initiatives in the Arts and Culture COVID Recovery Programme, see the Manatū Taonga website
- If you have specific questions, email us at support.culture@mch.govt.nz
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