Auckland Council budget cuts – impact survey
In March 2023, Auckland Council began consultation on its draft budget for 2023/2024. This proposed budget included $36.5 million in funding cuts to services that directly support the arts, culture and creative sector.
The proposals would see cuts to funding for arts and leisure programmes, contestable regional arts culture and events grants, festivals, cultural celebrations, regional events like Music in Parks, as well as organisations such as Auckland City Art Gallery and Auckland Live.
To ensure that members of the arts, culture and creative sector in Tāmaki Makaurau were able to provide feedback on the potential impacts of these proposed cuts to Auckland Council, Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi commissioned the Community Feedback Survey, which has been carried out independently by Dovetail Consulting.
