Lower taxes to encourage private sponsorship of artistic endeavours.
Reductions in regulations and red tape restricting the freedom of artists and other entrepreneurs.
Removal of government interference and politicisation of processes by which financial support is provided to artists and artistic endeavours.
Greater involvement of commercial sponsorship in the arts sector.
Scrap the special dole for artists scheme.

Develop and secure the highest standards achievable in the arts and crafts, fostering a climate that encourages innovation and artistic development.
Improve the status of artists and craftspeople.
Encourage participation in the arts and crafts in terms of availability and access, with particular reference to young people and children.
Secure maximum benefit for the arts and crafts throughout New Zealand through strategic partnerships with local government, iwi, schools, libraries, business, and community organisations.
Recognise that investment in the arts and crafts is a socially and commercially sound proposition.

Continue to provide Prime Ministerial leadership to the portfolio to promote the central role of arts, culture, and heritage in building our nation.
Ensure funding for Creative New Zealand is maintained at a level which enables it to provide secure ongoing funding to the visual and performing arts at both the national and community levels.
Continue strong government support for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; the Royal New Zealand Ballet; Te Matatini, the national kapa haka organisation; and the Historic Places Trust.
Continue to support cultural diplomacy initiatives to raise New Zealand’s profile internationally.

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Examine the possibility of tax concessions for private and business donations for public art collections and public art centres
Review the possibility of income smoothing for artists over a number of years
Maintain funding programmes but ensure funds are fairly allocated and transparently applied
Legislate to establish art works owned by local authorities as a national collection from which works could not be alienated or privatised without going through a formal process

Promote an environment where the cultural identities of a diverse people are recognised and actively promoted
Recognise the special place of Maori culture in New Zealand society
Review the funding of Creative New Zealand with a view to increasing accountability, and require ‘simple English’ explanations of all public monies allocated for cultural purposes
Strengthen community participation at all levels in the Historic Places Trust and provide adequate resourcing for its work