Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage (“the Ministry”) is the steward of Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultural system, supporting the arts, heritage, media and sport sectors. Under the Public Service Act 2020, the Ministry must produce a Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) every three years. The LTIB is a think piece that helps us to plan for the future. It looks beyond our current context, to consider important medium to long-term issues and trends that may affect New Zealand society, the related risks and opportunities, and policy options for responding to these matters. Given this future focus, the LTIB does not prioritise or recommend which actions the current or future government should take, or allocate responsibilities based on existing government portfolios or structures.
Building on the insights from the Ministry’s first LTIB (2022) and guided by feedback from topicconsultation, this LTIB examines the future of culture in the digital age with a focus on the creative process, knowledge systems and te ao Māori.
There are summaries of this report available in different accessible formats here.