Activity reporting

You need to provide the actual dates and activity statistics for each funded activity that took place during the 6-month period of your report. Refer to these activity reporting guidelines when completing your 6-month report and contact your adviser if you need more information.

Unknown activities when your programme and budget was confirmed
Changes to funded activities
Activities not funded by Creative New Zealand
Activities that did not take place in the 6-month period
Activity statistics

Unknown activities when your programme and budget was confirmed

If the detail of your activities was unknown when you confirmed your programme and budget, you need to add individual activity records that show the detail for each activity that took place during the 6-month period. This includes (but is not limited to) the following activities:

• Tours with 'National' as the location 
  In your 6 Month Report you must provide the actual dates, number of participants*, events and attendances for each local authority toured to.
  Do not edit the original "National" tour activity record.
  Instead, click + Add a new activity and complete the details of the first tour location, noting you can not enter projected dates or statistics for new activities.
  Click Save then Clone.
  This will create a copy of the activity. Most of the information in the cloned activity will be read-only but you can select the next location, the actual start and end dates, enter the venue details (if relevant) and statistics for the location.
  *If the same participants are involved at each tour location only report the number of participants for the first tour location.
  
  
• Theatre or festival programmes where the individual works were not known
  Do not edit the original combined activity record.
  Instead, click + Add a new activity for each work, and complete the details including the name of the work, actual dates, number of presentations and attendances, noting you can not enter projected dates or statistics for new activities.

Changes to funded activities

If there were material changes to a funded activity, provide a brief commentary on what was different and why.
Note: A planned major variation to your programme or financial result requires prior approval from the Manager, Investment Services before the report's due date. 
Major variations resulting from Covid-19 alert level shifts do not require prior approval. If the variation is a clear impact of an alert level shift, it will not negatively impact CNZ's assessment of your delivery to the criteria.
See Guidelines - Major and Minor Variations

Activities not funded by Creative New Zealand

You do not need to edit or add activities that were not funded by Creative New Zealand.

Activities that did not take place in the 6-month period

All funded activities for the year will be visible in the Activity section, but you only need to edit funded activities that were projected to take place during the 6-month period. 

Activity statistics

You must enter the relevant activity statistics for the type of activity funded by Creative New Zealand. Read the guidance below or download the Activity statistics reporting guide (PDF, 728KB)

Creating or developing artwork

If the activity will result in the creation or development of artwork enter the number of:

• new New Zealand works created
• New Zealanders who participated in the creation or development of the artwork(s).

Exhibiting or performing

If the activity is the public presentation of an artwork, enter the number of:

• performances or the number of days that the exhibition was open to the public
• New Zealanders who participated in exhibiting or performing artwork
• attendances at the exhibition/performance, split by paid, complimentary and free. 

Developing audiences or markets

If the activity aims to increase audience engagement and encourage new audiences and/or aims to develop new or existing markets for the arts through strategic investment and partnerships, enter the number of:

• events (for international events to develop audiences or markets only). 

Publishing

If the activity is the publication of written and/or illustrated work enter the number of:

• the print run
• books distributed, split by paid, complimentary and free.

Skills development

 If the activity is to develop the skills of artists/arts practitioners enter the number of:

•  New Zealanders actively involved in skills development activities in an artistic capacity.

Researching

If the activity is undertaking research in preparation for creating a work, enter the number of:

•  New Zealanders who participated in research in an artistic capacity.

Documentation, Discourse or Archiving

If the activity will result in written, visual and/or auditory material documenting, appraising, reviewing or achieving arts practice, enter the number of:

• New Zealanders who participated in documentation/discourse/archiving in an artistic capacity.

Providing services

If the activity provides services for artists/members/arts groups/organisations do not enter any activity statistics.

Organisational development

If the activity is to develop the capability of the organisation do not enter any activity statistics.