AUCKLAND REGIONAL AMENITIES FUNDING BOARD
Annual Report 2014-2015
Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board – Annual Report 2014-2015
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Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board – Annual Report 2014-2015
2 Contents
Chairs Report ...... 4 Legislative Framework ...... 6 Funding Board Financial Summary ...... 7 Overview of Amenities ...... 8 Auckland Festival Trust ...... 9 Auckland Philharmonia Trust ...... 18 Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust ...... 26 Auckland Theatre Company Limited ...... 31 Coastguard Northern Region Incorporated ...... 39 New Zealand National Maritime Museum Trust Board ...... 46 New Zealand Opera Limited ...... 53 Stardome – Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust Board ...... 60 Surf Life Saving Northern Region Incorporated ...... 68 Watersafe Auckland Incorporated ...... 72 Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board Annual Report - Financial Statements Year Ended 30 June 2015 ...... 77 Specified Amenities Financial Results ...... 91 Audit Report ...... 96 Directory ...... 98
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3 Chairs Report
As the Funding Board finalises its sixth Annual Report, it is worthwhile reflecting on the considerable progress that the ten specified amenities have made over the last six years. It is particularly pleasing for both I, and the other board members, to reflect on the small role we have played in bringing about the many significant changes.
The amenities have seized all the opportunities to improve their governance and management structures; expanded outreach and other services across the wider Auckland region, and are delivering enhanced services and products.
The ten amenities contribute greatly to the lives of the citizens of Auckland and its visitors and as a board we have been fortunate to see first-hand the impact the organisations have had in our region. We all appreciate just how much of a positive impact this funding has had on each of these organisations, and that is represented in the services they deliver to the ratepayers, residents and visitors to Auckland.
Although the ten amenities that receive funding from the board are diverse in nature, it is recognised that each of these organisations is making a significant contribution towards achieving the outcomes laid out in the Auckland Plan adopted by Auckland Council. Together, they all work towards making Auckland the world’s most liveable city.
With the population of Auckland growing at the rate of approximately 30,000 to 40,000 people per year, or the equivalent of the Wellington City population being added to Auckland every five to six years, demand for the services provided by these ten amenities will only continue to increase.
The Funding Board has the responsibility, on behalf of the ratepayers of the Auckland region, for overseeing the distribution of grant funding to the ten specified amenities named in the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act 2008.
The Funding Board takes this responsibility seriously, and is acutely aware that the grant funding being distributed is public money, and as a consequence the Funding Board is duty bound to ensure that it is spent in a manner that provides value for money to the ratepayers, while also providing a degree of financial security to each of the ten specified amenities. Over the last six years, members of the Funding Board have built up a comprehensive knowledge of the ten specified amenities which greatly assists deliberations when assessing requests for funding.
This report contains narratives provided by each amenity outlining the range of activities undertaken during the last year. These make for thought-provoking reading, because they all recognise the significant contribution that regional funding has made to the way they conduct their operations; the services they provide; and the changes they have been able to make. Each entity has focussed on delivering the very best outcomes to benefit the ratepayers and residents of Auckland.
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4 It is particularly pleasing to read in the commentaries provided by the Amenities (pages 9-75) that a significant amount of work is being undertaken by the Amenities to further the interests of Māori in the Auckland region, whether it be commissioning and presenting specific works by and about Māori (e.g. the Auckland Arts Festival’s The Kumara and the Mooncake), or providing programming directly targeted for at risk Maori (e.g. the Watersafe Auckland water safety programmes). All the Amenities have inclusive policies to cater for the diverse nature of the Auckland demographic makeup – but where appropriate, specific programmes or events have been implemented to recognise the unique role for Māori in Auckland.
In May 2015 there were a number of changes on the board. Scott Milne’s term on the board was completed after serving on the board since its establishment in February 2009. Scott’s contribution both as a board member, and more latterly as Deputy Chair since March 2014 has been greatly appreciated. Steve Bootten was welcomed as a new board member on 1 June 2015, joining Catherine Harland, Diane Maloney and Lyn Lim who were all reappointed for a further three year period.
I must once again thank all the members of the Funding Board for their hard work, commitment, enthusiasm, professional manner, and good humour throughout the year. The varying viewpoints, skills and experience are paramount when discharging the duties of the Funding Board in order to best serve the requirements of the legislation that the board operates under.
The Funding Board remains grateful for the in-kind support it receives from Buddle Findlay for continuing to make its facilities available for board meetings.
Vern Walsh Chair
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5 Legislative Framework
The Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act 2008, which the board operates under, allows the Funding Board to fix a levy to be imposed on Auckland Council; for that to be paid to the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board to be then distributed as grants to the ten specified amenities named in the legislation. The purpose of the funding is to establish a mechanism that will ensure the on-going sustainability of these specific organisations that deliver arts, culture, recreational, heritage and rescue services and facilities to the Auckland region.
The annual grants distributed to the ten amenities are derived from the levy paid to the Funding Board by Auckland Council, and by extension, the ratepayers of Auckland. Both the Funding Board and amenities are aware of the source of this funding, and as such, each amenity ensures that they acknowledge the significant funding contributions of Auckland Council and the ratepayers of Auckland.
Since the legislation became operative in 2008, between the first payments being made to the amenities in August 2009 through to June 2016, a total of $89.24 million has been distributed to the ten amenities. This has had the effect of bringing a high degree of financial stability to these organisations as well as enabling the standard and range of services and facilities provided to Aucklanders to be improved accordingly.
Details of the total grants paid to the amenities from 2009 through to 2015 are shown in the graph below:
Annual Grants to Specified Amenities $16,000,000
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Grants $8,700,000 $11,285,000 $12,875,000 $13,730,000 $13,781,000 $13,996,000 $14,873,400
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6 Funding Board Financial Summary
In 2014-2015 the Funding Board was able to return to business as usual following the unexpected activities in 2013-2014 surrounding the judicial review that the board was a party to. Early in the beginning of the financial year the Funding Board received advice that following the decision of the High Court, there would be no further appeals.
This meant that the additional funding of $400,000 received from Auckland Council in early 2014 to cover unbudgeted legal fees associated with the judicial review was able to be returned to Auckland Council at year end. This abnormal item contributed to the overall trading loss of $203, 982.
A further consequence of the outcome of the judicial review was that the Funding Board did not need to seek external legal or consultancy advice throughout the year.
In August 2014 the Funding Board made the decision to conduct as much business as possible electronically. To achieve this, the Funding Board purchased a number of iPads for board members to use and now utilises the services of a cloud-based library system to store its electronic records. All meeting agendas, funding applications, reports and other material previously distributed as paper copies are now kept on-line for members to access.
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7 Overview of Amenities
Each Specified Amenity has provided their own commentary about the activities, community reach, financial, achievements against Key Performance Indicators and other significant matters relating to that entity for the twelve months ended 30 June 2015.
In addition a high-level summary of financial results, together with a comparison to the previous year is included.
Note that the Summarised Financial Results table shows financial results relating to the financial year of the organisation (noted beside the table heading). This has been done to provide a more accurate representation of trading results of the organisation, reflecting the specific trading activities of that industry. In the case of the ‘arts organisations’ the events year runs from January to December. A 31 December balance date has been chosen to complement this.
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8 Auckland Festival Trust
The main focus of the year was planning, programming and presenting Auckland Arts Festival (AAF) 2015 (4-22 March). This AAF was a 19-day, high-energy celebration of our city, people and cultures which received excellent feedback from audiences and reviewers alike. The programme appealed to audiences of all ages in 86 locations across the Auckland region. From Leigh to Papakura, Titirangi to Howick, the Festival offered unique experiences and attracted 180,000 people. The seven festivals held so far have attracted more than 1.36m people.
Other major activities during the year included completing the NZ in Edinburgh project, liaising with a wide range of sponsors, funding partners and patrons, and continuing to plan for a 2016 festival – the first annualised festival, on a trial basis.
Planning for Festival Every Year / Auckland Arts Festival 2016 The Trust has been busy planning for the first annualised festival, which will take place 2- 20 March 2016, as well as for the following festival in 2017.
As an outcome of the AAF going annual, the organisation will be collaborating with Wellington’s NZ Festival (NZF) in 2016. Dates for the NZF are 26 February - 20 March; it will be the first time both Festivals are held in the same year and the dates overlap. AAF and NZF will be working on three co-produced NZ works. There are also four other international and national works that both festivals will programme. This joint approach creates an opportunity to share work which could potentially reduce expenditure and also gives NZ artists greater opportunities to develop their work to a higher standard, stage longer performance seasons and deliver to audiences in their own backyard.
Meetings with a number of Auckland organisations about possible collaborations as well as negotiations for a number of major international works for 2016 and 2017 were held. This also included negotiations with other international festivals and presenters to tour work in partnership.
The Royal NZ Ballet, Black Grace, Chamber Music NZ, the Conch, and Theatre Stampede will be part of the 2016 programme. A major English language play from the UK – the James Plays – (National Theatre and National Theatre of Scotland) has also been confirmed.
A semi-staged opera, Nixon in China, will be jointly presented with APO and NZ Opera. Discussions are also being held with Auckland Museum and Waterfront Auckland about collaborations. Plans are also being finalised with Auckland Theatre Company to include the co-commissioning and development of a major new NZ work in the 2017 AAF.
Discussions are well under way with the Council regarding resource consent for a major outdoor ticketed event in Auckland Domain
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9 (with capacity of at least 10,000 per night for 3 nights) by a French company who have not performed in NZ before. Planning is also under way for a regional performance programme expected to include at least six areas outside Central Auckland. White Night and the visual arts programme will also serve regional Auckland.
Core Funder Funding of $2,305,000 was received for 2014-2015 from the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board (ARAFB). The funding supported the operations of the Festival including administration, programming, marketing and staffing for which funding is not available from other sources. ARAFB gives the Trust financial surety that can be leveraged to secure other funders and sponsors, as well as the ability to plan, programme and promote the Festival in advance of other funding streams being confirmed.
Creative New Zealand Creative NZ (CNZ) continued to fund AAF during the year under its Toi Tōtara Haemata (Arts Leadership Investment) programme. AAF receives $700,000 over two calendar years from this programme. In addition, a Capability Building grant of $24,500 was received for 2014- 2015 towards upgrading the database system for audiences, sponsors and patrons, enabling better marketing capability and improved efficiencies.
Other Funding During the 2014-15 financial year, grants were received from ASB Community Trust (now Foundation North), NZ Community Trust, Pub Charity, Lion Foundation, Four Winds Foundation, Lottery Auckland Community Committee, Te Puni Kōākiri, Asia NZ Foundation, the Trusts Community Foundation and Chartwell Trust.
The US Embassy and the Australian High Commission gave small grants towards the costs of US and Australian artists respectively, and the British Council supported UK artists in the 2015 programme. A grant was received from the Kelliher Charitable Trust for the Arts Accessibility Programme.
Sponsorship Meetings were held and proposals submitted to existing and potential sponsors throughout the year, both for cash support and contra services. The environment for sponsorship for AAF 2015 was very challenging, with a number of other major events competing for sponsors including World Cup Cricket and Volvo Ocean Race. Consequently the cash sponsorship target was very much under pressure. High levels of contra – especially in marketing – and a significant increase in individual giving assisted in making up some of the gap in cash sponsorship.
Sponsors were Abe’s Real Bagels, Auckland International Airport, Bauer Media Group, Colenso BBDO, DB Breweries, Delmaine Fine Foods, Hawkins Construction, Heart of the City, Kiwibank, Manukau Institute of Technology, Mojo Coffee, NZ Bus, NZME, Pernod Ricard, PWC, Russell McVeagh, Salted Herring, Skycity, TFE Hotels, Todd Corporation, Visa Entertainment and Wilson Parking. Auckland Arts Festival 2015
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10 AAF 2015’s programme appealed to all ages, introduced new works (including works that Aucklanders may never have the opportunity to experience again) and increased accessibility to the arts for young people and their families through a range of programming mechanisms, geographic spread, programming for young people and variable pricing.
Every festival event had a wide variety of people attending, reflecting the diverse mix of people who live in Auckland – people identifying as Asian comprised 8% of the audience. More than 900 artists from 33 countries participated – 305 from overseas. There were 353 ticketed and free events. More than 80,040 tickets were sold to 145 performances across 40 different shows. Total attendances were 180,000.
AAF reached across Auckland by programming a very successful season of Chicago Theatre Company’s Othello the Remix at Vodafone Events Centre in South Auckland (two performances) and at the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna (five performances). The festival also reached across Auckland through a new programme called Close Encounters, which saw work staged at Leigh Sawmill, Te Uru Gallery in Titirangi and Pah Homestead in Hillsborough.
The festival presented a large outdoor low-cost family event Skin of Fire by French company Groupe F at the Auckland Domain. This was an opportunity for the whole family including young children and grandparents to experience something special together.
There was strong New Zealand content incorporating theatre, music and visual arts which included:
the NZ premiere of AAF’s international co-commission Lemi Ponifasio’s I AM the premiere season of Nancy Brunning’s family saga Hikoi the premiere season of The Mooncake and the Kumara the spectacular The Book of Everything in partnership with Silo Theatre the outstanding Lady Sings the Blues featuring some of NZ’s best female vocalists the musical memories of Pass the Gat and Where the Apple Falls new works in development such as Tim Finn: Star Navigator the moving and inspirational visual arts installations Tai Whetuki / House of Death and Fale Ula which were commissioned for the Festival Garden.
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11 The artists and companies involved commented on the quality and engagement of the staff and the professionalism of the organisation. A number of AAF commissioned and premiered shows went on to travel around New Zealand after their performance seasons. The positive feedback from companies to other artists and producers offshore greatly assists AAF to attract and secure other artists to travel to New Zealand for future festivals.
During the planning for 2015 AAF, each event was analysed for its budget, potential audience numbers, art form, demographic appeal, and geographic reach. There was a strong balance between New Zealand and international work with the latter programme including artists from Africa, Asia, Europe, UK, Australia, USA and Canada.
New Work Development AAF continues to support arts practitioners in the development of new works for festival performance, in particular ambitious and innovative works. This support is provided through a range of mechanisms including seed funding, commissioning, co-commissioning, co- producing and workshopping.
An InRehearsal RAW programme showcasing several works with potential to be staged during future festivals took place during the 2015 AAF.
Two events were international co-commissions and six New Zealand works were specially commissioned by the Festival. There were 13 world premieres.
Education Programme The Festival’s SmartsFest programme – Schools Meet the Arts at the Festival – is a programme which underpins AFT’s commitment to developing audiences aged 1-18 years old. The programme gives young people exposure to internationally acclaimed arts and culture that promotes learning and enhances and aligns with the education curriculum. It includes ticketed and free events with schools only matinees and tickets to public shows at heavily subsidised prices (from $10). The programme aims to include as many low-decile schools as possible.
SmartsFest directly engaged with 65 schools with more than 4,440 students and teachers attending festival ticketed events, post-show talks and workshops. In addition it is estimated that 3,500 students attended free events. Othello: The Remix school matinees sold-out within a few weeks of the programme launch in October. Attendances from decile 1 to 4 schools increased by 25% for the schools programme with over 22% of these coming from South Auckland (50% increase on previous festival). Thanks to the generous support of a private donor, 371 students and teachers from decile 1-3 schools attended performances of Othello: The Remix, The Mooncake and the Kumara and Hikoi for $0-$5.
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12 Community Programme AAF 2015 included expanded and more accessible community events.
White Night incorporated more than 100 galleries and outdoor venues, and 20 free performances across Auckland, and a significant increase in investment in free transport on the night. Attendances for this event grew from 22,000 (in 2013) to 32,000.
The Festival Garden Stage music programme featured more than 150 up-and-coming and established New Zealand artists, plus a number of international guests, who played Wednesday to Sunday throughout the festival.
Family Garden Time was a new initiative held on the first two weekends that encompassed a range of child/family friendly performances and activities.
Family Day was held on the last Sunday of the festival and featured an extensive performance and workshop programme including Remix the Orchestra from the APO, dance with Entity Dancers, art with Judy Millar and more.
These events helped to create an inviting atmosphere that saw an increase in attendances across the Festival Garden of more than 30% on 2013 figures.
Partnerships AAF strengthened its partnerships with leading national and Auckland arts organisations including the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (involved in three concerts including A Child of Our Time), NZ Opera (a new work in development by Tim Finn), Silo Theatre (The Book of Everything), NZ String Quartet, Voices NZ Chamber Choir, NZ Youth Choir; The Oryza Foundation for Asian Performing Arts, Q Presents, Auckland Live, Hāpai Productions, Toi Māori Aotearoa, Chamber Music NZ, and Auckland Museum.
AAF worked together with Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand Maritime Museum, Auckland Central Library and more than 100 other galleries and locations for White Night, and the thinkScience Trust for the inaugural thinkScience Day.
International partnerships were established with the festivals of Avignon, Edinburgh, Santiago a Mil and Ruhrtriennale for Mau’s I AM, and with Can and Abel Productions from India for The Kitchen which was co-commissioned by AAF with the Holland and Sydney Festivals.
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13 Accessibility Programme AAF also introduced an Arts Accessibility programme for deaf and vision impaired communities, consisting of audio described and sign language interpreted performances for shows. Three performances were identified as most suitable (and of most interest to their communities) for the 2015 AAF: Hikoi, Limbo and The Mooncake and the Kumara.
In addition, AAF improved accessibility by ensuring wheelchair seats were provided for every performance at appropriate venues, including a priority seating area for wheelchairs at the Groupe F show Skin of Fire on Auckland Domain. Subtitles were also screened for the opera macbEth.
