Statement of Intent 2017-2021
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C.18 HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POUHERE TAONGA STATEMENT OF INTENT 2017-2021 Presented to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage pursuant to Section 149 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 Tukutuku panel detail, Kikopiri Marae. IMAGE: ARNO GASTEIGER contents: HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POUHERE TAONGA statement of intent 2017-2021 1: STATEMENT FROM THE HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POUHERE TAONGA Board 2 2: CONTEXT, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND OUTCOMES 4 2.1 Overview 4 2.2 Statutory context and accountability 4 2.3 Organisational structure 4 2.4 The cultural sector, key stakeholders and the role of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga 5 2.5 Medium- and long-term outcomes 6 2.6 Strategic context and emerging challenges 7 2.7 Strategic priorities 2017-2021 8 3: ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITY 9 3.1 Our people 9 3.2 Our systems 9 3.3 Our funding 9 4: FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS 10 4.1 Government funding 10 4.2 Self-generated revenue 10 4.3 Projected operating expenditure 11 4.4 Projected capital expenditure 12 heritage new zealand pouhere taonga heritage destinations portfolio properties 13 COVER: Mehemea kaaore he whakakitenga ka mate te iwi. Na- Kingi Ta-whiao. Without vision the people will perish. Kingi Ta-whiao. The Tohu Maumahara (symbol of remembrance) at Rangiriri. IMAGE: AMANDA TRAYES statement of INTENT 2017-2021 n heritage NEW zealand POUHERE taonga 1 joint statement: 1. STATEMENT FROM THE HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POUHERE TAONGA BOARD The Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 (the Act) sets a clear direction from Parliament as to what our organisation, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, must deliver in the future. While we grew out of the old New Zealand Historic Places Trust, the new Act introduced expectations for change to reflect the broader concerns and interests of the community today. This Statement of Intent reflects these new expectations. THE PUBLIC SHOULD EXPEct: n a focus, indeed a definite prioritisation of effort by Heritage owners of historic places who carry the obligation of caring New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, on New Zealand’s most for these places of significance. Following the Canterbury and important heritage places, Kaikōura earthquakes, the financial effect of this obligation has increased, with additional expenses to meet seismic strengthening n a focus on advancing the intent of Tapuwae (Sacred Footprints) requirements. We respect the owners and deeply appreciate the that clearly outlines the vision for Māori heritage, contributions they make for us all. n an increased level of collaboration with the owners of heritage properties and others with an interest in heritage that reflects Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is also taking the initiative not just their rights and interests but also the contribution with its own properties. This year we will complete the restoration these people make to the conservation of our nation’s of the Melanesian Mission at Mission Bay in Auckland. That will heritage, and be followed by a development programme that brings back to life the Timeball in the Port Hills at Christchurch. n an increased effort to engage the public through promotion and education in the appreciation and value of our significant Recognition of places of national significance was enhanced under heritage from all cultural perspectives. the new Act by the creation of a new category, the National Historic Landmarks. The first entries on the list are expected over An important part of the organisation’s structure is the the coming year. Along with increasing public recognition and identification of the Māori Heritage Council as a distinct part of our appreciation for these places, and their conservation, the purpose Crown Entity. The Council focus is wide. It is driven by the desire of of National Historic Landmarks is to promote their protection to Parliament to see a real focus on the Māori side of New Zealand’s the greatest extent practicable. Heritage New Zealand is moving heritage. Our nation’s historic heritage needs to be cherished, to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships celebrated and respected not just as museum pieces but as a living with the owners. Alongside National Historic Landmarks is the vital contributor to a better New Zealand today and in the future. Minister’s programme of Landmarks, currently being successfully This year on Waitangi Day, events co-managed by local iwi and piloted in Northland. The Landmarks programme will continue in wider communities were held at sites of heritage significance the years ahead. where the signings took place – the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi Increased engagement with owners and an understanding of their being the most well-known, but also at Mangungu, now a remote concerns and issues, as well as what they hope to achieve with little settlement on the Hokianga but in its heyday the site where their property, will enable Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga