This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Expressions of Interest - Public Art Advisory Panel'.

 
 
13 March 2023 
Official Information Request No. 8140011500 
 (Please quote this in any correspondence) 
John Luke 
[FYI request #21840 email] 
 
Dear John 
 
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 
Public Art Advisory Panel  
 
Thank you for your information request dated 15 February 2023, for Expressions of Interest - 
Public Art Advisory Panel. 
 
The specific details of your request and our response is below: 
 
May I ask how did you call for public nomination and on what platform you have call for 
public nominations, e.g. govt.jobs website. Also, how many applications you have received 
from the public and how many you have received from other nominating agencies such as 
TPK or Ministry of women etc. further, how many you have shortlisted. 
Please also supply the current member's term of appointment and job description of the 
member role.                      
 
May I ask how did you call for public nomination and on what platform you have call 
for public nominations, e.g. govt.jobs website? 
 
An Expression of Interest process was advertised via The Big Idea between 23 January 
2023 and 17 February 2023. 
 
Also, how many applications you have received from the public and how many you 
have received from other nominating agencies such as TPK or Ministry of women etc. 
further, how many you have shortlisted. 
 
19 expressions of interest have been received. Shortlisted applicants will be notified and 
requested for an interview in March 2023. All are applications received from the public. 
 
Please also supply the current member's term of appointment and job description of 
the member role. 
 
As per Public Art Advisory Panel Terms of Reference: 
 
Conditions of appointment  
 
Panel members are appointed for a limited term of three years, with a potential renewal of up 
to two years, to ensure a gradual succession of members. In addition, Auckland Council will 
occasionally recruit new members to replace members who resign during their three year 
term. Auckland Council retains the right to nominate or make ex officio appointments to 
ensure requisite skills and expertise are present on the panel. 
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Advisory panel membership 
  
The panel has between seven and nine members with a balanced array of arts, culture and 
design expertise, including a dedicated role for Te Māngai Toi. Particular professional 
practice expertise areas sought include (for example) creative entrepreneur, built 
environment designer or architect, artist, graphic, experience or product designer, curator or 
programmer. Collectively the panel will have:  
 
• Thorough knowledge of the region’s creative sector and the desire to contribute to position 
creativity at the centre of Auckland’s growth and transformation;  
• An informed view of Auckland’s geography and an understanding of the place-making 
potential of arts and culture for the city;  
• An understanding of Auckland’s rapidly evolving demographics and diverse populations 
and the opportunities and challenges these pose to the city’s development;  
• A global perspective on the role creativity plays in creating an excellent, liveable city;  
• Commitment to upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi;  
• Philosophical alignment with the outcomes of the Auckland Plan;  
• A robust and transparent approach to actual or perceived conflicts of interest.  
 
Decisions  relating  to  the  information  that  is  being  released  to  you  were  made  by  Justine 
Haves, General Manager, Regional Services and Strategy Department  
 
Should  you  believe  Auckland  Council  has  not responded  appropriately to your  request,  you 
have  the  right  by  way  of  complaint,  under  section  27(3)  of  the  LGOIMA,  to  apply  to  the 
Ombudsman to seek an investigation and review of the decision. 
 
If you have any further queries please contact me on 09 301 0101 quoting Official Information 
Request No. 8140011500. 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
Fernanda Maciel 
Privacy & Official Information Business Partner 
Governance Services 
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