A wide range of ticket options provided access to as many Aucklanders as possible. Adult tickets for Skin of Fire were $22-$33, with children’s tickets $12. Child prices were available for six family friendly shows. Tickets to some events could be purchased as low as $10. Discounted ‘Catch 22’ tickets were offered to the public for $22 to selected shows.
Marketing and Communication The 2015 Festival was supported by the most comprehensive marketing campaign yet including paid and significantly increased contra-marketing support from NZME – (NZ Herald, TRN, Grab One, and Adshel) and Bauer Media. There has also been an increase in contra marketing support from Colenso BBDO, NZ Bus, Auckland Airport and APN Outdoor. The AAF’s partnership with Visa further extended the reach of the marketing campaign.
The Festival’s new website was activated to coincide with the launch of the Festival in October 2014. A White Night mobile app was developed by sponsor Salted Herring and was launched in early February to coincide with the distribution of the Festival’s Visual Arts Guide.
The Festival’s marketing collateral, including posters and programmes, cross-street banners and pole banners, bus-sides and Adshels were well distributed around the city and at the airport. The campaign was adjusted according to ticket sales projections in the lead up to and during the Festival with additional marketing spend allocated at various stages, including a TVNZ campaign advertising to push specific shows – Skin of Fire and Limbo. This across-market flexible approach resulted in AAF effectively promoting ticketed and free events, the education programme and its expanded community to a wide audience.
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14 ATEED AAF took part in ATEED’s Media event – Non-stop Summer 2015 along with CEOs from ATEED, Auckland Transport, Duco Events (NRL Nines), World Cup Cricket, Volvo Ocean Race and the Festival, the Mayor of Auckland and invited media. AAF’s inclusion in this presentation indicated a higher level of recognition of the festival as a major event.
ATEED, for the first time, provided hard marketing support through the collateral they control – additional Adshels, outdoor branding and inclusion in national newspaper advertising. The campaign, which featured both above and below-the-line advertising along with promotional campaigns supported by festival sponsors, was aimed at growing audiences (especially among young people) and achieving a greater reach across Auckland. thinkScience thinkScience, a new charitable trust chaired by the former chair of the Trust, Victoria Carter, set up to run a science festival, was established during the year. AAF collaborated with thinkScience to produce, manage and stage several activities during AAF 2015 as a precursor to a larger thinkScience festival from 2016. AAF is also assisting with administration and marketing of the fledgling organisation.
Project Management AAF planned and delivered CNZ’s Te Manu Ka Tau: Flying Friends programme for visiting international directors during the 2015 AAF. This ran from 7 to 14 March and focused on Asia with additional guests from Australia and the UK. It provided an opportunity for the 21 international guests to develop a greater understanding of New Zealand and its arts, with the intention of developing new audiences and markets for New Zealand work. It is also an invaluable programme that promotes work developed by AAF and provides a platform for future AAF international collaborations.
The Trust began a project to programme and contract NZ artists to appear at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade functions being held in each of the ASEAN countries as part of the 40th Anniversary Awards programme. Most of this project will fall into the 2015-2016 year.
Arts Leadership Management played an active role as an advocate for the arts during the year and maintained contact with international and national arts networks. Senior staff continued to mentor smaller arts organisations and provide advice on producing, presenting and touring shows.
Senior staff attended key meetings and events throughout the year, including:
ART Venture Awards 2015 Asia NZ Foundation event “Ambition 2025 – boosting competitiveness by working together” Association for Asia Pacific Performing Arts Festivals – China Confederation of Australian Festivals – Sydney, Melbourne Auckland Live re Aotea Arts Precinct stakeholders development meetings
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15 Auckland Council Arts & Culture Strategic Action Plan sessions Auckland Live Major Presenters meeting A seminar by Charity Services introducing the new International Financial Reporting Standards framework for charities Creative Coalition leadership group Event Technology NZ conference in Wellington NZ Association of Event Professionals conference and seminars NZ Festival Directors and Creative NZ meetings Technical Summit of Australasian Festivals in Melbourne Australia The Big Conversation – Creative NZ’s audience development conference Q Theatre stakeholders International Society of Performing Arts Conference Made in Scotland - as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Summarised Financial Results (30 June 2015) 2015 Auckland Festival Trust
ARAFB GRANT REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES NET PROFIT/LOSS NET EQUITY $2,375,000 $7,388,643 $9,003,607 ($1,614,964) $1,130,246
3% 137% 432% -214% -59%
METRIC THIS YEAR (2015) LAST YEAR (2014) % CHANGE 5 YEAR TREND REVENUES $7,388,643.00 $3,112,626.00 137% OPERATING EXPENSES $9,003,607.00 $1,692,281.00 432% NET PROFIT/LOSS -$1,614,964.00 $1,420,345.00 -214% NET EQUITY $1,130,246.00 $2,745,211.00 -59% ARAFB GRANT $2,375,000.00 $2,300,000.00 3% ARAFB % of REVENUE 31% 72% -56%
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16 Auckland Festival Trust 2014-2015 Achievements against KPIs Below are the key performance indicators for 2014-2015 and the achievements against each. The year was focused on the programming, operation, marketing and delivery of the AAF in March 2015.
KPI Result Key/Index: + Exceeded X Not Met I In progress Met - Unfavourable but within parameters
2014-15 Key Performance Indicator Description Target Result Stage an annual arts festival in Auckland AAF held in March 2015
Secure and deliver a strong international At least 20 works programme Commission and stage major new NZ work 1 work Commission and stage mid-scale NZ work 3 works Include low cost and free events Represents 50% of total attendance Include Māori, Pacific and Asian artists and At least work 1 Māori + 1 Pacific & 1 NZ Asian work staged Collaborate with Auckland and national arts At least 4 collaborations + organisations Maintain or Increase attendances year on year Target 180,000
Grow education programme esp. from low- 7,000 attendees decile schools Take work to regional venues Six Venues +
Deliver Festival within budget Meet revenue & - expenditure targets Secure increased central government funding Retain CNZ funding at 2013-14 levels Secure cash sponsorship $600,000 x Secure in-kind sponsorship $650,000 + Retain trust income $530,000 Increase private giving $60,000 Meet box office targets $2.7million -
Retain core staff on an annual basis Retain 80% staff Health and Safety - operate safely No major incidents +
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17 Auckland Philharmonia Trust
Early in 2015 we were delighted to appoint new Music Director designate Giordano Bellincampi, who will take over from Eckehard Stier (after seven years in the role) in January 2016. Maestro Bellincampi is well known to the orchestra from previous appearances with us as guest conductor and his experience as a music director in Europe will be a valuable asset to us.
Although not strictly within the scope of this report, 2015 marks the end of the tenure of Music Director Eckehard Stier and we would like to acknowledge the great contribution Maestro Stier has played in the orchestra’s development in programming and in artistic standards during his seven years with us. We thank him for his passion for music, his commitment to the APO, and look forward to return visits to us as Guest Conductor.
Another successful and very busy year saw revenue increase to $10.9m, with income from performances exceeding $3.2m (over 29% of revenue). We received $12.63m in grants and sponsorship and almost $590,000 in donations.
Once again this year, there have been a number of memorable performances on the main stage and as part of our APO Connecting programme. A highlight, not just of this year but of recent seasons, opened this reporting period: the first New Zealand performance of Wagner’s masterpiece Tristan und Isolde, in a concert presentation at Auckland Town Hall. An exceptional cast of the finest voices from around the world held the full hall in its thrall. The orchestra played exceptionally well under the baton of APO Music Director Eckehard Stier and the plaudits continued to roll in for months after the final notes faded away. This was, in the estimation of many Wagner aficionados, who travelled from far and wide to experience it, as fine a performance of the opera as you would hear anywhere in the world.
Only a couple of weeks later, another benchmark performance by the APO was J.S. Bach’s St John Passion with the leading Baroque conductor Stephen Layton directing. After the overwhelmingly grand scale of the Wagner, here we had a much reduced ensemble perform the work with an immediacy and near perfect sense of style. This moving performance offered an intimate and spiritual experience, and transcended race and creed to deeply touch the hearts of the entire audience. It was also a wonderful experience for the young singers of the University of Auckland Chamber Choir to work with one of the world’s great interpreters of this score.
Concerts in the first few months of the 2015 concert season included works by John Adams, Ligeti, Tōru Takemitsu, Arvo Pärt, Messiaen, Dutilleux, Francaix and Berio as well as New Zealand composers Ross Harris and Kenneth Young. These works from the late 20th century to the present day are indicative of the innovative and colourful programming of the APO. But
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18 as often as the APO impresses with consistently dynamic programmes, just as often it is a first rate performance of some of the best known repertoire for orchestra which stands out and reminds our audiences why live orchestral music is one of the most powerful artistic experiences one can have. One such experience was the extraordinary reading in June of Elgar’s Enigma Variations, with conductor Rumon Gamba. This well-known staple of the concert hall was performed with a freshness and finesse that made it seem one was hearing it for the very first time. Similarly world class performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 with conductor Eivind Gulberg Jensen in May, Bizet’s Carmen Suites with conductor Michal Dworzynski in April and Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5 with Eckehard Stier (also in April) were memorable experiences for all who were in the Auckland Town Hall for those performances.
During 2014-2015 we bedded in the changes to the APO Connecting programmes into four areas that focus on different approaches and activities to engage communities of all ages and levels of musical interest and expertise from across Auckland:
Impact: Major year-long programmes that offer mentoring by APO musicians (APOPS, Remix and Sistema Aotearoa) Engage: Opportunities for young people and community musicians to participate with the APO (e.g. Play with the APO, Sing with the APO, The Big Play-In) Excite: free and low-cost activities and concerts to enthuse Aucklanders of all ages about orchestral music (e.g. APO 4 Kids, educational concerts, Tunes 4 Toddlers) Inspire: a partnership with the University of Auckland School of Music to provide mentoring to aspiring young musician, through activities that range from one-on-one mentoring, to opportunities to attend rehearsals or to meet with soloists appearing with the APO.
The focus for the Connecting team this year has been to consolidate and enrich each programme, so that audiences and participants gain deeper insights and encouragement to pursue their interest in orchestral music.
During the second half of 2014 increased call rates for musicians (funded through the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board through our 2014-2015 application) commenced. This was aligned with the adoption of revised player contracts, which made some much-needed category adjustments and allowed access to digital rights, which in turn will make some recordings and all our live streams affordable on an ongoing basis. This was a long-awaited move from management and responses from players were overwhelmingly positive.
During the second half of 2014 senior management worked on an organisational review; this included an external assessment of business risk and organisational needs for the orchestra to be best placed to fulfil the APO Strategic Plan. A revised management structure was implemented at the start of the 2015 calendar year, with Marketing and Sponsorship put under one Director position: Director of Business Partnerships and Marketing. The need for
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19 additional resource in the Artistic, Operations and Business departments was highlighted in the review, and new (part-time) positions have been established in the Artistic and Operations teams. The orchestra plans to appoint an HR specialist in 2016.
2014 was a very strong year for APO philanthropic income. $1,870,658 was raised, which represents a 9.1% increase on 2013. Of particular note was the Annual Appeal which raised the largest amount to date ($112,000). The APO Chair Donor programme raised another $276,000 which equates to 53 chairs in the orchestra being supported
The first quarter of 2015 was very strong for fundraising, with particular success with the Deloitte Summer Concert black tie fundraising dinner performing 40% better than budget.
Against the success of APO’s own fundraising efforts, the environment in trusts and foundations remains challenging and a decrease in available gaming trust revenue is of major concern for APO as, until recently, it has been a source of over $500,000 annually. We anticipated difficulties in 2015, with the negative impact of gaming trusts having less money being felt at the end of 2014 through a $100,000 reduction in an annual grant from Lion Foundation and a $10,000 reduction from Pub Charity. Amounts not received from gaming trusts need to be replaced from multiple sources and this has ongoing challenging implications for the organisation.
Three new silver level cash sponsorships ($5,000-$10,000) were secured in the first quarter of 2015. These companies are using their sponsorships as a first step engagement with APO and we hope to grow them in future years.
During 2014-2015 we placed sales and marketing emphasis not only on current or past audience members but on developing new audiences. Initiatives during the year included extensive social media activity, sales promotions for The Music is Bond concert, introductory offers to attend concerts to members of several Asian business and youth groups, early work on building relationships with Māori groups and organisations ahead of 2014’s Auckland Dance Project, Te Manu Ahi (with a view to long term development of Māori audiences), and continued attention on attracting young audiences through our 20s and 30s programme ($20 for those in their 20s and $30 tickets for those in their 30s, in the week of the concert).
We ended 2014 (also the end of our financial year) reaching 92.4% of our overall sales budget (89.5% of subscription budget and 93.3% of single ticket sales budget). From the start of 2015 Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board – Annual Report 2014-2015
20 season sales in September 2014 we experienced positive subscription sales, with 91% of calendar year 2015 subscription budget achieved by the end of June 2015.
Single ticket sales have proved challenging during the second half of the 2014-2015 year and at the end of June 2015 we were tracking slightly behind the same period the previous year for tickets sold through external ticketing agencies. Overall, however, we remain ahead of 2014 sales in the same period.
We had had nine full houses during the 2014-2015 year (six in the second half of 2014). It is pleasing to note that sold out and high performing concerts sales-wise covered the full range of APO concerts from mainstage to APO Connecting concerts designed to reach out to new audiences.
Take a Punt and Mystery Packages were launched this year with the aim of bringing new audiences to the orchestra. The packages reduced the financial risk for new attenders but at the same time provided valuable data for us to target these current non-attenders in the future. 127 Take a Punt packages and 28 Mystery packages were sold in the first six months of 2015, against a target of 150 and 50 respectively. This translates to 454 new people attending the APO and occupying 1362 seats.
The APO’s support organisations have always been crucial to the running of the orchestra. The APO Foundation, under Chairman Belinda Vernon, along with the APO Friends led by Bryce Bartley, remain integral to the APO family. Crescendo, established in 2013 and managed from within the APO by our Development team, has continued to provide a focused opportunity for people of all musical interests to not only build a closer relationship with the orchestra, through attendance at rehearsals and intimate Q&A evenings and recitals with conductor and soloists, but also to augment the social connection they have with other music lovers and to raise much needed funds for the Orchestra.
We thank Auckland Council for its recognition of the importance of a metropolitan orchestra to the cultural life of a contemporary “liveable city”. The funding from Auckland Council (through the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board) continues to provide crucial financial support that makes it possible for us to deliver our programme of activities.
We are also grateful for the continued commitment of our other major partners and supporters. During the third quarter of 2014 we were pleased to sign a new contract with Creative New Zealand for 2015-2017. This agreement recognises APO’s metropolitan status and its ground- breaking work in community, education and outreach programmes. Alongside ARAFB funding, it offers the orchestra stability of funding necessary to us for forward planning and is critical to our success. Additionally, major support from Foundation North, Four Winds
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21 Foundation and The Trusts Community Foundation enable us to reach artistic heights, as well as reach into the community, in ways that would not otherwise be possible.
APO’s loyal corporate partners continued to support the orchestra’s work in the concert hall and beyond. The APO sincerely thanks them all for the crucial role they play, in particular our Platinum Sponsors: the Hilton, Villa Maria Estate and The New Zealand Herald. Sponsorship continues to be a challenging area in a cautious business environment but our Business Development team has succeeded in gaining several new sponsorships and maintaining existing relationships. New sponsors during 2014-2015 include: Davis Funerals, Jaguar, GB Pensions, Blackcat Consulting, DB Breweries and Scarecrow – deli, café and florist. We welcome them to the APO family and look forward to many years of mutually beneficial partnership.
Summarised Financial Results (31 December 2014) 2014 Auckland Philharmonia Trust
ARAFB GRANT REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES NET PROFIT/LOSS NET EQUITY $2,879,500 $10,345,686 $10,226,229 $119,457 $2,033,965
5% 6% 7% -16% 6%
METRIC THIS YEAR (2014) LAST YEAR (2013) % CHANGE 5 YEAR TREND REVENUES $10,345,686.00 $9,722,353.00 6% OPERATING EXPENSES $10,226,229.00 $9,579,913.00 7% NET PROFIT/LOSS $119,457.00 $142,440.00 -16% NET EQUITY $2,033,965.00 $1,914,508.00 6% ARAFB GRANT $2,879,500.00 $2,733,500.00 5% ARAFB % of REVENUE 28% 28% -1%
APO Concerts & Audience
CONCERTS PRESENTED 2014-2015 The APO performed 56 self-presented concerts in 2014-2015, as part of a full programme of performances and activities that reached out to all parts of the community. Below are some quick facts about the range of concerts and performances:
56 self-presented concerts. Included in these, there were 29 main stage full orchestral concerts (excludes family concerts) Four main stage education concerts (fewer than 2012-2013 due to timing differences; 1 Discovery and 1 Connecting with Music targeting secondary students, and 2 Kiwi Kapers performances for primary and intermediate students) Eight chamber music performances in local venues (more than in 2013-2014 due to timing differences; we present 6 of these now well-established In Your neighbourhood concerts each calendar year) Eight concerts for children (APO 4 Kids, plus two free performances of The APO and Moe Show) Concerts in this reporting year in addition to our main series included
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22 Two major productions as part of Auckland Arts Festival in 2015: Water and Light, with a major new work by APO Composer-in-Residence Kenneth Young and accompanying live visuals with multimedia artist Tim Gruchy; and A Child of Our Time, presented in association with Auckland Arts Festival Three Unwrap the Music concerts, performances of mainstream orchestral repertoire with entertaining and educational commentary and insights; Te Manu Ahi, an Auckland Dance Project performance with more than 100 children aged 5-18 on stage at Aotea Centre, dancing to the full score of Stravinsky’s The Firebird performed by the full orchestra, with choreography developed in collaboration over an extended rehearsal period by Atamira Dance Company Artistic Director Moss Patterson; A return to Government House grounds for an outdoor summer concert, Fiesta Latina Settling the Score Live, in collaboration with Radio New Zealand Concert, where the concert is created around the most popular orchestral works of the year, as voted for by APO audience and Radio NZ Concert listeners; A “Music is Bond” performance led by Tim Beveridge as part of our pops/contemporary series in the Aotea Centre in 2014; Blues to Bebop with multi- instrumentalist James Morrison to a sold out house, and Divas, with Julia Deans and Anika Moa, in Auckland Town Hall in 2015. Letters in Wartime, in association with Auckland Museum, as part of the WWI centenary commemorations; four emerging composers composed a work inspired by letters written home from the front during WWI, and Kenneth Young, our Composer-in-residence composed a work entitled Dona eis Requiem, remembering the Gallipoli Armistice.
