Môrena Nic

This email acknowledges receipt of your request under the Official Information Act 1982 for the following:

-Will this key role go out for tender, and if so what is the timeline for that.
- What has been the impact to the dance sector since the loss of an advocate in this space.
- How has Creative New Zealand's contribution towards funding Dance changed, in comparison to other artforms since 2014.
- When is the next scheduled 'Dance Review'
- How has Creative New Zealand advocated for the appreciation and rights of dancers / choreographers since the 2018 Remuneration Report revealed they were one of the lowest paid arts practitioners.

The Official Information Act provides for a response to be made within 20 working days, ie by 1 November 2021.

If you have any questions about the Official Information Act process Creative New Zealand uses, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Noho haumaru mai râ.

Ngâ mihi
Pip O’Flaherty
Senior Adviser Organisational Performance
Kaiârahi Matua Whakatakoto Mahere, Pûrongo
Working hours: 9.30 am to 2.30 pm Monday to Thursday

[mobile number]
E: pip.o’[email address] | W: creativenz.govt.nz
Level 2, 2-12 Allen Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
PO Box 3806, Wellington 6140
 

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Kia ora Nic,

 

I refer to your official information request dated 1 October 2021 for
information related to the Dance Services' Key Role.

The Official Information Act requires that we advise you of our decision
on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received
your request ie 1 November. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet
that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension
of the time to make our decision, to 5 November. 

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact me by email.

 

Noho haumaru mai râ.

 

Ngâ mihi

Pip O’Flaherty

Senior Adviser Organisational Performance

Kaiârahi Matua Whakatakoto Mahere, Pûrongo

Working hours: 9.30 am to 2.30 pm Monday to Thursday

 

E: [2]pip.o’[email address] | W: [3]creativenz.govt.nz

Level 2, 2-12 Allen Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

PO Box 3806, Wellington 6140

 

 

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Kia ora Nic,

 

I refer to your official information request for information related
to Creative New Zealand’s support for information related to the Dance
Services' Key Role. Your request has been addressed under the provisions
of the Official Information Act 1982, which is based on the concept that
information held by government agencies should be made available on
request unless there is good reason for withholding it.  Please find our
responses to your questions below.

 

 1. Will this key role go out for tender, and if so what is the timeline
for that?

 

Key roles no longer exist. The Investment Strategy Te Ara Whakamua
2018-2023, which was developed in 2018,  shifted the focus of the Arts
Council’s funding decisions away from preferential status for
organisations holding defined ‘key roles’ in the arts infrastructure.
Instead, funding decisions are based on organisations  alignment with the
Investment Strategy and Creative New Zealand’s strategic outcomes.

 

 2. What has been the impact to the dance sector since the loss of an
advocate in this space?

 

Activities are being provided effectively by other sector organisations
and there is no identified impact to the dance sector. Whilst DANZ no
longer receives Creative New Zealand Investment Programme funding, the
organisation has continued to provide information for the sector on its
website.  

 3. How has Creative New Zealand's contribution towards funding Dance
changed, in comparison to other artforms since 2014?

 

The distribution of funding by artform is available in our annual reports
on the Creative New Zealand website at [1]Corporate documents | Creative
New Zealand (creativenz.govt.nz)

 

 4. When is the next scheduled 'Dance Review'?

 

There is no scheduled dates for repeating previously undertaken artform
reviews.

 

 5. How has Creative New Zealand advocated for the appreciation and rights
of dancers / choreographers since the 2018 Remuneration Report
revealed they were one of the lowest paid arts practitioners?

 

Creative New Zealand is taking a pan-artform approach to addressing low
rates of remuneration in the arts sector.

 

Following the release of the research report [2]A Profile of Creative
Professionals 2019, in August 2019, Creative New Zealand released the
discussion document [3]Sustainable Careers for Artists and Arts
Practitioners—Umanga Toitû mô ngâ Ringa Rehe Toi, me ngâ Tohunga Toi (the
discussion document). This discussion document continued the conversation
about what the research findings meant. It also explored how Creative New
Zealand could work with government (central and local), the arts sector
and other stakeholders (including funders) to advance more sustainable
careers for artists and arts practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand. In the
discussion document, we asked creative professionals questions around six
proposed principles that, if embedded, could improve the sustainability of
creative careers. Overall support was expressed for the principles and a
clear indication given that it was no longer sustainable for the sector to
continue working in the way it has and that things needed to change. The
[4]summary of the consultation report was published in October 2020
(publication was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

 

In October 2020, Creative New Zealand committed to developing a
remuneration policy to establish best-practice principles for those
working in the arts (to complement our existing fair pay guidelines for
grants). This work is underway with a [5]consultation document published
in July 2021. Creative New Zealand expects to report back on this work by
end 2021.

 

If you wish to discuss this information request, please get in touch
with Pip O’Flaherty (Senior Adviser Organisational Performance) via email
to: [6]pip.o’[email address]  

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this response. Information about how to make a complaint is available
at [7]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 

 
Ngâ mihi nui, nâ 

 

 

Elizabeth Beale 

Pou Whakahaere Kaupapa Here, Whakatakoto Mahere, Pûrongo hoki  

Manager, Policy and Performance 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

I work Monday to Thursday 9am to 2.30pm.

 

If your query is urgent please contact Elizabeth.Beale on
[email address].

 

Ngā mihi nui

Pip