Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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| Formed | 1999 |
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| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Level 4, ASB House, 101-103 The Terrace, Wellington WELLINGTON 6145 |
| Annual budget | Total budgets for 2015/16[1] Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage $309,271,000 Vote Sport and Recreation $84,195,000 |
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| Website | mch.govt.nz |
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) (Māori: Manatū Taonga) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on policies and issues involving the arts, culture, heritage, sport and recreation, and broadcasting sectors, and participating in functions that advance or promote those sectors.
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History
The Ministry was formed on 1 September 1999 and took over the functions of the former Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The first minister was the then-Prime Minister Helen Clark, who held the position until the end of her Government in 2008.
Under the John Key Government, two officeholders have served as ministers. Between November 2008 and October 2014, Christopher Finlayson, and now the current minister, Maggie Barry.[2]
Functions
Unlike some other government bodies the Ministry does not have a single piece of legislation which covers its operation: its role is spread across dozens of current acts and regulations.[3] These include:
- Administering the following Orders in Council:
- Administering the following Acts of Parliament:
- Broadcasting Act 1989[7]
- Television New Zealand Act 2003[8]
- Protected Objects Act 1975[9]
- Historic Places Act 1993[10]
- National War Memorial Act 1992[11]
- Radio New Zealand Act 1995[12]
- Anzac Day Act 1966[13]
- New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978[14]
- Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981[15]
- Archives, Culture, and Heritage Reform Act 2000[16]
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Act 1992[17]
- Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 1994[18]
- New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978[14]
- Consultation responsibilities under many acts relating the Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
Ministers
The Ministry serves 3 portfolios and 4 ministers.[21]
| Officeholder | Portfolio(s) | Other responsibility(ies) |
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| Hon Maggie Barry | Lead Minister (Ministry for Culture and Heritage) Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage |
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| Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman | Minister for Sport and Recreation | |
| Hon Amy Adams | Minister of Broadcasting | |
| Hon Murray McCully | Associate Minister for Sport and Recreation |
New Zealand History Online
The ministry's History Group produces New Zealand History Online (NZHistory).[22]
David Green, a historian working for the ministry, discovered that significantly more New Zealand personnel were engaged in the Gallipoli Campaign than had been recorded in Fred Waite's official history, The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Waite's number of some 8,500 men was corrected to approximately 13,000 in September 2013.[23]
See also
References
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