We presented 33 public performances in Auckland Town Hall, as our main performance venue, and also presented concerts and events in the Aotea Centre (3), Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau (2); Massey High School (2) and The Trusts Arena in West Auckland (1); Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell (2), Auckland Museum Event Centre (1) plus chamber music performances in local venues in Takapuna, Glendowie, Remuera and Howick.
During 2014-2015, we presented: Two Open Orchestra afternoons (in west and central Auckland); and a number of free workshops and events as part of the INSPIRE and IMPACT programmes (see below)
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The orchestra was also hired to perform: 21 pit performances with NZ Opera and the Royal New Zealand Ballet With Auckland Choral in November 2014 At the New Zealand Film Festival to a sold out Civic Theatre audience At the Rotorua Aria Competition At the Deloitte Top 200 Awards dinner
In addition, APO musicians are actively involved throughout the year in numerous APO Connecting activities and performances in the community and in schools (see below).
Audience Numbers 2014-2015 The total number of people who heard the APO perform live this year was nearly 100,000 (96,183). 48,860 people attended self-presented concerts. This includes:
paid main stage and community concerts (excl. education) – 41,139, an increase of 3% on the same period in the previous year education concerts – 6,285. (Two Kiwi Kapers performances for primary schools plus one Discovery schools concert, and one Connecting with Music concert. free community events (Open Day and associated activities, workshops, and Big Play In) – est. 4,500 In addition, audiences heard the APO through: Live streams online – 5,816 New Zealand Opera and Royal New Zealand Ballet performances in Auckland – 26,964 Other hires – 4,270 (this reflects a lower number of external hires than in past years.) Among the audience to self-presented concerts, 21% were new subscribers 79% were returning subscribers. This is the highest percentage of renewing subscribers we have had in three years, indicating a loyal subscriber base, but with a good number of new subscribers as part of our future long-term audience. Many new subscribers have begun their subscription with APO Connecting concerts (Unwrap, or In Your Neighbourhood) or subscriptions to a selection of mainstage concerts; many of our new subscribers this year have bought a more substantial subscription in 2015 than new subscribers in the past. We are proud of the loyalty and commitment to the APO shown by many of our subscribers: of our 2015 subscribers, 40% were subscribers in 2005.
Ticket Prices The average ticket price to APO Connecting concerts, was $15.57 (excl GST). This is higher than in previous years, reflecting higher adult and senior audiences in 2014’s Unwrap the Music concerts. The average ticket price to an APO mainstage concert was $42.26 (excl GST).
Musicians Employed The APO employed 71 full time professional musicians during this period.
The APO engaged 86 associate players in the period July 2014-June 2015, in addition to our full time core players. Of these, 61 were from the Auckland area. Many of those who come
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24 from out of Auckland may only be engaged once or twice a year, while those from within the Auckland area are engaged much more regularly.
Broadcast Summary During 2014-2015: 8 concerts were recorded for broadcast by Radio New Zealand Concert 24 concerts were broadcast live on Radio New Zealand Concert 13 concerts received a second broadcast (45 total concerts broadcast July 2014 – June 2015) Three RNZ Concert Podcast Classics featured the APO. Podcast classics have an average audience of between 1000 and 2000.
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25 Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
Simply put Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT) uses helicopters as the primary means of transport of specialist pre-hospital medical teams and their equipment to the scene of an accident or medical event and then, in most cases, as the means of transport to a hospital where definitive medical care of the patient can commence. This is a significant change to the past model and the model that is still used throughout most of New Zealand, where there is an emphasis on a "grab and run" technique. In this case the helicopter is used almost solely as an ambulance. There is little medical diagnosis with no onsite medical intervention, but rather a rush to get the patient on board the helicopter and then a dash to the nearest suitable hospital. The ARHT model has changed in line with many countries where the emphasis is now on the quality and competency of the medical staff carried on board the helicopter so that the patient is given a significant increase in his/her potential for a positive outcome. This is due to the medical diagnosis and in some cases medical intervention being carried out at the scene, prior to and during the helicopter transportation.
This significant change in emphasis is more expensive, because of the quality of the medical specialists carried and the equipment they use. However, there is compelling evidence that the increase in cost is well justified by not only lives saved but by faster and better recovery of the patients carried.
There is no doubt that the Auckland model is, on a cost per mission basis, more expensive than say the Hamilton model, where the emphasis remains on the "grab and run" technique and where the operating helicopter trust does not employ any medical staff but is reliant on the Order of St John to supply a single paramedic on an as required basis. However the Auckland model enables such an enhancement in patient care, to the extent, that if someone is involved in a serious accident in a near death situation their chances of firstly survival and secondly a speedy recovery back to health are considerably better if it is the Auckland based rescue helicopter that is used, rather than a helicopter from another city or town.
In particular the ARHT model places far less emphasis on the helicopter and a lot more emphasis on the patient. However the helicopter remains a very necessary tool, albeit a very expensive one.
The challenges for the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust remain:
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1. Continuously being able to fund the portion of its operational costs that are not recovered by the "fee for service" that is paid by Central Government (Operational Deficit); and 2. Being able to provide and maintain an operational facility from which to house its helicopters and base its operations; and 3. Being able to update helicopter assets at a time interval that considers increasing maintenance and overhaul cost as the helicopter ages, the increasing length of time that the helicopter is out of service while both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance is carried out and importantly the significant advances in helicopter technology that become available over time. The view of ARHT is that it would like to replace its near 30 year old helicopters with new ones, and then every 15 years be in a position to replace these helicopters with new ones.
The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust was established in 1970 in response to a gap in patient care. In response to this need, the ARHT established an innovative model of surf rescue. Since then, the role of the rescue helicopter has changed. Over ninety percent of air rescue work is now Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine.
In response to this change, Auckland Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) was established through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the ARHT and the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) in 2011. Auckland HEMS is an innovative model of prehospital care which augments the flight crew with a specialist doctor in acute care (Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia or Critical Care).
Many high-performing HEMS teams operate from an array of transport platforms (air and land- based) in order to provide early, optimal, safe patient care. Examples of these teams include:
London HEMS (London, England) Sydney HEMS (Sydney, NSW, Australia) Brisbane (Brisbane, QLD, Australia) Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (Glasgow, Scotland)
Auckland HEMS is strategically positioned in central Auckland (at the ARHT base in Mechanic's Bay) to serve patients within Metropolitan Auckland via a road response.
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Introduction of the HEMS Delta Rapid Response Vehicle (see below for further details) utilises resources and provides a doctor in the vehicle giving specialist medical assistance prior to arriving at hospital - this parallels the service provided by the helicopter to suburbs close to the helicopter base and gives greater utilisation of staff and medical resources (when not being utilised on helicopter missions).
Auckland HEMS Delta Rapid Response Vehicle Initiative Currently, Auckland HEMS mainly provides a service with the ARHT to patients outside metropolitan Auckland. St John Ambulance Service (SJA) does not provide a prehospital critical care service. We seek to collaborate with SJA, ARHT and the ADHB to address this performance gap.
The objectives behind this service are to: To develop a robust inter-professional collaboration which will augment prehospital and retrieval medicine for the people of Auckland To provide a prehospital critical care team response to Metropolitan Auckland while maintaining our current aeromedical provision of services to the greater Auckland region To support the New Zealand Ministry of Health goal of 'Better, sooner, more convenient care’' To support the Auckland HEMS goal of ‘Early, safe, optimal patient care’.'
To achieve this ARHT will: Undertake a prospective three month pilot using the existing ARHT Rapid Response Vehicle as a self-tasking 'Delta' unit. This will run during day shifts (0900-1700) This vehicle will be driven by an ARHT Intensive Care Paramedic, who has completed professional driver training The ARHT Rapid Response Vehicle will meet SJA Ambulance Standards for safety (visibility, lighting, communications) All ADHB Auckland HEMS doctors are insured for work outside of the hospital.
Trading Results for 2015 In 2015 ARHT achieved an overall trading surplus of $1.525million compared to a budget of $1.714 million. Operational revenue was $275,000 better than budget, whereas operational costs were $184,000 worse than budget which is 2 to 3% on a budget of $7.6 million. Overall results were worse also due to the decision of the ARAFB approving a grant of $900,000 less than the ARHT applied for. This was offset though by fundraising income being $882,000 better than budgeted.
Key Achievements
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28 There was a slight increase in number of missions for year ended 30th June 2015 to 1,121 Average Gross Cost per mission is consistent at about $7000 per mission Average recovery from providers is consistent at $3200 to $3300 per mission Average demand to recover deficit on each mission is consistent at $3,700 to $3,800 per mission. ARHT has maintained a 24/7 response capability -The addition of the HEMS Delta Rapid Response Vehicle has enhanced the Trusts capability ARHT achieved in excess of 95% of callouts within the industry response guidelines of 10 minutes during daytime and 20 minutes at night.
Summarised Financial Results (31 March 2015) 2015 Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
ARAFB GRANT REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES NET PROFIT/LOSS NET EQUITY $562,500 $15,812,151 $14,293,614 $1,518,537 $17,710,049
-42% 5% 17% -47% 9%
METRIC THIS YEAR (2015) LAST YEAR (2014) % CHANGE 5 YEAR TREND REVENUES $15,812,151.00 $15,061,558.00 5% OPERATING EXPENSES $14,293,614.00 $12,180,511.00 17% NET PROFIT/LOSS $1,518,537.00 $2,881,047.00 -47% NET EQUITY $17,710,049.00 $16,191,511.00 9% ARAFB GRANT $562,500.00 $975,000.00 -42% ARAFB % of REVENUE 4% 6% -45%
Location of Missions (2015)
Auckland Non-Auckland
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Regional CXD (Other) Search and Rescue (Rescue) Medical Assistance Search and Rescue (Beacon) Regional CXD Adult Transfer Search and Rescue (Winch) Search and Rescue (Visual) Child Transfer Regional Accident Case Regional Medical Case
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30 Auckland Theatre Company Limited
Auckland Theatre Company has continued its delivery of a diverse range of theatrical performances and activities in 2014-2015, with over 540 events involving more than 65,000 Aucklanders as either paying audience members or participants in the many free or low cost community programmes.
ATC Main Bill and Family This programme is at the core of Auckland Theatre Company’s work, with high quality productions of New Zealand plays, contemporary works and classics.
The ATC Main Bill and Family shows in 2014-2015 included: Rachel Callinan’s THE MAN WHOSE MOTHER WAS A PIRATE at the Bruce Mason Centre (July 2014); The Audi season of THE GOOD SOUL OF SZECHUAN by Bertolt Brecht, translated by David Harrower at Q Theatre (July/August 2014); Arthur Meek’s TREES BENEATH THE LAKE at Maidment Theatre (September 2014); The Kensington Swan season of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber at Q Theatre (November/December 2014); THE LADYKILLERS by Graham Lineham at Maidment Theatre (Feb/Mar 2015); Emily Perkin’s adaptation of Henrick Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE at Maidment Theatre (April/May 2015); ENLIGHTENMENT by Shelagh Stephenson at Maidment Theatre (May/June 2015); and David Williamson’s RUPERT at Q Theatre (June – July 2015). Photo Credit – Laurel Devenie in A DOLL’S HOUSE. Photo by Michael Smith. In addition, a partnership with the New Zealand Festival (Wellington) presented the Auckland season of the Globe Theatre’s touring production, HAMLET. This production, which is touring to every country in the world, included New Zealand actor Rawiri Paratene. The production sold out its four evening performances, plus the single school matinee, in SKYCITY Theatre.
ATC Education 2014-2015 has been an active year for the ATC Education programme; engaging a total of 7,457 students across many activities which included 2,896 attending eight school matinees and Q&A sessions with cast and creative crew, and another 4,561 students and teachers attending schools workshops, the ATC Summer School, the annual Youth Arts Festival performance in 2014 and the development and rehearsals for the 2015 show. This nationally acclaimed, highly popular programme is now in its thirteenth year and continues to gain momentum and accolades. The ATC Summer School in January 2015 delivered a total of seven workshops to over 215 students and a showcase event for 160 attendees.
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A vital audience development and educational initiative, the ATC Ambassador programme continued to engage young participants from across the Auckland region in 2014-2015, through the eight ambassador workshops delivered throughout the year to 237 students.
The Company’s annual Youth Arts Festival, titled THE SELECTA, took over The Basement for two weeks in July 2014, with three works presented each night. Approximately 100 young people audition to take part in this event each year and the festival provides a vehicle for committed young people, including aspiring actors, designers and stage managers, to work alongside professionals over a number of months to create the different pieces. The strong focus on mentoring and skills development during the process ensures the young participants develop during the course of the programme. The three pieces presented in 2014-2015 were: SKIN, a spoken word poetry/ theatre fusion, written by the cast and directed by CNZ Pasifica Intern and spoken word poet, Grace Taylor; GIANT TEETH, a devised vaudeville/ variety show directed by Laurel Devenie and Katy Maudlin which used humour, music and audience participation to explore the theme of adolescent insecurity; and DNA, a play by Dennis Kelly and directed by Benjamin Henson, about a group of school students dealing with the fallout of extreme bullying
Photo Credit – SKIN cast. Photo by Michael Smith.
ATC Literary ATC Literary continued its commitment in providing a platform for both emerging and established New Zealand writers to take their stories off the page and onto the stage.
In 2014-2015 seven plays were workshopped and readings presented of previously unseen work, read by a professional cast in front of an audience. Through support by the ATC Patrons in early 2015, the series extended into THE TESTING GROUND, enabling New Zealand scripts to also be pitched against what is the most interesting of new international writing.
THE NEXT STAGE presented three new plays in a semi-staged version by professional directors and performers in November 2014. The plays A DOLL’S HOUSE by Emily Perkins, ALL THE THINGS YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN IF NOT FOR ME by Arthur Meek and 2080 by Aroha White were attended by over 175 people.
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32 Eli Kent was appointed the inaugural ATC Patrons Playwright Fellowship prize in February 2015 and continued work on the commissioned piece ALL THE WRONG DECISIONS, a full- length contemporary response to Henrick Ibsen’s classic play PEER GYNT.
Pip Hall was commissioned in early 2015 to adapt Maurice Gee’s children’s fiction novel, UNDER THE MOUNTAIN, for a family show at the ASB Waterfront Theatre in 2017. Due to the time taken to develop a production of this scale, the commission and workshop process commenced this year, before proceeding onto further development in 2015-2016.
Lauren Jackson and Lolo Fonua’s commission THE LOLLYWITCH OF MUMULAND was completed early in 2015 for presentation as the community show at the Mangere Arts Centre in the April 2015 school holidays.
ATC Participate The ATC Participate programme has once more been heavily involved in community projects across Auckland in the 2014-2015 year.
The programme engaged once more in collaboration with the Mangere Arts Centre to produce a second community show, THE LOLLY WITCH OF MUMULAND, by Lauren Jackson and Lolo Fonua.
Photo Credit – The cast of THE LOLLY WITCH OF MUMULAND. Photo by Michael Smith.
The core cast was supplemented with over 40 volunteer performers taking on the chorus roles, plus a band. The ATC Box Office and Participate teams worked with a number of community groups and specialist providers to deliver this programme, in particular the visually impaired community for an accessibility performance which included a ‘touch tour’ of the set on stage, with all the actors present and in costume. THE LOLLY WITCH OF MUMULAND exceeded both its ticket and revenue targets.
The play SONS, written by renowned Pasifika playwright Victor Rodger, and directed by the legendary Dave Fane, depicted the journey of afakasi Noah McFarlane as he goes to see his dying father after a ten-year silence. Starring theatre veterans Rima Te Wiata, Alison Bruce and Bronwyn Bradley, and a young cast featuring Pasifika actors Beulah Koale, Troy Tu’ua and Joanna Mika-Toloa, the production was a powerful exploration of Samoan heritage staged at the Mangere Arts Centre in October 2014.
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33 Over 2,000 Aucklanders attended this Mangere season, which included 736 students who were given the opportunity to experience a professional production of a play. A dedicated ATC Education pack was also published and provided free to all secondary schools in the Auckland region.
Auckland Theatre Company’s season of SONS exceeded the audience attendance target set by the Company and the production received positive reviews from participants, media and patrons alike making it a highly regarded success.
Photo Credit - From left Browyn Bradley, Troy Tu’ua, Beulah Koale and Max Palamo. Photo by Andrew Malmo.
In October 2014, Auckland Theatre Company engaged in a collaboration with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra on WOLVES OUT WEST; an in-school and public performance project which involved three west Auckland primary schools with performance workshops for Years 4, 5 and 6 students. The 2014 NEXT BIG THING actors also joined the cast, with the production involving 130 people onstage.
The PRODUCER’S LAB continued in 2014-2015. The activity remained industry driven, with members of the performing arts sector invited to attend free meetings curated by the ATC Participate Coordinator to cover specific areas each month. Events include information on public relations, ticketing, fundraising, industry collaboration and networking.
