Our purpose is to unite the diverse voices of our creative ecosystem; to champion and advocate for the value and impact of the creative industries – in order to create jobs and economic growth; and to help all New Zealanders thrive.
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Latest Resources
Submission on Proposed Changes to the International Conservation and Tourism Levy
This submission highlights the role of the creative sector in attracting tourists to New Zealand, and the use of the Tourism Levy in investing in cultural and creative infrastructure, organisations and people. View the full submission >
Submission to Toi Mai Te Wao Toi Whānui (Digital Tech Workforce Development Plan)
Our submission emphasises the need for training in transferrable skills, along with digital skills. View the full submission >
Mindful Fashion NZ Report – Threads of Tomorrow
Mindful Fashion NZ’s new report highlights for the first time the NZ fashion industry’s significant value and contribution to New Zealand, its great potential to contribute to the country’s future prosperity and charts a course for the industry to reach a thriving and circular future.
Submission to StatsNZ on the Future of Industrial Classification
A Minister for the Creative and Cultural Economy is WeCreate’s “ask” of the next government.
UK Trade in a Global Creative Economy
The report shows the UK’s creative service exports continued to rise over the 2010 – 2021 period despite the headwinds from Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. The report confirms the UK’s creative industries are an export success story but warns against complacency, as...
Submission to Auckland Council Long Term Plan 2024
A Minister for the Creative and Cultural Economy is WeCreate’s “ask” of the next government.
UNCTAD K-Content Goes Global
Since the 2000s, the Republic of Korea has championed the development of the content-based industry as a
cornerstone for economic growth.
Internet NZ Annual Internet Survey 2023
The 2023 Internet NZ annual survey on the public’s use, opinions and concerns of the Internet has been published.
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Submission on Proposed Changes to the International Conservation and Tourism Levy
This submission highlights the role of the creative sector in attracting tourists to New Zealand, and the use of the Tourism Levy in investing in cultural and creative infrastructure, organisations and people. View the full submission >
Submission to Toi Mai Te Wao Toi Whānui (Digital Tech Workforce Development Plan)
Our submission emphasises the need for training in transferrable skills, along with digital skills. View the full submission >
Submission to StatsNZ on the Future of Industrial Classification
A Minister for the Creative and Cultural Economy is WeCreate’s “ask” of the next government.
Submission to Auckland Council Long Term Plan 2024
A Minister for the Creative and Cultural Economy is WeCreate’s “ask” of the next government.
AI in the Creative Industries Conference
"Enhance creativity; keep the fun part; AI is a tool for creativity, not a replacement" Kimball Thurston, Wētā FX Sitting in the movie theatre at Park Road Productions listening to two people who live and breathe AI in...
A Minister for the Creative and Cultural Economy
A Minister for the Creative and Cultural Economy is WeCreate’s “ask” of the next government.
Creative Jobs Growing at Twice the UK Economy Average
Creative industries continued to power the growth of the UK’s workforce…
Creative Sector can be a big contributor to a more productive and prosperous New Zealand
WeCreate, the alliance of New Zealand’s creative…
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