Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage
MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (M4), Minister of Broadcasting (M8)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry for Culture and Heritage
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY FOR CULTURE AND HERITAGE: Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Overview of the Vote
The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage is responsible for appropriations in the Vote for the 2011/12 financial year covering the following:
- a total of over $15 million (5% of the vote) for purchasing services (cultural diplomacy international programme, heritage services, policy advice, monitoring of funded agencies and ministerial servicing) from Manatu Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage
- a total of over $102 million (36% of the vote) for purchasing (mainly from arts and heritage Crown entities) ballet, Maori performing arts, archiving, museum, and orchestral services, protection for historic places, and promoting and supporting New Zealand films and the arts
- a total of over $3 million (1% of the vote) for a contribution to an international organisation (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)
- a total of nearly $4 million (1% of the vote) for capital investment in Te Papa, maintenance at the National War Memorial, and departmental capital expenditure, and
- a total of nearly $8 million (3% of the vote) for other expenses including development and maintenance of war graves, historic graves and monuments ($527,000), Treaty of Waitangi commemorations ($288,000) and contributions to capital projects at Regional Museums ($7.094 million).
The Minister of Broadcasting is responsible for appropriations in the Vote for the 2011/12 financial year covering the following:
- a total of over $6 million (2% of the vote) for the delivery of a going digital programme, and
- a total of nearly $150 million (52% of the vote) for purchasing public broadcasting services mainly from broadcasting Crown entities.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