The ATC Participate programme’s BACKSTAGE STORY series continued to enhance the experience of the seven main bill productions during 2014-2015 by providing the added value for our regular subscribers and patrons with the ‘behind the scenes/meet the cast and creatives’ series of talks. Over 460 patrons attended the seven events.
As part of Auckland Theatre Company’s ongoing commitment to the wider arts industry, the OPEN HOUSE programme continued to host a number of independent companies and
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34 performers in the ATC studios at low or no cost, for rehearsals, auditions and other events. Companies who have benefited from this programme in 2014-2015 included Pacific Underground, Creative Coalition, Oryza Foundation, Arts Access Aotearoa, Afio Mai Pacific Island Theatre Makers, Theatre Stampede and a variety of independent artists.
Auckland Theatre Company continued to offer tickets to main bill shows throughout 2014- 2015 to a variety of charitable organisations to distribute to those in the community in recognition of their volunteer contributions. In total ATC provided over 430 FIRST FREE FRIDAY tickets to organisations and charities including CanTeen, Clown Doctors Charitable Trust, LifeLine, Plunket, and the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.
ATC’s Volunteer programme continued with a very dedicated team of people involved in many aspects of the theatre’s activities; including ‘walking‘ in the onstage technical plotting of production week, setting up for launch events, hosting and welcoming patrons at BACKSTAGE STORY and THE TESTING GROUND events and assisting at accessibility performances.
Photo Credit – Cast and Deaf patrons participating in the accessibility performance/forum of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Photo by Tanya Muagututi’a.
Touring Auckland Theatre Company was invited to take ON THE UPSIDE DOWN OF THE WORLD to Edinburgh as part of the Creative New Zealand funded season of New Zealand works presented at this Fringe Festival. The production did well to secure three and four star reviews from prestigious reviewers and attracted interest from some smaller American Festivals. The profile gained from being part of NZ AT EDINBURGH was significant; to be able to showcase the talent of Laurel Devenie and profile the Company in an international context. Michael Adams, Auckland Theatre Company’s Director of Marketing, Communications and Innovation, produced the season and made maximum use of his time to network with Northern Hemisphere arts organisations.
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Photo Credit – Colin McColl and Laurel Devenie welcome patrons to a special fundraising rehearsal of ON THE UPSIDE DOWN OF THE WORLD at the ATC Studios. Photo by Tanya Muagututi’a.
Summary of Attendance and Activity for 2014-2015 Auckland Theatre Company budgeted to present seven main bill productions and one family production over this period to a total audience of 54,377. The actual total attendance figure was 52,483; broken down as 49,805 for the seven main bill shows and 2,678 for the family production of THE MAN WHOSE MOTHER WAS A PIRATE. In the ATC Literary programme, audience figures were less than anticipated (391 actual attendances against 835 predicted) however the total number of literary activities and events exceeded expectations (16 vs 19 actuals). Overall figures for the ATC Education programme showed a significant increase, with 4,561 actual audience and attendee engagement (up from 4,037 budgeted) through workshops, summer school, attendance and participation in the youth arts festival, and ambassadors programmes. The total number of activities delivered (115) also exceeded the budgeted number (51) for the 2014-2015 year. Engagement with the community and the wider arts industry also showed strong results, with attendees and audiences across the ATC Participate programme’s events totalling 6,820 (up from the 3,820 budgeted). This result can be attributed to increased awareness of the programmes on offer and the success of previous community shows; with returning audiences, excellent word of mouth and community ownership. The number of events and activities delivered in 2014-2015 (179) were also higher than budgeted (104) due to Auckland Theatre Company’s response to high demand. The Touring programme, which consisted solely of the Edinburgh season of ON THE UPSIDE DOWN OF THE WORLD was not originally budgeted in 2014-2015 funding request; however delivered 25 event days to 905 attendees. The overall number of events presented by Auckland Theatre Company totalled 540 for the 2014-2015 year and indicates a continued commitment to presenting work of the
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36 highest theatrical standards and engaging audiences and artists throughout the community in workshops and forums of the highest quality. Overall attendance across paid and non-paying events was 65,161 in 20142015, an increase of 2,092 people on the budgeted estimate.
ATC has also provided invaluable mentorship and support to the wider arts industry through: Providing the use of rehearsal space (through the OPEN HOUSE programme) and loaning of costumes and props to other theatre groups. Artistic Director, General Manager, Associate Director, Director Marketing, Communications and Innovation, and Literary Manager guest speaking at a variety of forums and engaging in mentoring new work. Associate Director mentoring young theatre-makers and directors in THE NEXT BIG THING festival of youth work. ATC Education/Participation departments constantly liaising with young practitioners regarding future work, courses, projects. Technical and production department mentoring young production crews, through internships and assistance on other Company's productions and through lecturing at Unitec. The Marketing, Communications and Box Office department held weekly team seminars on a variety of marketing topics- attended by both internal staff and external theatre practitioners.
During March 2015, Auckland Theatre Company and AUT University hosted the Business Development Manager of Lincoln Center Education, Alex Sarian, in Auckland. The purpose of the visit was to scope out potential opportunities to develop the Industry-Tertiary partnership with AUT. During his time in Auckland, Alex engaged with arts educators, practitioners, academics, and ATC staff. In addition he conducted a number of media interviews and presented a public talk. Creative New Zealand commissioned a report on his visit as part of their on-going policy development work.
Securing performance venues in which to present Auckland Theatre Company’s main bill programme continued to be a challenge in 2014-2015; particularly with the Auckland Festival programmes in February/March 2015. However the Company was pleased to present productions at the Maidment Theatre, Q Theatre, Bruce Mason Centre, SKYCITY Theatre, The Basement and the Mangere Arts Centre.
Auckland Theatre Company retained a strong stable of cash and contra corporate partnerships in 2014-2015. In particular, Kensington Swan returned as a presenting partner of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and signed a three year contra agreement. The Company also attracted a new Supporting Partner, Wine-Searcher, for the 2014 calendar year.
The ASB Waterfront Theatre made significant progress during 2014-2015; commencing construction in December 2014 and continuing to meet the building schedule, both on time and on budget. It is expected the building will be completed in mid-2016, with the official opening scheduled for early November 2016.
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Photo Credit – The cast of ONCE ON CHUNUK BAIR written by Maurice Shadbolt. Photo by Michael Smith.
Summarised Financial Results (31 December 2014) 2014 Auckland Theatre Company
ARAFB GRANT REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES NET PROFIT/LOSS NET EQUITY $1,330,000 $5,612,483 $5,582,001 $30,482 $790,590
19% -2% -1% -63% 4%
METRIC THIS YEAR (2014) LAST YEAR (2013) % CHANGE 5 YEAR TREND REVENUES $5,612,483.00 $5,699,996.00 -2% OPERATING EXPENSES $5,582,001.00 $5,618,265.00 -1% NET PROFIT/LOSS $30,482.00 $81,731.00 -63% NET EQUITY $790,590.00 $760,108.00 4% ARAFB GRANT $1,330,000.00 $1,120,000.00 19% ARAFB % of REVENUE 24% 20% 21%
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38 Coastguard Northern Region Incorporated
We are blessed to live in a region with a fabulous marine environment that is enjoyed by its population in so many different ways. As a consequence of boating’s growing popularity, the last 12 months has seen no let-up in our activity in saving lives through search and rescue, assisting Kiwis home to safety and through our communications networks and education community.
Our ability to achieve our mission has been enhanced this year with the launch of Howick Rescue One and Lion Foundation Rescue; two very capable vessels that are already providing a return on their investment. The Board of Coastguard Northern Region is committed to ensuring that our volunteers are fully prepared with the right equipment and best training we can give them to undertake the tasks that we ask of them. The maintenance of a modern, well-equipped fleet of rescue vessels is one part of that commitment.
Funding such a commitment is always a challenge and it is no less so at the moment. Achieving our funding objectives requires a year-round effort that is led by our Marketing and Funding team but that also asks a great deal of our volunteers - a fact that is not lost on the Board.
A strong membership base is one cornerstone of our sustainable financial strategy. We have set high expectations for membership growth over the next three years. We have delivered a strong membership proposition for many years and, with our experience, we are now playing a major role in the creation of Coastguard New Zealand’s National Membership offering by providing technical, marketing and project leadership.
This year we have seen many examples of the power of innovation and teamwork in performance improvement. They include the introduction into service of new rescue vessels at our Howick and Auckland units and the development of engaging new educational products such as our Women Suddenly in Charge and Raising the Bar courses. We led from the front in the development and execution of the Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade campaign. This initiative, which was created with assistance from New South Wales Maritime, saw the team engage with thousands of Kiwis when a van laden with lifejackets visited boat ramps across 35 communities over the busy summer months.
All told, 2,700 lifejackets were traded in for new lifejackets, achieving our campaign aims of spreading the water safety message and improving the quality of safety equipment in circulation.
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39 Unit Support and Operations Over the next five years, the Region will make further progress as the organisation comes into full alignment with national standards such as the Maritime Operators Safety System (MOSS) and the demands of new Health & Safety legislation.
We will continue to work collaboratively with all of our units to ensure as smooth a transition as possible into these systems, while remaining focussed on empowering and educating our volunteers to continue to run a sustainable, compliant and capable service to the community.
Growing our Capability With the implementation of the new training matrix well under way, our volunteers have shown their adaptability and willingness to learn throughout the changeover.
Our leadership group of both Unit and Regional Instructors continue to develop the skills of our volunteers to get them ready to be able to respond in any situation. The matrix continues to evolve as more volunteers embrace the new learnings aimed at improving our standards and performance in the often critical situations they face.
Two of our units are embarking on a journey that will result in the Region’s area of operation and response extending beyond its current capabilities. Coastguard Houhora in the Far North and North Kaipara on the Southern Hemisphere’s largest harbour, are two strategically placed units that are working towards having operationally qualified volunteers as well as housing a dedicated Coastguard Rescue Vessel (CRV).
With the initial stages of training already under way, the end result will see Coastguard have an increased presence in two extremely popular boating areas in our region.
Supporting our Units We continue to play a key role in supporting our units by investing in training and infrastructure to ensure that our ability to service the community is sustained. Major assets such as vessels, communications infrastructure and buildings were reviewed over the past 12 months with a view to prioritising and planning for the future. Through this process the Region has recognised the importance of becoming more strategic in the placement of our assets to ensure the long-term sustainability of the organisation.
The addition of two world-class rescue vessels to our fleet has greatly improved the scope of work to which our volunteers can respond. Auckland Coastguard’s Lion Foundation Rescue is a 15m catamaran that is designed to be able to respond, safely and swiftly, in just about any weather condition. In 12 months Northern Region has extended the support it provides other regions to manage their radio traffic, unit activation and incident response overnight.
Anticipating further growth, the Region has reviewed its infrastructure and identified a series of VHF technology investments that we will undertake over the next year to improve the quality of communications across the region. Doing so will ensure that all boat users contacting Coastguard Radio will continue to obtain relevant safety information, be able to have their passage intentions recorded via our trip reporting system and, most importantly, request assistance if and when they need it.
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In the next year, the Region, working in conjunction with Coastguard New Zealand, will also migrate several of its voice and Nowcasting services to new channels in response to international changes to the marine radio spectrum. This significant undertaking, which will be well communicated to marine users, is planned to be completed by 1 October 2016.
The continued success of our two search aircraft within the region has been recognised by our SAR Partners and Coastguard New Zealand as key operational and strategically located assets. They complement our search and rescue capability in communities throughout our region and also present the ability to extend into adjacent regions when necessary.
As an organisation we are committed to the continuous improvement of our operations. We are only too aware of the demands that changing legislation will place on our staff and volunteers; however, we believe that we are well placed to meet these changes and will continue to provide a world-class rescue and recovery service to our communities and our members.
Our Coastguard Membership Programme continues to grow, meaning more Kiwis than ever have peace of mind every time they hit the water. Membership continues to be a key driver of essential funding to the region and our 25 units.
These are exciting times as we work to re-launch Coastguard Membership in line with our membership growth strategy to better meet the needs and demands of the boating community. There are currently an estimated 250,000 water users within the Northern Region, 20,390 of which are current members. This means there is still significant opportunity for growth.
We gained invaluable understandings of the ‘customer voice’ to help inform our decisions through our ‘Member Insight Survey’. Repositioning of Coastguard Membership as the ‘Boatie’s Best Mate’ has been a key area of development this year and provides us with strong foundations to help shape opportunities over the next 12 months.
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41 Educating Communities It has been a successful year for Education throughout the region with innovation being the common thread that has sewn it together. We’ve seen growth in the number of students attending theory courses, with a real standout being the increase in the number of new members attending Day Skipper and Marine VHF Radio Operator courses. Coastguard is committed to making boating education as accessible as possible, and so in a year when we have introduced a great online Day Skipper option, it’s also pleasing to see the ongoing relevance of face-to-face education for those who wish to learn from our experienced skippers and tutors.
It has also enabled an integrated approach to the management and delivery of these two key areas to be taken for the first time. We now better understand our members and their interests and are able to provide them with information on education and member offers that are relevant to them.
The Region is committed to continually challenging itself to remain relevant to the needs of its communities. Tragically, this year we have continued to see incidents and fatalities occur. It seems that many boat users have a lack of awareness of the risks that bars present and the precautions they should take to navigate them safely.
As a result, we created ‘Raising the Bar’, a 2- hour in-community event that covers the fundamentals of crossing a bar. So far, in 2015, we have held three Raising the Bar events in Central, West and South Auckland with more to follow through the year.
The award-winning ‘Women Suddenly in Charge’ seminar has gone from strength to strength following its re-launch last year.
We have capitalised on its success as a stand-alone event and also tied it in with others to create a fun and informal entry point to boating education at a number of boat clubs where previously little education existed. The concept of an informal yet highly informative evening event led by female tutors, in familiar surroundings, has proven a success for wives and partners of boating-mad men and helps give them the confidence they need to enjoy boating pastimes with their spouses.
It is great to report that in the last 12 months the Region has supported Watersafe Auckland’s (WAI) Gateway Aquatics Programme for secondary school students interested in a career in the Aquatic industry. During the 12 months to July 2015 Northern Region enjoyed supporting students from several Auckland schools as they learn water-safety skills and are exposed to careers they may consider pursuing. We look forward to continuing to work with WAI to continue to spread the water safety message in the next year.
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42 Training Our People Over the past year our volunteers that man our search aircraft, crew our rescue vessels and provide vital communications support have given more than 35,000 hours of their time training for the roles they undertake.
The commitment of those being trained and of the Unit Training Officers and Regional Instructors who organise and deliver this training is quite inspiring.
In the last year our crews, instructors and Regional support staff have worked closely and effectively to create opportunities for volunteers to progress their individual and team development as thoroughly and efficiently as they can.
The Coastguard Rescue Vessel Training Matrix was introduced in July 2014 and is now settling down with units adapting to the change in delivery structure.
Under the new matrix, most units have at least one instructor who can deliver and assess the majority of the theory and practical modules. When combined with regular external assessments to enable more uniform standards to be achieved, we expect the quality and consistency of Coastguard crew training to continue to rise as the matrix is embedded.
Marine communications are an essential pillar supporting the delivery of our mission and it is great to see the Region’s Communications team in such great health. Over the last year the Communications Committee have developed and delivered refreshed training courses for our new and senior Radio Operators supporting the growth of our Communications team and developing their professional knowledge.
Looking to the future we expect the next 12 months to require further innovation and training development as we adopt the Maritime Operator Safety System (MOSS) and pending changes to Health & Safety legislation. While Coastguard has always maintained a culture of safety first, these changes are expected to place additional emphasis on not only being safe, but also on having the systems and evidence of ongoing training to prove it. While commercial organisations will face similar challenges, Coastguard is required to adapt to these changes in a volunteer environment. As always we will work with the many ‘wise heads’ across the organisation to ensure these changes are well understood and delivered to maximise their traction while minimising the impact on our volunteers.
Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade Coastguard’s latest boating safety initiative the Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade programme, ran over the 2014 summer, encouraging anyone who owned a lifejacket to upgrade their old lifejackets – some of which were found to be almost 50 years old – for a discount on a brand- new, fit-for-purpose lifejacket.
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The Old4New van, laden with lifejackets, travelled over 7,000 kilometres visiting boat ramps in 35 communities around the region from the Far North, down to the Coromandel Peninsula and across to Raglan. The team engaged with thousands of Kiwis who traded in almost every type of lifejacket – from classic sailing and cork jackets, to life vests the kids have grown out of, to those that had just been sitting unused in the front of the boat.
The campaign with the tagline ‘Wear a lifejacket – It never ruined a day on the water’ received incredible support from the public, sponsors, media and the wider marine industry. It was this support that made the campaign a roaring success, with over 2,700 old lifejackets traded over the three months of the campaign. In addition, many of the lifejackets that were traded in still met New Zealand safety standards, and have since been distributed to boating communities in Tuvalu, Samoa and Rarotonga, to help in-need communities stay safe on the water.
Summarised Financial Results (30 June 2015) 2015 Coastguard Northern Region
ARAFB GRANT REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES NET PROFIT/LOSS NET EQUITY $670,000 $4,942,871 $4,421,314 $521,557 $3,065,307
3% 7% 5% 27% 21%
METRIC THIS YEAR (2015) LAST YEAR (2014) % CHANGE 5 YEAR TREND REVENUES $4,942,871.00 $4,604,929.00 7% OPERATING EXPENSES $4,421,314.00 $4,193,858.00 5% NET PROFIT/LOSS $521,557.00 $411,071.00 27% NET EQUITY $3,065,307.00 $2,543,750.00 21% ARAFB GRANT $670,000.00 $650,000.00 3% ARAFB % of REVENUE 14% 14% -4%
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45 New Zealand National Maritime Museum Trust Board New Zealand Maritime Museum continues to explore ways to contribute to ensuring that Auckland is one of the world’s most liveable cities. We contribute to the city’s and our nations’ cultural and heritage well-being. We have done this through partnership and growth, which focuses on successful relationship building and management with customers and stakeholders, and improved use of our location and our resources.
