Creative New Zealand is organised in the following teams:
Chief Executive
Stephen Wainwright
Planning Performance and Stakeholder Relations
Manager: Elizabeth Beale
The Planning, Performance and Stakeholder Relations team manages government relations, including accountability documents, public and government requests for information, business planning and governance policy.
This team also manages communications with the media and other stakeholders, initiates and implements advocacy initiatives, produces publications, and provides information to the arts sector and the public.
Arts Development
Manager: Cath Cardiff
The Arts Development team is divided into the Programmes team and the Strategy team.
The Programmes team works directly with artists and arts organisations and manages funding programmes, initiatives and special opportunities for artists. This team provides advice to the Arts Board and the Pacific Arts Committee.
The Strategy team works to identify strategic issues and opportunities across the arts sector. This team has the capacity to address sector, pan-arts, and artform strategies and issues.
Arts Infrastructure Services
Manager: Jane Clarke
The Arts Infrastructure Services team supports the development of a sustainable infrastructure for the arts sector. This is achieved through the recurrent funding of invited arts organisations, building capacity through targeted training and strategic intervention and also by developing initiatives that strengthen markets and audiences within New Zealand.
Business Services
Manager: Angus Evison
The Business Services team provides administration, grants processing, accounting, information technology, records management and human resource services to the organisation.
Māori Arts Services
Manager: Muriwai Ihakara
The Māori Arts Services team initiates and implements Māori arts initiatives such as toi ihoTM, advises on Māori arts policy, and provides advice to Te Waka Toi.
International
Manager: Carla Van Zon
The International team develops and implements strategies aimed at strengthening markets and audiences for New Zealand arts internationally.