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Media, culture and recreation
Some New Zealanders spend their free time on the rugby field, others at the museum. But even our downtime is not entirely free from politics, with government playing a role in supporting sports, arts and more. Meanwhile, concerns grow over the precarious state of NZ's media.
Media, culture and recreation
Some New Zealanders spend their free time on the rugby field, others at the museum. But even our downtime is not entirely free from politics, with government playing a role in supporting sports, arts and more. Meanwhile, concerns grow over the precarious state of NZ's media.
Pay at least the living wage to artists in publicly-funded projects
Provide long-term funding to cultural and creative organisations
Fund alcohol-free venues
Increase resourcing for public media and community radio
Fund tikanga Māori and te reo Māori education
Increase paid artist residencies
Ban bottom trawling in some marine areas and phase out set netting and dredging
Ensure rescue services are adequately funded
Increase funding for Surf Lifesaving New Zealand
Bid for Christchurch to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Defund sports organisations that do not have a category for people assigned female at birth
Make English an official language
Create a repair fund for the Christchurch Cathedral and Arts Centre
Consider funding iwi and hapū to protect and display tāonga tūturu
Increase funding for Māori language revitalisation strategies
Continue to fund Matariki events and celebrations
Continue to fund Te Matatini
Continue to support Māori media
Retain recent gun reforms
Create a minister for hunting and fishing
Designate wapiti, sika and tahr as herds of special interest
Allow the Game Animal Council to make more decisions about game animal management
Recategorise game animals, trout and salmon
Establish national management plans for game animals
Guarantee managed access to public land for hunters and fishers
Create partnership agreements to maintain huts on conservation land
Oppose recreational licencing system for game animal hunting or sea fishing
Establish seats for hunters and fishers on conservation bodies
Review game animal management programmes
Require online gambling services to register in NZ for tax purposes
Upgrade Waiau-Toa/Molesworth trail into a Great Walk
Install e-bike charging infrastructure on the NZ Cycle Trail
Review regulations affecting the voluntary sector
Increase funding to Māori cultural and artistic organisations
Establish a Toi Māori entity to support Māori culture and art
Establish a Māori sporting body
Enable Māori disabled people to participate in sport
Pay at least the living wage to artists in publicly-funded projects
Provide long-term funding to cultural and creative organisations
Fund alcohol-free venues
Increase resourcing for public media and community radio
Fund tikanga Māori and te reo Māori education
Increase paid artist residencies
Ban bottom trawling in some marine areas and phase out set netting and dredging
Ensure rescue services are adequately funded
Increase funding for Surf Lifesaving New Zealand
Bid for Christchurch to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Defund sports organisations that do not have a category for people assigned female at birth
Make English an official language
Create a repair fund for the Christchurch Cathedral and Arts Centre
Consider funding iwi and hapū to protect and display tāonga tūturu
Increase funding for Māori language revitalisation strategies
Continue to fund Matariki events and celebrations
Continue to fund Te Matatini
Continue to support Māori media
Retain recent gun reforms
Create a minister for hunting and fishing
Designate wapiti, sika and tahr as herds of special interest
Allow the Game Animal Council to make more decisions about game animal management
Recategorise game animals, trout and salmon
Establish national management plans for game animals
Guarantee managed access to public land for hunters and fishers
Create partnership agreements to maintain huts on conservation land
Oppose recreational licencing system for game animal hunting or sea fishing
Establish seats for hunters and fishers on conservation bodies
Review game animal management programmes
Require online gambling services to register in NZ for tax purposes
Upgrade Waiau-Toa/Molesworth trail into a Great Walk
Install e-bike charging infrastructure on the NZ Cycle Trail
Review regulations affecting the voluntary sector
Increase funding to Māori cultural and artistic organisations
Establish a Toi Māori entity to support Māori culture and art
Establish a Māori sporting body
Enable Māori disabled people to participate in sport
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