We will continue the development of our vision and Strategic Plan for the future of the Museum, telling the stories of New Zealand’s unique maritime history. The Strategic Plan recognises the diverse cultural mix that has influenced and continues to influence the development of our nation.
The efforts of the key functional areas of the Museum are outlined below.
Audience and Business Development New Zealand Maritime Museum has continued to grow visitation numbers and engagements with our Museum. Building on previous successes we are developing offerings through exhibitions, education, holiday and public programming.
New Zealand Maritime Museum has continued to work with external partners to deliver or participate in relevant events for the wider Auckland community. Events such as Auckland Anniversary, Heritage and Matariki Festivals and Merchant Navy Day are firm dates in our regular calendar. In addition the Museum again participated in the Auckland Arts Festival White Night on the eve of the Volvo Ocean Race departure. Collaborative initiatives add to the vibrant atmosphere in the Viaduct Basin.
We have been proactive in seeking opportunities to encourage new visitors and repeat visitation. Our collaboration with the Collections and Lifelong Learning teams enhances access, encourages repeat visitation and enlivens exhibition experiences increasing visitation and strengthening our stories.
Digital platforms remain a core focus with online engagements increasing. Overall online engagement levels across all digital platforms have grown by 77%.
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46 Building on existing relationships with commercial tenants we continue with the development of new business opportunities. We are working closely with partners Sero Event Management Ltd to build corporate and community event business in the Maritime Room and our galleries. As well as introducing the Museum to new audiences this relationship also generates additional revenue.
Key outcomes: Over 125,000 people on site engaged in our galleries, programmes and function centre Over 148,000 engagements with the Museum’s collection through digital methods Over 139,000 engagements with our website
Museum Experience We endeavour to grow and change our offerings whilst considering our visitor feedback and audience research. We continue to target key market segments, tailoring our messaging to build on opportunities identified by our audiences.
New Zealand Maritime Museum enhances its audience understanding through participation in the annual Museums Aotearoa visitor survey. Visitor satisfaction ratings are in excess of 90% from both this survey and TripAdvisor recommendations putting the Museum in the top 20 attractions in Auckland.
The Museum continues to work through Be Accessible recommendations to elevate our Bronze Award towards Silver status making the building more accessible to people with disabilities.
The Museum’s brand has been refined to Hui Te Ananui A Tangaroa New Zealand Maritime Museum. New external signage has complemented this change. Better way finding and access signage highlight entrances through the retail shop, atrium, along the concourse into the galleries. Flags on the building add to this maritime vibrancy of the Viaduct.
Our visitors enjoy our Museum shop and retail experience. Revenue generated by retail has grown 19% from last year.
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Key outcomes: Over 15,700 people enjoyed a heritage sailing experience 93% of visitors are satisfied with their Museum experience (Museums Aotearoa Survey) 91% of visitors would recommend a visit to the Museum to others (TripAdvisor) Ranked in Top 20 attractions in Auckland (TripAdvisor) TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence (4.5 star) Qualmark Endorsed Visitor Activity (Silver) (Tourism New Zealand) Be Accessible Award (Bronze)
Collections and Exhibitions Highlights for the Collections and Exhibitions team included the research and installation of two exhibitions in the Edmiston Gallery, ‘Messing About in Boats’ and ‘Curiosities from the Collection’ achieved high acclaim as a finalist in the Museums Aotearoa Exhibitions Under $20,000 category. Collaboration with Interior Design and Photography students from Unitec provided us with useful design concepts and exhibition content for Ferries on the Waitematā. ‘Ferries on the Waitematā’ features a selection of paintings by W.W. Stewart (1898-1976) on loan to the Museum, as well as historical and contemporary photographs.
In addition we hosted an exhibition of photographs in support of Auckland’s hosting of the Volvo Ocean Race 40 Faces, 40 Years. The exhibition showed the breadth of emotion and adventure over the course of the event’s history.
A significant amount of work has begun on collection backlogs with nearly 20,000 records created or updated and 670 new collections fully accessioned.
A significant acquisition, the oil painting “Port Auckland” which was a 1949 Port Line ship launched at Tyneside, was donated by the family of Captain William John Enright OBE, RNR, RD. Captain Enright was her first captain and took the vessel on her maiden voyage to Auckland.
Infrastructure improvements as part of the development of the Collections Centre have included the development of the photographic studio and the demolition of the former administration areas.
A milestone-processing project was achieved with the last card filed in a collection of 250,000 photographs in the Bill Laxon Photograph collection by our volunteers over a nine-year period.
The team together with Wigram and MOTAT were involved with the development and review of a new appendix to the Museums Aotearoa Code of Ethics. The draft code will facilitate the management of large collection objects in ‘living museums’.
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Lifelong Learning This year our focus has been to develop as a valuable learning centre for our community, to inspire learning for the benefit of all through accessible, engaging learning experiences and resources. This was no more evident than in the programmes we developed and delivered with the Polynesian Voyaging Society on board the legendary Hokulea (onsite and outreach).
We worked with Auckland Council, schools, early childhood education providers, universities, and other community groups to deliver school programmes, open days and sailing the waka onto beaches around Auckland. We offered truly memorable, inspirational experiences that celebrate the great Pacific migrations, and waka alongside discussing the plight of the Pacific Ocean and its peoples.
We have reached out to leaders in education to open virtual gateways to places most Aucklanders will never be able to visit. With the support of the Sir Peter Blake Trust we sent one of our team to the Sub-Antarctic Islands to survey the Yellow-Eyed Penguin and linked with the international research vessel E/V Nautilus in the Gulf of Mexico. We worked with the Volvo Ocean Race to deliver experiences linked to this epic ocean race.
We have exceeded targets and built valuable relationships that will contribute to innovative learning opportunities in the coming years. Our good relationships with tertiary education providers has seen us work in collaboration to deliver programmes for youth that bridge the gap from secondary school to the workplace.
Key outcomes: 14% increase in participants in onsite learning programmes Over 4,400 Aucklanders involved in Malama Honua Polynesian Voyaging Society programming 653 students from 10 schools involved in the Volvo Ocean Race 2015 schools programme 32 leaders in indigenous education from across Polynesia, attended a Leadership Summit in March 2015 1,129 children (aged 2-7 years) attended The Pirate That Couldn’t Swim water safety outreach programme Write Now! schools literacy programme developed for Messing About In Boats exhibition and nominated for a Museums Aotearoa Award
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49 Nautilus Outreach and Yellow-Eyed Penguin Survey programmes reached beyond the boundaries of New Zealand The Frontline Gazette - WW100 programme with Birkenhead College was inspired by the collection, research and experts sourced from the Museum ‘The cultural significance of Voyaging for Pacific/Māori Communities and their re- engagement with the lessons of the past’ paper was presented to International Council Of Museums (ICOM) Conference (September 2014) Birkenhead College – The Frontline Gazette
Organisational Capability New Zealand Maritime Museum continues to strive for best practice across all departments. The financial year has seen significant investment in capability within the Collections and Exhibitions department. Health and Safety is of paramount importance to the Museum – the safety of our people is non-negotiable.
Positive partnerships with key stakeholders have forged ahead during the year. The museum continues in its aim of achieving sustainability with self-generated income accounting for approximately 53% of the Museum’s total income with figures over the year showing an increased visitation to the site. We do not however rest on our laurels, and are always looking for new ways to increase our revenue.
Our teams of Volunteers continue to add tremendous value to our museum, contributing 45,600 hours to the Museum. We continue to recruit new volunteers from all walks of life.
Operational Report In our efforts to improve Health and Safety standards at the Museum, members of the Health and Safety Committee have received approved training. This has facilitated a better appreciation of the inherent risks in the daily operation of the Museum. Improvements have been made to parts of the Museum to eliminate or reduce the risks associated with some of the identified hazards. Regular maintenance is undertaken by approved contractors, to ensure that the ageing facility is maintained to the best possible standard given the harsh environment within which the buildings are located. Maintenance plans continue to be developed and improved. Critical plant and equipment has also been replaced in the Collections onsite storage and administration office areas.
Development of “The Crew Club” was finalised by Barworks Ltd in October 2014, and the new restaurant has proven to be a firm favourite on the waterfront. We look forward to the further development of the Launchmans Building by Maritime Hospitality Ltd. We anticipate that the combined offering of the site will significantly enhance the experience on the Auckland waterfront.
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50 Significant maintenance and refurbishment has been undertaken on two vessels of the heritage fleet during the period under review. This work included the refurbishment of the steam boiler on SS Puke as well as substantial maintenance to Ted Ashby, including main mast repairs as well as the reconditioning of two diesel engines. Transition into the Maritime Operators Safety System is on schedule, and will be completed in terms of the legislation.
SS Puke Ted Ashby
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ARAFB GRANT REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES NET PROFIT/LOSS NET EQUITY $1,975,000 $4,273,059 $4,850,839 ($577,780) $9,228,128
5% 5% -7% -49% -6%
METRIC THIS YEAR (2015) LAST YEAR (2014) % CHANGE 5 YEAR TREND REVENUES $4,273,059.00 $4,071,918.00 5% OPERATING EXPENSES $4,850,839.00 $5,194,375.00 -7% NET PROFIT/LOSS -$577,780.00 -$1,122,457.00 -49% NET EQUITY $9,228,128.00 $9,805,908.00 -6% ARAFB GRANT $1,975,000.00 $1,875,000.00 5% ARAFB % of REVENUE 46% 46% 0%
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52 New Zealand Opera Limited
New Zealand Opera has enjoyed a most successful year, both artistically and financially. Our main stage operas have garnered consistently positive 'word of mouth', peer evaluation and press reviews. In addition our formidable raft of education and outreach initiatives continue to build our footprint in Auckland and New Zealand.
Don Giovanni (2014) La Bohème (2014) La Cenerentola (2015)
New Zealand Opera is a vital element of this city’s cultural fabric. Opera has been performed in Auckland for more than 150 years, and modern productions of the great works by the national opera company are part of what makes Auckland a memorable place to live, and visit.
New Zealand Opera, this country’s national opera company, proudly contributes to the well- being of the region and strongly supports the vision of Auckland Council - to make this town the world’s most liveable city. And we firmly believe that means having a resident opera company.
The grant monies allocated by Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board to NZO are much more than doubled in worth of services, in visitors to the city, in eateries, hotels, local employment etc. The national opera company’s presence in Auckland means the city can experience high quality operatic fare, and experience it regularly.
One of the main focuses of our new Strategic Plan, adopted in May 2015, is to provide more opportunities for people to experience the power of opera. New Zealand Opera will work collaboratively with other Auckland based organisations to give greater opportunities for Aucklanders to experience to opera.
NZO is resident in this city; we live, rehearse and manufacture our productions in Auckland. We offer more main stage performances and undertake more outreach and education work in Auckland than in any other city. The presence of New Zealand Opera in the nation’s most populated city serves to enhance Auckland as a liveable, vibrant, sophisticated city – the world’s most liveable city.
The company is committed to achieving artistic excellence and financial stability; a delicate balancing act. We are moving into the period covered by our newly developed strategic plan, covering the period 2016-2018, from which this strategy and goals are drawn.
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53 A healthy national opera company for New Zealand is one that sustains itself and has both stability and strength. Over the next four years the company’s contribution to the cultural life of the New Zealand community will expand through the programming of new and different opera experiences, the development of both existing and new audiences, and a focus on significantly increasing box office income. In addition, the Company aims to attract more core funding and increase philanthropic and sponsorship support to ensure we are building a more viable and sustainable presence for opera in New Zealand.
These new programme initiatives, which will emerge during 2016, will substantially increase the number of annual opera performances from 22 in 2014 to more than 30 performances a year. Together with developments in marketing and benefaction strategy, the company expects to secure a viable operating base by 2018 which will enable the ongoing development of programs to sustain audience development initiatives.
During the three years from 2016 to 2018, NZO expects to demonstrate its contribution to the cultural life of New Zealand by engaging more than 3,000 singers, musicians and art workers to present more than 100 performances of opera and opera music to audiences exceeding 100,000, and to engage more than 30,000 participants in education and outreach programs.
Following on from 2012’s Hohepa, we continue with our ambition to present a new New Zealand work every 3-5 years. With commissioning funds secured from the West Australian Government, West Australian Opera, Victorian Opera and New Zealand Opera co- commissioned Tim Finn to write a new music theatre piece, Star Navigator. With support from the Auckland Arts Festival, New Zealand Opera presented two sell out performances of the work in progress as part of the 2015 Auckland Arts Festival’s RAW programme. Our 2016 programme continues this focus with Ross Harris’ Brass Poppies, which will see the Company again collaborate with the Auckland Arts Festival, as well as Wellington’s New Zealand Arts Festival.
Strategic Goals Programming our future – co-creating more opportunities for more people to experience opera in many forms:
Sustaining our presence as a high quality and innovative NZ opera company Expanding our audience reach by providing different opera experiences Connecting future opera audiences through engaging education programs
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54 Growing our audience – understanding our audience, reducing barriers to entry and increasing connectivity and participation:
Building our audience knowledge-base – increasing the potential for connection Changing the market offer – leveraging the program offer, recognising audience preferences and pricing for occupancy Creating new connections – extending our personal and digital reach
Building a sustainable operating model – increasing revenues, managing costs, building organisational capability and contributing to the development of the New Zealand opera community:
Strengthening our revenue base – funding increased investment in programming and marketing initiatives Sharpening cost management – improving programme contributions, assessing marketing spend, containing operating costs Building organisational capacity and capability – increasing collaboration, improving systems and organisational performance Building a sustainable opera community – creating development pathways for artists, art- workers and art-enablers
A measure of a successful opera company is a strong artistic profile supported by sound financial performance. The company measures its progress and achievements at regular intervals, notably after the close of every production.
The new Strategic Plan outlines the outcomes we will use to measure the success of the plan. We will monitor our goals and performance throughout the year through our reporting to our board of directors as well as the quarterly reporting required by our core public funders, Creative New Zealand and the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board.
New Zealand Opera is committed to expanding our extensive Outreach and Education programme in order to ensure optimal reach across Auckland’s diverse demographic. This informs the selection of schools for our ‘Opera in Schools’ programme, as well as our community work at our technical centre in Onehunga. Our community programme attracts ethnically diverse Auckland communities, with ages ranging from 14 to 85, most of whom who have never attended an opera.
Coinciding with our third mainstage production of 2014, the department’s focus was on the community engagement programme funded by ASB Community Trust (now Foundation North). Based at our Onehunga Technical Centre this initiative targeted the local Onehunga and South Auckland
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55 communities offering them an insight into the ‘behind the scenes’ world of the opera. Over 400 people attended 16 events including guided tours and Stagecraft and Directing Workshops (South Auckland, Manukau Institute of Technology Performing Arts students, Tamaki College Drama as well as the Seniors group, ‘Marvellous’).
We also conducted costume tours, an Italian coaching session with Luca Manghi and a répétiteur session with Wyn Davies. All of the participants in these workshops subsequently attended a performance of Don Giovanni at the Aotea Centre. For many of these people it was their first experience of opera.
Design Creative Workshops were held for Dilworth School (21, Year 8 students) and Glen Eden Intermediate (27, Year 8 students). As an added bonus Filipe Manu, a current Emerging Artist came to sing for his former school (Dilworth) to a very positive response.
Thanks to the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board, NZO received an increase in funding from July 2015 to engage an Audience Development Coordinator to specifically work in the Auckland environs. This role will include the time consuming job of contacting the participants of workshops, community projects or those who attended concerts and performances.
The initiatives below demonstrate how NZO is able to engage with new potential audiences across a wide demographic. Thanks to the Funding Board we now have the resources to maximise the effect of this reach, to capitalise on the audience building potential of all our activities outside our main stage performances and maintain these new relationships.
Opera in Schools Tour During March, a wide range of Auckland schools laughed and cheered our Emerging Artists in an adaptation of ‘The Barber of Seville’. Pitched at just the right level by director Jacqui Coats, the cast delivered in spades. The quirky set and costumes made at our Onehunga Technical Centre were a big hit with the kids. In total 2,460 students from the Auckland region, hosted by 11 different schools attended a performance of what in most cases was their first engagement with the art form.
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56 The company performed our adaptation on 20 and 21 June in the ‘Pick & mix’ series organised by Auckland Live. These performances brought the total of Auckland school children who experienced ‘The Barber of Seville’ to a grand total of 3,210. The second performance at the Bruce Mason Centre enabled Auckland’s North Shore community to engage with this family friendly initiative.
Opera Open Day Despite unfavourable weather conditions over two hundred people attended our Open Day, held at our Technical Centre at Onehunga on 18 April. We gave visitors a chance to see inside the operation of the company. The menu of activities on hand showcased every facet of the company from manufacturing to performance. Over 80% of the attendees had never experienced opera in the theatre.
Music in Parks On 31 January NZO presented a Music in Parks concert for Auckland Council at Dingle Dell Park, St Heliers. The 2,200 strong crowd enjoyed operatic excerpts under the stars.
With Auckland Council we are discussing the possibility of adding more concerts to the series in 2016, particularly in the South Auckland area.
AYRLIES – Opera in the Garden An outdoor Concert at Ayrlies Garden sold out two months before the concert. The thousand strong audience enjoyed the glorious surroundings and equally glorious music.