more signatures were put on the Treaty than anywhere else. to provide better advice and support. Finding innovative ways to Places like this – both built and natural heritage – are symbols of work in partnership with others allows the organisation to help our nation, landmarks that are undeniably New Zealand’s own. owners. One example is the ongoing partnership with Victoria Collectively they build our national identity. We all benefit from University’s School of Architecture and Wellington City Council knowing about these signal places in our country. which has yielded positive results at low cost. Senior students Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is committed to playing working with these organisations and with owners of earthquake- as big a part as it can in conserving our history. We welcome prone buildings in the Cuba Street precinct and Newtown have visitors – both domestic and international – to the relatively developed plans for addressing seismic strengthening while limited number of historic sites we own. That not only helps with recognising the need for the long-term economic viability of their continued preservation, it makes a worthwhile contribution these buildings. This project continues this year with the focus on to local economic well-being. Largely, however, it is private Courtenay Place. 2 heritage NEW zealand POUHERE taonga n statement of INTENT 2017-2021 Dusk at Fyffe House, Kaiko-ura. ImAGE: GRANT ShEEHAN The Board and Māori Heritage Council are both clear about the Like others in the wider public sector, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere benefits of this type of approach – conservation of heritage, Taonga also faces increased workloads that continue to arise from increased skills within the wider community to ensure long-term Treaty settlement obligations relating to historic heritage. conservation, and identification of ways to make it easier for Achieving everything outlined in this document requires not owners to manage their interests in their properties are crucial to only the support of the Crown, but also the supporters of our the conservation of New Zealand’s most significant places. heritage work. Like others who care for heritage, we know wider The year’s work programme reflects Heritage New Zealand’s public support and funding (including welcoming donations and support for the rebuild efforts in Canterbury, North Canterbury, bequests) is crucial to our ongoing success. Kaikōura and Wellington, direct support for iwi in conserving their What is heartening is an upward trend in public support for built heritage, working with local community heritage interest heritage. It is no great leap to connect it with the increased sense groups, and fostering public engagement with heritage – that of national identity over recent years. Continuation of these owned by others as well as the sites cared for by Heritage New trends can only help to achieve the government’s goal, and see all Zealand Pouhere Taonga. our lives enriched by understanding our heritage and how it adds to New Zealand’s distinctive culture. n rt hon WYatt CREECH cnzm John ClarKE cnzm Chair Heritage New Zealand Board Chair Māori Heritage Council and Tiamana o te Poari o te Pouhere Taonga Board Member Heritage New Zealand Tiamana o te Kaunihera Māori o te Pouhere Taonga 25 May 2017 Mema o te Poari o te Pouhere Taonga 25 May 2017 statement of INTENT 2017-2021 n heritage NEW zealand POUHERE taonga 3 part two: 2. CONTEXT, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND OUTCOMES 2.1 overview THE WORK OF Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is about interest in protection for heritage – nearly 60 percent of survey purpose, people and places. respondents to research conducted in 2016 indicated a high level of interest1 in the protection of New Zealand’s historic places. It The purpose of the organisation is ‘honouring the past; inspiring is owners, however, who bear the majority of the cost for repairs, the future’ – Tairangahia a tua whakarere; Tātakihia ngā reanga o cyclical maintenance and other elements that contribute to the amuri ake nei. long-term conservation of these places. People in the past interacted with and changed the environment This Statement of Intent has been developed within a broad in which we live, creating places that are our archaeological context that is outlined further in this document, which in turn sites, our wāhi tapu and wāhi tūpuna, historic places and areas should be read with the relevant Statement of Performance that are significant to New Zealanders. One reason is the human Expectations. stories they represent; the tangible presence of explorers, settlers, innovators and risk-takers, the iwi, communities and businesses, the whānau who have come and sometimes gone with little obvious trace remaining. 2.2 our statutory context and accountability It is people who make decisions about these places. They determine the care they receive, ways in which they’re OUR ROLE, as defined by the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere used, investments made in their ongoing maintenance and Taonga Act 2014 (the Act), is “to promote the identification, conservation, so that those still to come may one day experience protection, preservation and conservation of the historical and these places.