Hon Carmel Sepuloni
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
AIDE MEMOIRE: CULTURAL SECTOR REGENERATION FUND, TE
URUNGI: INNOVATING AOTEAROA – APPROVED PROJECT FUNDING
FROM PORIRUA AND ONLINE EVENTS
Date:
14 July 2021
Priority:
Medium
Security
In Confidence
Reference: AM2021/401
classification:
Contact
Jeff Gibson, Programme Director, 9(2)(a)
Purpose
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This aide memoire summarises recent funding decisions made by Manatū Taonga
related to Te Urungi: Innovating Aotearoa events held in Porirua and online. We
informed you of the decision to fund 11 Porirua seed proposals through AM2021/304
in late May 2021. Funding decisions noted in this paper relate to project funding from
both events and seed funding from the online event.
20 of 73 funding proposals have been approved
Background
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Te Tahua Āki Auahatanga, Cultural Sector Innovation Fund provides $54 million over
three years to support innovative projects that improve the sustainability and
resilience of the sector. Round one is being delivered through a nationwide events
series, Te Urungi: Innovating Aotearoa.
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Te Urungi are facilitated, collaborative, workshop style events designed to harness
participants creative energy and innovative spirit. They are aimed at developing bold
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ideas that enable arts, culture, and heritage to adapt and thrive. Participants at the
events can apply for seed funding up to $20,000 to develop an idea or, project
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funding to implement a proposal.
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The Porirua and online Te Urungi events were the first of 16 occurring across
Aotearoa from May to December 2021. The Porirua event concluded on 2 May 2021
and the online event concluded on 26 May 2021.
Assessment and evaluation
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Participants presented orally to the evaluation panel. A benefit of the presentation
approach was panel members being able to provide immediate feedback to
participants. Presentations were recorded and participants also submitted a ‘project
on a page’ for seed funding or a project proposal/business case for project funding.
AM2021/401 Innovation fund: Te Urungi Porirua and online funded projects
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