The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Conservation and Senior Citizens, Maggie Barry gave a very positive speech as did the Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown. Pro rata support from Fairfax Media specifically in NZ Life and Leisure magazine allowed us to engage with a very different audience. In the survey of attendees 20% said they had never attended an opera or activity featuring opera.
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57 O’Connell Street Project Our five emerging artists performed ‘al fresco’ in O’Connell St on Thursday 9th April as part of the Thursdays on O’Connell initiative from Auckland’s Heart of the City. For two hours the street was alive with the sound of opera. There was great feedback and the event was a fantastic opportunity for us to get the word out about our forthcoming season.
Onehunga Technical Centre For the year 2014-2015 mainstage productions of La bohème, Don Giovanni and La cenerentola, our Schools Company and sundry concerts have rehearsed at OTC. The workshop, as well as refurbishing the co-production of La cenerentola for main stage performances, has prepared our production of The Marriage of Figaro for sale to Seattle Opera. The facility has also built sets for The Moon Cake and The Kumara, Black Grace, Duffy Books, Blue Barn (commercial office furniture), Auckland Grammar School Beauty and the Beast and a Phantom of The Opera Chandelier for Amici Productions.
In June the OTC was fully utilised refurbishing the Madame Butterfly set and building Tosca, as well as hosting the rehearsals for those operas. In addition the wardrobe has manufactured the costumes for Sweeney Todd as part of our commitment to the coproduction with Victorian Opera. This production will be seen in Auckland in 2016.
Summarised Financial Results (31 December 2014) 2014 New Zeland Opera
ARAFB GRANT REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES NET PROFIT/LOSS NET EQUITY $800,000 $7,365,246 $7,350,918 $14,328 ($133,631)
-1% -9% -4% -97% 12%
METRIC THIS YEAR (2014) LAST YEAR (2013) % CHANGE 5 YEAR TREND REVENUES $7,365,246.00 $8,112,893.00 -9% OPERATING EXPENSES $7,350,918.00 $7,687,274.00 -4% NET PROFIT/LOSS $14,328.00 $425,619.00 -97% NET EQUITY -$133,631.00 -$119,303.00 12% ARAFB GRANT $800,000.00 $804,465.00 -1% ARAFB % of REVENUE 11% 10% 10%
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MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS Don Giovanni Target: 6000 Actual: 6247 La cenerentola Target: 4700 Actual: 5086
MUSIC IN PARKS (free concert) Concert 31 January 2015 Target: 1200 Actual approx: 2,200 (1 concert)
STAR NAVIGATOR Actual approx: 290 Concert 7-14 March Target: 200 (2 sold out performances plus dress (2 workshops) rehearsal for schools)
OPERA OPEN DAY (free event) 18 April 2015 Target: 500 Actual approx: 200 (1 event)
AYRLIES – OPERA IN THE GARDEN 1 March 2015 Target: 1000 Actual approx: 1200 (sold out) (1 concert)
O’CONNELL STREET PROJECT 9 April 2015 Target: NA Actual: 300 (1 event)
OUTREACH Actual: 2460 from 11 schools in Opera in Schools Tour Target: 2000 Auckland region Pick’n’Mix Event Target: 500 Actual: 750 Audience Engagement tours Target: 500 Actual: 530 2014/15 Pre Show Talks Target: 700 Actual: 911
DRESS REHEARSAL ATTENDANCE Don Giovanni Target: 350 Actual: 328 La cenerentola Target: 350 Actual: 518
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59 Stardome – Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust Board The Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust Board and team at Stardome are committed to sharing our love of space. By making astronomy and space science accessible to all, we can spark an interest in science, encourage a curious mind in both young and old, and inspire people to ask the ‘big questions’.
Visitor Numbers Visitor numbers during the 2014/2015 year were at an all-time high with total visitors to the facility exceeding 150,000, a 12% increase on the previous year. This figure was recorded by our Reveal visitor counting system and has been adjusted for staff movements. During the year, a total of 83,514 visitors paid to attend a planetarium show at Stardome, a 13.5% increase over the previous year. Both of these exceptional figures are more than any of the previous five years and stand as a testament of the hard work from the Stardome team and our community’s interest in space.
Customer Satisfaction and Experience Stardome has recently reassessed the way in which we gather customer data, particularly around customer satisfaction and loyalty. In the 2015-2016 period, we will be evaluating how we measure customer satisfaction and aim to implement a customer experience strategy and data gathering system.
Public Programmes The Public Programmes at Stardome continues to grow and evolve to meet the needs of our customers. Using the planetarium technology, which is unique in Auckland, we are able to offer visitors a fun and educational experience.
This year we were proud to present a new animated sequence for the popular show Matariki Dawn. Animated by Wellington-based OHU Domes and narrated by actor Te Kohe Tuhaka, the piece tells the legend of Rangi-nui and Papa-tū-ā- nuku. The Matariki Dawn show includes audio design from Stardome presenter Dylan Story and the astronomy sequencing was completed at Stardome using Digistar technology.
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Our seasonal Night Sky presenter-led show continues to be one of our most popular planetarium shows with almost 10,000 people attending one of these shows through the year. We launched two new public events in this period with our Stardome Spooktacular Halloween experience and The Great Christmas Giveback. The Stardome Spooktacular gave both young and old the opportunity to take part in a distinctively scary night with planetarium shows and an interactive experience for children during the day, and a scary night sky show for adults in the evening. Over 350 people attended this inaugural Halloween night and we are looking forward to running it again in 2015.
This period also saw the launch of The Great Christmas Giveback. Stardome and our customers teamed up with the Auckland City Mission and SPCA Auckland to spread Christmas joy. Visitors received a half-price ticket when they donated a food item to either of the two organisations. Over 220 people made the most of this opportunity and over 300 items were donated to these important charities at a much needed time.
Romance was once again in the air on Valentine’s Day with the annual Valentine’s Day event. The most romantic day of the year was on a Saturday in 2015, which enabled Stardome to play an additional show, making this year the biggest, most loved- up Valentines event ever held at Stardome.
New planetarium shows are created sporadically and Stardome actively seeks out the best opportunities to add to our show library. This year, two new kids’ shows were added to the library, Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures and Life of Trees.
Stardome continues to include open days and nights in the public programme schedule. During this period, we were fortunate to have two astronomical events occur – two lunar eclipses. This gave Stardome the opportunity to host open nights focused on astronomy. Stardome opened its doors on both evenings for the public to watch a short show about eclipses and look through the courtyard and Zeiss telescopes. Both evenings were a great success with over 2,000 visitors attending the nights (combined figure).
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61 Along with the two successful lunar eclipse nights, Stardome held two public open days early in the year for Auckland Anniversary weekend and Children’s Day. Children’s Day was particularly successful with 1057 people visiting for a short planetarium show, rocket launching, bouncy castle and interactive science experiments.
The Stardome school holiday programme continues to grow in popularity with shows regularly sold out every day during the holiday break. The Education team deliver an interactive experience with a planetarium show, arts, crafts, science experiments and the popular rocket launching.
The Edith Winstone Blackwell Zeiss Telescope continues to be an effective and popular way to engage with the public about astronomy. The Zeiss telescope is open Thursday– Saturday evenings and whenever possible for open night events. This period has seen 1,466 visitors look up through the telescope and view astronomical objects like the Moon, planets, nebulae and star clusters.
Sustainability Stardome is committed to considered sustainability practices such as:
Strengthening relationships with funders Ensuring the education programme is of a standard that will continue to attract LEOTC funding Increasing revenue through increased attendance at public and education programmes Ensuring sustainability and renewal of technology and displays Seeking out new customer groups and new revenue sources to grow the business Developing closer working relationships with local Iwi.
With a holistic sustainability approach, Stardome is committed to celebrating the customer and creating a customer focused environment. We will seek out opportunities for sponsorship that will enhance the Stardome experience and be aware that the environment (both on Earth and in Space) is special and deserves care and attention.
Profile Stardome continues to be called upon for comment on astronomical events. Highlights from 2014-2015 include:
Coverage of asteroid 2014RC (Pitbull) in September 2014 Wide coverage of the October 2014 lunar eclipse 3 News visiting Stardome for May the Fourth 2015 Wide coverage of the surprise meteor in February 2015 20/20 piece on Kiwis shortlisted to go to Mars
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62 Environment Stardome’s commitment to being a green organisation continues. Where possible, all office and event rubbish is recycled and Stardome continues to employ providers that use environmentally friendly paper and cleaning products.
Work on the Sun Room (now named the Matariki Room) was finished, protecting it against damp and the external environment and improvement has been noticed in these areas. Materials used to decorate the room are environmentally considerate; the flooring contains recycled tyres and the hex-panels are made of 60% recycled material and are Green Tag certified.
Technology After the major investment made in upgrading the core planetarium servers in the previous financial year, the focus over this year has been on stability of internal supporting systems. This has led to investment around the staff terminals and a strategic move away from internal server to a fully cloud model using Microsoft Office 365 capability.
This move provides Stardome with resilience as the risk of data loss due to ageing internal infrastructure was a high potential.
The move to cloud also opens up the ability for staff to access work information remotely, providing greater flexibility in working styles and promoting a better working environment.
During the year there was also an investment made in the projector lamp housings to replace two housings that had failed over time. These failures were not outside the expected performance of the housings and had been allowed for in the operating calculations for the projectors. It is anticipated that the remaining four housings will need to be replaced through the remainder of the current financial period.
From a software standpoint there have been a number of updates to the core planetarium application (Digistar) which have included new functionality for the presenters to use in the public sessions. These have included new exoplanets and greater resolution in terrain data and planetary surfaces. Digistar continues to innovate with each of its software releases, providing both new features and enhancing existing capability based on our feedback and comments. In terms of future projects, the replacement of the planetarium cove lighting is one of the key programmes for the new financial year and encompasses changes in the planetarium audio as well. On the display front the Magic Planet and the Weight on Other Worlds are both in line for upgrades and enhancements over the coming financial year.
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63 Research Stardome’s research programme is led by Honorary Astronomer Dr. Grant Christie MNZM, supported by Tim Natusch and Haydn Ngan.
This year, Pluto passed directly in front of a star about 10 times brighter than Pluto itself. This rare event could only be seen from telescopes in New Zealand and Tasmania so a major international campaign was mounted to get observations. Stardome hosted two astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who brought with them sophisticated high- speed cameras needed to record the event lasting only 100 seconds. After three nights spent testing and preparing, the night of the event was quite cloudy. However, the cloud thinned slightly at just the right time, allowing the research team to record the crucial disappearance of the star behind Pluto.
Over the last decade Stardome has contributed to the discovery of about 30 exoplanets with two new planets discovered in the last year Stardome has contributed to a major new research project in conjunction with the Spitzer Space Telescope. This will provide new understanding of the stars making up the Milky Way galaxy and the variety of planets orbiting them. Our research programmes continue to produce good science outcomes with four major peer-reviewed publications The research programme has supported the public outreach of Stardome with coverage in TV news, radio interviews and regular print media
Space School Attendance The Stardome education programme continues to grow in popularity with high attendance again for this period. The education offering is regularly reviewed and the visiting teachers receive two surveys to complete. One is to measure our performance for the requirements of LEOTC, the other for internal purposes.
Stardome Low Decile Subsidy Scheme The Stardome team is very proud of the Low Decile Subsidy Scheme. The 2014-2015 period has seen continued growth in this area with 13,302 students from low decile schools attending a Stardome education session. A sustained development in this area relies on funding from our supporters and building relationships with schools and transport providers. Stardome reaches out to all low deciles schools annually to inform them of the offer and is actively seeking opportunities to secure additional funding.
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64 Stardome Southern Initiative The Stardome Southern Initiative scheme aligns with the Auckland Council Southern Initiative to raise educational achievement within four wards of South Auckland – Māngere- Otāhuhu, Otara-Papatoetoe, Manurewa, and Papakura. Stardome’s Southern Initiative scheme enables children from community groups, pre- schools, Kohunga Reo, and kindergartens from these four areas to visit Stardome at no cost. We are committed to continuing this programme and will seek opportunities to increase funding and attendance. Stardome is very proud to report that 2,800 children visited Stardome as part of the Southern Initiative scheme.
Education Consultative Group (ECG) The Stardome ECG meetings are held once a term at Stardome. Here, Stardome has the opportunity to connect with local educators to discuss education initiatives, Ministry of Education changes and updates, and other education issues or news. This year the ECG welcomed new members, Diana Patchett, Melanie Atfield, Chris Topp and Tangiatua Faireka. Margaret Arthur stepped down from the ECG this year and we would like to take this opportunity to thank her for her contribution and guidance. The collective experience of the group will continue to shape education operations at Stardome and provide guidance to our education team.
Whanau Day Last year, Stardome invited over 500 pre-schoolers and teachers from South Auckland to come to Stardome for a very special experience. Whanau Day was created to engage with the very young, introducing them to astronomy and space science.
For Whanau Day Stardome played planetarium shows, had face painting, craft activities, a BBQ, and rocket launching. The South Auckland Poets Collective also came to Stardome and hosted an interactive poetry/craft session engaging in astronomy through performance.
Teacher Engagement Stardome is a great introduction to astronomy and learning about how incredible space is. To ensure that astronomy education continues outside of Stardome, the education team set to engage with teachers to include astronomy in their class plan by creating a series of resources, available free to download from the Stardome website.
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65 The resources are currently aimed at primary school level, but the intention is to expand on these to include resources suitable for multiple year groups. The resource downloads continue to increase, demonstrating that teachers are looking for astronomy and space science information. This growth is mostly organic as budget constraints mean that direct advertising to teachers is minimal.
The team also sends out a monthly teacher’s newsletter, titled ‘School Satellite’. This links teachers to the new resources, the latest astronomy news and other items of interest.
Stardome again created a Matariki primary school booklet, and for the first time, created a pre- school teachers version. Inside was information about Matariki from an astronomy perspective, a craft activity, a puzzle and a colouring competition. Over 40,000 booklets were sent out across Auckland and it was made available free online to download. The positive feedback and requests for more books was overwhelming, confirming that this is a much needed and appreciated resource.
Other Achievements Valentine Days event expanded to five shows which were fully sold out and produced almost $30,000 of gross revenue in one night. Two open nights around two lunar eclipses attracted over 2,000 visitors to view special planetarium shows and to view the eclipse through telescopes. Two public open days for Auckland Anniversary and Children’s Day attracted over 2,500 visitors. EWB Zeiss telescope attracted 1,466 visitors during the year.
Summarised Financial Results (30 June 2015) 2015 Stardome Observatory and Planetarium
ARAFB GRANT REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES NET PROFIT/LOSS NET EQUITY $1,269,000 $2,284,773 $2,458,840 ($174,067) $928,340
13% -8% 7% -186% -16%
METRIC THIS YEAR (2015) LAST YEAR (2014) % CHANGE 5 YEAR TREND REVENUES $2,284,773.00 $2,491,136.00 -8% OPERATING EXPENSES $2,458,840.00 $2,289,384.00 7% NET PROFIT/LOSS -$174,067.00 $201,752.00 -186% NET EQUITY $928,340.00 $1,102,407.00 -16% ARAFB GRANT $1,269,000.00 $1,119,000.00 13% ARAFB % of REVENUE 56% 45% 24%
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67 Surf Life Saving Northern Region Incorporated It is with great pleasure that Surf Life Saving Northern Region presents this report that reflects back on a year in which the organisation has experienced some significant changes and notable successes but also seeing how our results attest that we truly are a leading provider of water safety services in the Northern Region.
Increased demands continue to be put upon our movement as we are faced with a rapidly growing population in our region recreating on the water in greater numbers and differently than ever before. Our patrol statistics for 2014-2015 demonstrate the importance of and our continued ability to provide the very best lifeguards overseeing our beaches and coastline. This year our frontline surf lifeguards patrolled for over 85,000 hours, conducted 454 rescues, administered first aid to 989 people, were involved in 201 searches and recorded 33,398 preventative actions. As importantly as this, we provided a means for our community to enjoy and recreate at our favourite playground – the flagged area.
We understand that as our population changes so do the coastal locations they chose to frequent. We continue to evaluate where we are most valuable to be to ensure that the community are able to enjoy our beautiful beaches and coastlines safe in the knowledge that we are there to prevent and protect when called upon.
Success is of course not just restricted to what we do in the lifesaving space, our education goal this year was to spread our surf safety messages to yet unreached children throughout the region. This was achieved through our Beach Education and City Nippers programmes which experienced 48% growth in participants combined. We know that prevention is better than the cure and as such are steadfast in our belief that education is a powerful and efficient tool in addressing our sectors water safety goals. This will be a major focus for us over the coming year as we conduct a full review of the education space in order to improve our impact in the future.
Surf sport is an important component to a large portion of our membership and is also the vehicle in which we attract juniors, our future lifeguards, into clubs. The event management team and officials continue to do a fantastic job and as a consequence our athletes benefit from the ability to participate in well run carnivals and championship events. This prepares them extremely well for national and international events. The success of many of our athletes who have gained selection into New Zealand Performance Squads and the New Zealand
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68 Black Fins is evidence that our sport programme structure is working and producing top performers.
A highlight of the year was our ability to progress with the Surf 10:20 project thanks to Auckland Council’s strong support of our Long Term Plan submission. This has now allowed cornerstone funding of $1.9m to gradually flow through to the Auckland clubs over the next three years. This is an exciting project that will help future proof the Auckland clubs facilities for years to come.
While our mandate continues to increase and the importance of continued funding to deliver our services is paramount, we are pleased to report that this year’s financial management ensures that we are in a healthy position going into 2015-2016.
Having a dedicated Grants Officer is helping our cause with overall gaming grants going up by $83,000 compared to last year which enables us to progress projects outside of the business as usual activities. We would like to say a special thank you to Trillian Trust, Foundation North, NZCT, Pub Charity, Lion Foundation, North and South Trust, Pelorus Trust and Maurice Paykel Charitable Trust for their ongoing belief and support of lifesaving in the Northern Region.
We understand the importance of building stronger relationships with local and regional councils and we are pleased to say that this has been an area of focus throughout the year. Auckland Council through the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board continues to fund us to provide our services in Auckland and we are using this model as best practice to work with the Northland Regional Council and Waikato Regional Council. It goes without saying
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69 that the support from local and regional councils is critical to us and we are thankful for their ongoing support so that we can keep our communities safe on the beaches and coastlines.
The funding we received from Foundation North, ARAFB, NLS Trust and the Annual Appeal has enabled us to increase our distribution to clubs from $699,531 in 2013-2014 to $720,243 this year. This is a huge undertaking and means that our clubs can focus on delivering exceptional lifeguarding services while we work on their behalf to ensure they have the appropriate funds.
Efforts to generate new commercial and non-commercial partnerships were a major focus this year and we are fortunate to have Harcourts as our Primary Sponsor. We are confident that our brand association is a benefit but we are now looking at how we can better leverage that partnership and create more value with our seventeen member clubs.
Our ongoing relationship with Toyota Financial Services and the mission critical vehicles that they provide our team is invaluable to us. We rely on the Toyota vehicles to achieve our strategic priorities in lifesaving, education, sport and club sustainability and wish to thank the team at Toyota Financial Services for their support.
It is important to extend thanks and gratitude to the volunteers who put their hands up this year to work on our standing and operating committees. Our mantra is ‘volunteer led; professionally managed’ and the various committee members are testament to that. These committees continue to tackle the important issues and give their valuable time this year to discuss, debate and provide solutions that have helped our organisation succeed. Thank you for your commitment.
Very real results... 454 Lives saved 85,986 Hours on patrol 33,398 Preventative actions (PA) 124,918 People involved in PA 989 First-Aids 201 Searches
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Summarised Financial Results (30 June 2015) 2015 Surf Life Saving Northern Region
ARAFB GRANT REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES NET PROFIT/LOSS NET EQUITY $1,200,000 $3,216,719 $3,072,237 $144,482 $1,382,775
5% 10% 8% 63% 12%
METRIC THIS YEAR (2015) LAST YEAR (2014) % CHANGE 5 YEAR TREND REVENUES $3,216,719.00 $2,930,538.00 10% OPERATING EXPENSES $3,072,237.00 $2,841,965.00 8% NET PROFIT/LOSS $144,482.00 $88,573.00 63% NET EQUITY $1,382,775.00 $1,238,293.00 12% ARAFB GRANT $1,200,000.00 $1,140,000.00 5% ARAFB % of REVENUE 37% 39% -4%
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71 Watersafe Auckland Incorporated
We’ve been working hard this year to become more agile, more reflective and more impactful for the communities we serve. It hasn’t all been easy to achieve so we commend the WAI team and Board for the work that has gone into making some important changes whilst maintaining our reach into communities across the region. Internally, we’ve refined policies, procedures and practices, particularly around Health and Safety and the promotion of educational best practice, but we’ve gone much further, in terms of reorganising our efforts and relocating to a new water-based location.
Internally, from non-Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board (ARAFB) funding success, we have embedded a significant support tool in the form of a new CRM/Web platform that allows us to better capture the work we do and provide increased robustness in terms of recording the impact we achieve. The new website is also seeing a greater level of activity as more people seek to access the resources and information that we develop from our evidenced and strongly research based approach. The new system is enabling us to better report outcomes and our contribution to both regional and national drowning prevention initiatives.
Within the wider sector we have strengthened many key relationships. We are now part of developing targets for the whole sector as members of Water Safety New Zealand’s Cross Sector Reference Group (CSRG), which represents a huge step forward. We were also invited to join Maritime NZ’s ‘Safer Boating Forum’ and look forward to supporting national initiatives and having important injury prevention messages reinforced from that group here in Auckland.
We need New Zealanders to see water safety as important, particularly when drowning still sits only just behind road and accident deaths in NZ in terms of its death toll; amazing that drowning remains a largely seasonal issue for most people and has not yet captured significant ongoing national interest.
Importantly, our programmes have made breakthroughs into people’s understanding of key water safety issues; a good example being the shift in attitude and behaviour achieved through Whānau Nui in terms of the need for “active supervision”. We’ve also maintained our efforts to encourage the wearing of lifejackets and worked with Auckland Council on issues such as pool compliance and bylaw reform as one of a number of key partners. This has been alongside our support across our Community channel of engagement and across the
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72 Education spectrum (from Early Childhood to Tertiary) where we received extremely positive survey results from the school with whom we have been working.
The launch of ‘Wai Survival’, a new learning resource aimed at supporting secondary school teachers, is being very well received; it’s a great addition to our growing repository of information, teaching guides and lessons plans. WAI’s approach is research and evidenced based and we continue to educate that water competence, or to put it another way the cerebral component, must be incorporated into sector strategy.
Equally, it is critically important that the Sector does not rely on too few channels of delivery, since no one initiative will be able to reach the children, young people and adults that find themselves in often tragic difficulties; many of whom never intended to be in the water in the first place.
There are real gains to be achieved within education if we can empower more teachers and trainers with an understanding of water competence so that they can educate through their school and EOTC based learning. Although we are gaining traction, there is still much to be done to get everyone on the same page, but WAI’s alignment with the internationally recognised Drowning Prevention handbook to which Dr Kevin Moran ONZM has contributed is invaluable.
Change is also evident as we begin to develop a more place-based approach, taking lessons learned in the classrooms and swimming pools to the outdoor environment where we recreate. Our piloting has gone well and we see this being further developed.
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73 A significant change was our relocation to Westhaven Drive; a water-based location for a water safety focused organisation. This is already starting to help us raise the profile of WAI and its mission, and it has also produced tangible sponsorship benefits. The new location has allowed us to start to explore expanding our new channel of engagement where we will seek to connect with people in the workplace through a “wellbeing” component provided at work. Being close to the water also means we can provide an attractive venue at which to convey important water safety messages with our partners.
Earlier in the year WAI embarked upon the Ministry of Social Development Capability Investment Framework. This has helped us to audit, challenge and improve our approach.
We have made changes to the way we work, with a reorganisation of roles and responsibilities that see us providing a team of ‘Aquatic Educators’ that better reflect the increasingly diverse communities that WAI is here to serve. This will enable us to achieve greater engagement at the delivery level and a significantly enhanced operational approach that ARAFB and other stakeholders have identified as being important going forward. Our new team members will help us connect with both Māori and Asian communities alongside our established work with Pakeha and Pasifika groups.
So in summary, it has been a significant year of change. Our mission to prevent drowning through education would not be possible without Local Board, Council and ARAFB support for which we are extremely grateful. Going forward the sector’s collective impact will rely upon authentic relationships, aligned collaboration and effective communication in order to affect the Sector Plan. WAI is well placed to work toward that goal and our vision of a water safe Auckland.
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74 Summarised Financial Results (30 June 2015) 2015 Watersafe Auckland Incorporated
ARAFB GRANT REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES NET PROFIT/LOSS NET EQUITY $970,000 $1,264,034 $1,242,575 $21,459 $374,635
5% 9% 3% -145% 6%
METRIC THIS YEAR (2015) LAST YEAR (2014) % CHANGE 5 YEAR TREND REVENUES $1,264,034.00 $1,156,896.00 9% OPERATING EXPENSES $1,242,575.00 $1,204,493.00 3% NET PROFIT/LOSS $21,459.00 -$47,597.00 -145% NET EQUITY $374,635.00 $353,176.00 6% ARAFB GRANT $970,000.00 $920,000.00 5% ARAFB % of REVENUE 77% 80% -4%
The Numbers - Year End Key Deliverables Programmes and initiatives underpinned by research and evaluation.
Community - including Whanau Nui, Wai Wise, Wai Turama, Pacific Lifejacket Hubs, SPLASH Break- Away holiday programme and Events. 3,123 direct contacts via 135 presentations, workshops or events, potentially influencing estimated
9,164 people 530 water safety surveys completed at events, representing 27 ethnic groups. When asked to choose and prioritise the four most important items to take on a small boat 84% selected a lifejacket as the most important item. Education Sector - Professional support, early childhood to tertiary. 10,223 direct points of contact via 253 professional learning and development (PLD) activities, potentially influencing 35,346 persons. 651 of those with teachers and 870 with teacher trainees. 139 Educational organisations: 29 early childhood 104 schools (early childhood to tertiary), 6 tertiary 86 students from 17 secondary schools received Swimming NZ’s Assistant Swim Teacher Award (ASTA) or Pool Lifeguard National Practicing Certificate (PLPC) via Gateway Aquatics. Workplace 1,095 direct contacts made, via 53 presentations, practical sessions, or professional support; potentially influencing 3,270 indirect contacts. Lifejacket Hire Scheme 27,185 lifejackets experiences via 114 schools/ organisations/ programmes/ events, via the lifejacket loan scheme. 22,170 resources distributed via 1,215 programmes/ events. Website / PR Media 2,095 resources/documents downloaded with 65 new sign ups. 103 media events potentially influencing an average of 81,024 persons per event.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2014-2015
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Item Page
Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expenditure 78
Statement of Changes in Equity 79
Statement of Financial Position 80
Statement of Cash Flows 81
Notes to the Financial Statements 82
Audit Report 96
STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY We acknowledge responsibility for the preparation of these financial statements and for the judgement used herein.
We acknowledge responsibility for establishing and maintaining a system of internal control designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of the Board's financial reporting.
In our opinion these financial statements fairly reflect the financial position and operations of the Board for the year ended 30 June 2015.
Vern Walsh
Chair Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board
Anita Killeen
Deputy Chair Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board
Date: 24 November 2015
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77 STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Note Actual 2014 Budget 2015 Actual 2015
Revenue
Levies Received 14,096,000 14,311,000 14,311,000
Interest 73,734 0 103,240
Ex Gratia Payment 400,000 0 0
Total revenue 2 14,569,734 14,311,000 14,414,240
Expenditure
Audit Fees 3a 6,591 5,500 6,561
Grant Expenditure 3 13,781,000 13,996,000 13,996,000
Depreciation 3,270
Legal Fees 267,163 50,000 615
Advisory Officer/Admin Services 50,000 50,000 51,819
Consultants 11,258 47,000 (3,900)
Board Member fees 12 142,900 157,500 157,500
Refund Ex Gratia Payment 11 400,000
Other expenses 3a 4,785 5,000 6,358
Total expenditure 14,263,697 14,311,000 14,618,222
Surplus/ (deficit) 306,037 0 (203,982)
Total comprehensive 306,037 0 (203,982) revenue/(expenditure)
Explanations of significant variances against budget are provided in note 16.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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78 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Actual 2014 Actual 2015
Balance at 1 July 233,630 539,667
Total comprehensive revenue/(expenditure) 306,037 (203,982)
Balance at 30 June 539,667 335,685
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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79 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2015
Note Actual 2014 Actual 2015
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents and investments 4 698,493 433,711
Receivables 5 8,226 66,164
Total current assets 706,719 499,875
Fixed Assets
Computer Equipment at cost 0 4,679
Less Provision for Depreciation 0 (3,270)
Total assets 706,719 501,284
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Creditors and other payables 6 167,052 165,599
Total current liabilities 167,052 165,599
Total liabilities 167,052 165,599
Total equity 539,667 335,685
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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80 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Note Actual 2014 Actual 2015
Cash flows from operating activities
Levies received 14,496,000 14,311,000
Interest received 69,276 103,240
Total Income from operating activities 14,565,276 14,414,240
Payments to suppliers, amenities (14,105,467) (14,618,389)
Interest paid 0 (5)
Net Goods and Services Tax received / (paid) (114) (55,949)
Net cash from operating activities 8 459,696 (260,103)
Purchase of Computer Equipment (4,880)
Sale of Computer Equipment 201
Investments in term deposits (750,000) (375,000)
Maturity of term deposits 300,000 450,000
Net cash from investing activities (450,000) 70,321
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents 9,696 (189,783) and bank overdrafts Cash, cash equivalents, and bank overdrafts at 238,798 248,494 the beginning of the year Cash, cash equivalents, and bank overdrafts 248,494 58,711 at the end of the year
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
Net cash from operating activities reflects the amounts exclusive of GST paid to and received from the Inland Revenue Department.
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81 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Statement of significant accounting policies for the year ended 30 June 2015
REPORTING ENTITY The Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board (the Board) is a statutory board established under the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act 2008, (the Act), and is domiciled in Auckland, New Zealand. The Board is not a Council Controlled Organisation as defined under section 6 of the Local Government Act 2002, by virtue of an exemption stipulated in the Act.
The primary objective of the Board is to assess the funding applications received from those amenities specifically named in the Act; determine the amount of levy to be struck on an annual basis to then be distributed as grants to the amenities to enable each amenity to deliver services across the Auckland region.
The Board has designated itself as a Public Benefit Entity (PBE) for financial reporting purposes.
The financial statements of the Board are for the year ended 30 June 2015. The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 24 November 2015.
BASIS OF PREPARATION The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, and the accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the period.
Statement of compliance The financial statements of the Board have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Act, which includes the requirement to comply with New Zealand generally accepted accounting practice (NZ GAAP).
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with New Zealand Tier 2 PBE accounting standards as the Board has no public accountability and has total expenses of less than $30 million. These standards are similar to International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), with amendments for the New Zealand environment.
These financial statements comply with PBE accounting standards.
These financial statements are the first financial statements presented in accordance with the new PBE accounting standards. There have been no material adjustments arising on transition to the new PBE accounting standards.
Measurement base The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis.
Presentation currency and rounding The financial statements are presented in New Zealand dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest dollar.
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82 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Revenue Revenue is measured at the fair value of consideration received.
Levies received The levy received from Auckland Council is the primary source of funding for the Board and is restricted for the purposes of the Board meeting its objectives as specified in the Act.
The Auckland Council levy is recognised as revenue when it is received on 1 July of each year as stipulated in the Act.
Other revenue Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method.
Grant expenditure Discretionary grants are recognised as expenditure when the Board distributes the grants to the Specified Amenities within the timeframes stipulated in the Act.
Advertising costs Advertising costs are recognised as expenditure when the related service has been rendered.
Income tax The Board has been granted charitable status under the Act and therefore is exempt from income tax. Nevertheless, the Board has also elected to register with the Department of Internal Affairs – Charities Services, (registration number CC38181).
Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, and term deposits held at call with the bank, (i.e. term deposits less than 90 days of maturity).
Debtors and other receivables Debtor and other receivables are initially measured at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment.
Investments Investments in bank deposits are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs (if any).
After initial recognition investments in bank deposits are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment. The indicators and the accounting for impairment of bank deposits are the same as explained above for debtors and other receivables.
Creditors and other payables Creditors and other payables are initially measured at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Good and Service Tax (GST)
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83 All items in the financial statements are stated exclusive of GST, except for receivables and payables, which are stated on a GST inclusive basis. Where GST is not recoverable as input tax then it is recognised as part of the related asset or expense.
The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is included as part of receivables or payables in the statement of financial position.
The net GST paid to, or received from the IRD, including the GST relating to investing and financing activities, is classified as an operating cash flow in the statement of cash flows.
Commitments and contingencies are disclosed exclusive of GST.
The IRD has advised that that portion of the levy charged against Auckland Council that will be on-forwarded to the specified amenities as a grant is exempt from GST, both when received by the Board, and when distributed/received by the specified amenity. That portion of the levy charged against Auckland Council, representing the administration charges of the Board is liable for GST and has been treated accordingly.
Budget figures The 2014-2015 budget figures are those approved by the Board at the beginning of the year and approved by the Auckland Council as required under the Act. The amount of levy to be charged and payable by Auckland Council was determined after assessing the funding applications, undertaking consultation with both Auckland Council and the public generally as prescribed in the Act. This levy represented the available budget.
Critical judgements in applying the Board’s accounting policies The Board must exercise their judgement when recognising levy income to determine if conditions of the Act have been satisfied. The judgement will be based on the facts and circumstances that are evident at the time.
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions In preparing these financial statements the Board has made estimates and assumptions concerning the future. These estimates and assumptions may differ from the subsequent actual results. Estimates and assumptions are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
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84 2 Revenue The split of exchange and non-exchange revenue is disclosed below. Revenue Actual 2014 Actual 2015 Revenue from non-exchange transactions Levies Received 14,096,000 14,311,000 Ex Gratia Payment 400,000 0 Total 14,496,000 14,311,000 Revenue from exchange transactions Interest 73,734 103,240 Total Revenue 14,569,734 14,414,240
3 Grant expenditure The grants for the year ended 30 June 2015 were distributed as follows in August 2014. 2013-2014 2014-2015 Specified Amenity Grant $ Grant $ Auckland Festival Trust 2,230,000 2,305,000 Auckland Philharmonia Trust 2,817,000 2,942,000 Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust 900,000 450,000 Auckland Theatre Company Ltd 1,330,000 1,415,000 Coastguard Northern Region Incorporated 650,000 670,000 New Zealand National Maritime Museum Trust Board 1,875,000 1,975,000 New Zealand Opera Ltd 800,000 800,000 Stardome - Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust 1,119,000 1,269,000 Board Surf Life Saving Northern Region Incorporated 1,140,000 1,200,000 Watersafe Auckland Incorporated 920,000 970,000 Total Funding Distributed 13,781,000 13,996,000
3a Other expenses Actual 2014 Actual 2015 Audit fees paid for financial statement audit 6,591 6,561 Other expenses 4,785 6,358 Total Other Expenses 11,376 12,919
4 Cash and cash equivalents and investments Actual 2014 Actual 2015 Cash at bank and on hand 248,494 58,711 Net cash, cash equivalents, and bank overdrafts for the 248,494 58,711 purposes of the statement of cash flows Investments in short term deposits 450,000 375,000 Total cash and cash equivalents and investments 698,494 433,711
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85 5 Receivables
Actual 2014 Actual 2015 Receivables from exchange transactions GST Receivable 3,768 63,066 Interest Receivables 4,458 3,098 Total Receivables 8,226 66,164 The carrying value of receivables approximates their fair value.
6 Creditors and other payables
Actual 2014 Actual 2015 Audit fees payable 6,591 6,561 Other Creditors 160,461 159,038 Total creditors and other payables 167,052 165,599 Trade and other payables are non-interest bearing, therefore the carrying value of trade and other payables approximates their fair value.
7 Provisions No provisions were held as at 30 June 2015 (30 June 2014: Nil).
8 Reconciliation of net surplus/ (deficit) after tax to net cash from operating activities
Actual 2014 Actual 2015 Surplus/(deficit) 306,037 (203,982) Add/(less) non-cash items: 0 3,270 Add/(less) items classified as investing or financing 0 activities: Add/(less) movements in working capital items: Debtors and other receivables (1,802) (57,938) Creditors and other payables 155,460 (1,453) Net cash from operating activities 459,696 (260,103)
9 Capital commitments There were no capital commitments as at 30 June 2015. (30 June 2014: Nil)
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86 10 Contingencies
Contingent Liabilities Contingent liabilities are those which may or may not occur as they are dependent on another uncertain event.
There were no contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2015. (30 June 2014: Nil)
Contingent Assets The Board had no contingent assets as at 30 June 2015. (30 June 2014: Nil)
11 Related party transactions The Funding Board received $14,311,000 as Levy income from Auckland Council. The Funding Board has a shared services arrangement with Auckland Council whereby the payment of honorarium for Funding Board members is made by Auckland Council. The Funding Board fully reimburses Auckland Council for the honorariums paid. Any other expenditure incurred by Auckland Council on behalf of the Board is recoverable from the Board. In 2014-2015 the Funding Board reimbursed Auckland Council a total of $157,193.89 for member honorariums.
In April 2014 Auckland Council made an ex-gratia payment of $400,000 to the Funding Board to assist the board cover the cost of legal fees being incurred in respect of the judicial review brought by the Auckland [Regional] Rescue Helicopter Trust. The decision in the matter of the judicial review was delivered shortly thereafter and no further legal action ensued. This ex-gratia payment was refunded in full to Auckland Council on 30 June 2015.
12 Board fees
Actual 2014 Actual 2015 Vern Walsh - Chair 24,000 28,000 Dr Carolyn Coggan - (until 14 February 2014) 8,481 0 Scott Milne - Deputy Chair (until 31 May 2015) 16,250 16,461 Anita Killeen Deputy Chair (from 1 June 2015) 13,000 14,160 Steve Bootten (from 1 June 2015) 0 879 Candis Craven 13,000 14,000 Catherine Harland 3,169 14,000 Grant Lilly 13,000 14,000 Lyn Lim 13,000 14,000 Diane Maloney 13,000 14,000 Penny Sefuiva 13,000 14,000 Moana Tamaariki-Pohe 13,000 14,000 Total Board Member fees 142,900 157,500
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87 13 Events after the reporting period There were no significant events after the reporting date.
14 Capital management The Board’s capital is its equity, which comprises Board capital and retained surpluses. Equity is represented by net assets.
The Board’s equity is largely managed as a by-product of managing revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, investments, and general financial dealings.
The objective of managing the Board’s equity is to ensure the Board effectively achieves its objective and purpose, whilst remaining a going concern.
15 Property, Plant and Equipment
Initial recognition An item of property, plant and equipment is initially recognised at cost.
Subsequent costs The cost of replacing or improving part of an asset is recognised in the asset’s carrying amount. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognised. The costs of repairs and maintenance are recognised in surplus or deficit as incurred.
Disposals Gains and losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment are recognised in surplus or deficit.
Depreciation Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis on all property, plant and equipment. The useful lives and associated depreciation rates have been estimated as follows:
Asset Class Estimated useful Life Depreciation Rate (%) Tablets (iPad) Up to 3 Years 67%
Operational Total Net book value as at 1 July 2014 0 0 Additions 4,880 4,880 Less: Depreciation (3,270) (3,270) Less: Disposals (201) (201) Net book value as at 30 June 2015 1,409 1,409 Accumulated depreciation (3,270) (3,270)
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88 16 Explanation of significant variances against budget Explanations for significant variations from the Board’s budgeted figures in the 2014-2015 Funding Plan are as follows:
The 2014-2015 budget for the Funding Board was considered and approved by Auckland Council as part of the process of approving the 2014-2015 Funding Plan. The budget provides funding for the board to cover unexpected needs such as legal and other specialist advice. At the time the initial budget was prepared (late 2013), interest rates on investments remained low. No interest was budgeted to be received. The board continues to operate in a cost conscious and responsible manner. Currently the board is not required to pay rent for premises, hire of boardroom facilities or provide its own computer equipment. Budget provision is allowed for these items in the event of circumstances changing, as there is no provision for the Board to obtain additional funding from the Auckland Council during the course of the year to cover routine expenditure of this nature.
Specifically, provision was made for legal and consultant costs associated with the judicial review commenced in 2013 by the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust to continue throughout 2014-2015. After the decision of the High Court was delivered in favour of the Board, the Trust did not lodge an appeal and further litigation was avoided.
17 Financial Instruments
Financial instrument categories Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Loans and receivables are recognised initially at fair value plus transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. All financial assets being Cash and Cash Equivalents, Term Deposits, Trade and Other Receivables have been categorised as loans and receivables. The Funding Board held no financial assets in this category as at 30 June 2015 (30 June 2014: Nil).
Financial liabilities being trade and other payables are categorised as financial liabilities measured at amortised cost.
Financial instrument risks The Funding Board’s activities expose it to a variety of financial instrument risks, including market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. ARAFB has a series of policies to manage the risks associated with financial instruments and seeks to minimise exposure from financial instruments. These policies do not allow any transactions that are speculative in nature to be entered into.
Market risk The only market risk to which the Funding Board is subject is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. Considering the Funding Board’s exposure to interest rate risk arises from term investments only, the exposure to such risk is limited.
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89 Term deposits are made for varying periods of up to, including and greater than three months depending on the immediate cash requirements of ARAFB, and earn interest at the respective short term deposit rates.
Sensitivity analysis As at 30 June 2015, if the average interest rate on interest-bearing deposits over the year had been 50 basis points higher or lower, with all other variables held constant, the surplus for the 12 months would have been approximately $12,303 (2014: $9,874) higher or $12,053 (2014: $9,960) lower.
Credit risk Credit risk represents the risk that a third party will default on its obligations to the Funding Board, causing it to incur a loss. Financial instruments which subject the Funding Board to credit risk consist of bank balances, bank term deposits and trade and other receivables. For each of these, the maximum credit exposure is best represented by the carrying amount in the statement of financial position.
Cash and deposits are held with ASB Bank Limited which is a registered bank in New Zealand and is rated: Moody’s Aa3 and Standard & Poor’s AA- for its long-term credit rating (30 June 2015).
The Funding Board does not require collateral or security to support financial instruments. Trade receivables mainly relate to receivables from the Government so exposure to this risk is very low.
Liquidity risk Liquidity risk represents the Funding Board’s ability to meet its contractual obligations associated with financial liabilities. Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash and the ability to close out market positions. The Funding Board mostly manages liquidity risk by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flow requirements.
The Funding Board’s creditors are mainly those reported as trade and other payables. The Funding Board aims to pay these within normal commercial terms, that is, by the 20th of the month, if not earlier.
The Funding Board has cash and other short-term deposits that it can use to meet its ongoing payment obligations.
Contractual maturity analysis of financial liabilities: As the Funding Board’s creditors are mainly those reported as trade and other payables, the Funding Board will pay these within six months of incurring the liability.
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90 Specified Amenities Financial Results
There are ten specified amenities scheduled in the legislation to receive annual grants provided that the criteria as laid out in the Act are satisfied.
These amenities are:
Auckland Festival Trust Auckland Philharmonia Trust Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust1 Auckland Theatre Company Limited Coastguard Northern Region Incorporated New Zealand National Maritime Museum Trust Board New Zealand Opera Limited Stardome – Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust Board Surf Life Saving Northern Region Incorporated Watersafe Auckland Incorporated
All of these organisations are registered with the Department of Internal Affairs – Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), and continue to meet the criteria required to maintain their charitable status, thus ensuring they meet the strict criteria for funding via the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act 2008.
The Funding Board acknowledges that it has no role to serve in respect of the governance, or in the day-to-day operations of any of the specified amenities. In 2014-2015, the ten amenities received a total of $13.996 million in grants via the Funding Board (from Auckland Council / ratepayers of Auckland).
The Act sets out the minimum information that each amenity must provide in respect of its annual report to the Funding Board. The Board collates and reviews this information annually. Each amenity is required to provide audited accounts in respect of its accounting and reporting year. As each amenity provides audited accounts to the Funding Board, no further enquiry is made by the board as to the accuracy or otherwise of the annual reports. A self-governing and compliance policy applies.
1 In April 2014 the Auckland Regional Rescue Helicopter Trust changed its name to the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust.
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Charities Registration Number Organisation Balance Date http://www.charities.govt.nz Website Auckland Festival 30 June CC22145 www.aucklandfestival.co.nz Trust Auckland 31 December CC23611 & CC23607 www.apo.co.nz Philharmonia Trust Auckland Rescue 31 March CC21935 & CC46529 www.rescuehelicopter.org.nz Helicopter Trust Auckland Theatre 31 December CC23655 & CC23653 www.atc.co.nz Company Limited Coastguard Northern 30 June CC30031 www.coastguard.org.nz Region Incorporated New Zealand National Maritime 30 June CC10056 www.maritimemuseum.co.nz Museum Trust Board New Zealand Opera CC22724 & CC21944 31 December www.nzopera.com Limited & CC51542 Stardome - Auckland Observatory and 30 June CC20451 www.stardome.org.nz Planetarium Trust Board Surf Life Saving Northern Region 30 June CC21256 & CC23043 www.lifesaving.org.nz Incorporated Watersafe Auckland 30 June CC11454 www.watersafe.org.nz Incorporated
The ten amenities have each produced full sets of audited financial accounts for their respective balance dates. In addition, each amenity submitted to the Funding Board a set of accounts, and other information for the year ended 30 June 2015, as detailed in the Act.
Copies of the annual returns, including full audited financial accounts, have been submitted to the Department of Internal Affairs – Charities Services for each amenity and are available online from www.charities.govt.nz. In addition, most of the amenities have copies of their annual reports and other information available online at their respective websites.
The tables on the following pages provide a summary of the trading results for each amenity for the year ended 30 June 2015.
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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE RESULTS FOR PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
New Surf Life Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Coastguard Zealand New Zealand Saving Stardome Watersafe Festival Philharmonia Rescue Theatre Northern Maritime Opera Northern Observatory Auckland Inc Trust Orchestra Helicopter Trust Company Region Museum Region
Income ARAFB Grant $ 2,305,000 $ 2,942,000 $ 450,000 $ 1,415,000 $ 670,000 $ 1,975,000 $ 800,000 $ 1,200,000 $ 1,269,000 $ 970,000 Other $ 5,083,642 $ 7,898,536 $ 11,857,744 $ 4,002,001 $ 4,272,871 $ 2,298,059 $ 6,235,305 $ 2,016,747 $ 1,015,773 $ 294,034 Total $ 7,388,642 $ 10,840,536 $ 12,307,744 $ 5,417,001 $ 4,942,871 $ 4,273,059 $ 7,035,305 $ 3,216,747 $ 2,284,773 $ 1,264,034
Expenditure Direct Costs $ 8,975,927 $ 10,700,107 $ 9,752,379 $ 5,218,062 $ 4,234,630 $ 3,830,204 $ 7,010,512 $ 3,008,273 $ 2,131,012 $ 1,203,820 Depreciation $ 27,680 $ 120,719 $ 1,051,113 $ 91,316 $ 186,684 $ 1,020,635 $ 160,295 $ 63,992 $ 327,828 $ 38,755 Total $ 9,003,607 $ 10,820,826 $ 10,803,492 $ 5,309,378 $ 4,421,314 $ 4,850,839 $ 7,170,807 $ 3,072,265 $ 2,458,840 $ 1,242,575
Net Surplus/(Loss) -$ 1,614,965 $ 19,710 $ 1,504,252 $ 107,623 $ 521,557 -$ 577,780 -$ 135,502 $ 144,482 -$ 174,067 $ 21,459 Net Surplus/(Loss) excl Depreciation -$ 1,587,285 $ 140,429 $ 2,555,365 $ 198,939 $ 708,241 $ 442,855 $ 24,793 $ 208,474 $ 153,761 $ 60,214 Actual Balance Date 30-Jun 31-Dec 31-Mar 31-Dec 30-Jun 30-Jun 31-Dec 30-Jun 30-Jun 30-Jun
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New Surf Life Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Coastguard Zealand New Zealand Saving Stardome Watersafe Festival Philharmonia Rescue Theatre Northern Maritime Opera Northern Observatory Auckland Inc Trust Orchestra Helicopter Trust Company Region Museum Region
ASSETS Current Assets $ 1,481,397 $ 3,350,922 $ 13,543,732 $ 2,098,925 $ 3,141,717 $ 1,104,358 $ 565,561 $ 1,442,464 $ 999,072 $ 468,823 Total Current Assets $ 1,481,397 $ 3,350,922 $ 13,543,732 $ 2,098,925 $ 3,141,717 $ 1,104,358 $ 565,561 $ 1,442,464 $ 999,072 $ 468,823
LIABILITIES Current Liabilities $ 433,605 $ 2,074,216 $ 1,523,167 $ 1,561,962 $ 1,610,822 $ 883,138 $ 1,335,951 $ 250,404 $ 408,022 $ 234,428 Total Current Liabilities $ 433,605 $ 2,074,216 $ 1,523,167 $ 1,561,962 $ 1,610,822 $ 883,138 $ 1,335,951 $ 250,404 $ 408,022 $ 234,428
Working Capital $ 1,047,792 $ 1,276,706 $ 12,020,565 $ 536,963 $ 1,530,895 $ 221,220 -$ 770,390 $ 1,192,060 $ 591,050 $ 234,395
NON CURRENT ASSETS $ 82,454 $ 776,969 $ 6,424,604 $ 650,397 $ 1,958,338 $ 9,672,370 $ 355,005 $ 190,715 $ 165,061
Net Fixed Assets $ 82,454 $ 776,969 $ 6,424,604 $ 650,397 $ 1,958,338 $ 9,672,370 $ 355,005 $ 190,715 $ 2,229,241 $ 165,061
Non Current Liabilities $ - $ 423,926 $ 665,462 $ - $ 1,891,951 $ 24,821
Net Assets $ 1,130,246 $ 2,053,675 $ 18,445,169 $ 1,187,360 $ 3,065,307 $ 9,228,128 -$ 415,385 $ 1,382,775 $ 928,340 $ 374,635
Equity Retained Earnings/Other Equity $ 2,745,211 $ 2,033,965 $ 16,940,917 $ 1,079,737 $ 2,543,750 $ 9,805,908 -$ 279,893 $ 1,238,293 $ 1,102,407 $ 353,176 Current Year Earnings/(loss) -$ 1,614,965 $ 19,710 $ 1,504,252 $ 107,623 $ 521,557 -$ 577,780 -$ 135,502 $ 144,482 -$ 174,067 $ 21,459 Total Equity $ 1,130,246 $ 2,053,675 $ 18,445,169 $ 1,187,360 $ 3,065,307 $ 9,228,128 -$ 415,395 $ 1,382,775 $ 928,340 $ 374,635
Actual Balance Date 30-Jun 31-Dec 31-Mar 31-Dec 30-Jun 30-Jun 31-Dec 30-Jun 30-Jun 30-Jun
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Notes: In accordance with the provisions of the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act 2008, those organisations with 30 June balance dates have submitted audited annual reports (incorporating financial information) as at 30 June 2015. For the four organisations with non 30 June balance dates, unaudited annual and financial reports have been submitted for the year ended 30 June 2015, in addition to a full set of audited financial accounts as at the balance date of the respective organisations.
Entities with non 30 June Balance Dates: It is important to bear in mind that the nature of the business of the four amenities with non 30 June balance means that the results shown on the tables above may not be representative of the actual trading results of the entity based on its normal balance date. In this regard, it is recommended that readers wishing to review the annual trading results of those four entities access the information from the Department of Internal Affairs – Charities Services website - www.charities.govt.nz. Details of the Charities Registration numbers are provided in the tables above.
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Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board P O Box 6969 Wellesley Street Auckland 1141 e: [email protected] www.arafb.org.nz
Chair: Vern Walsh
Deputy Chair: Scott Milne (retired 31 May 2015) Anita Killeen (from 1 June 2015)
Directors: Steve Bootten (appointed from 1 June 2015) Candis Craven Catherine Harland Grant Lilly Lyn Lim Diane Maloney Penny Sefuiva Moana Tamaariki-Pohe
Advisory Officer: Leigh Redshaw
Bankers: ASB Bank Ltd
Lawyers: Buddle Findlay
Auditors: Office of Auditor-General/Audit New Zealand
Charities Registration Number: CC38181
Relevant Legislation: Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act 2008
Vern Walsh Chair, Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board 24 November 2015
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Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board P O Box 6969 Wellesley Street Auckland 1141
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