Creative NZ to cut a third of workforce

NewsBusiness20 July 2026, 4:16pmCreative NZ to cut a third of workforceCaption:Arts Council chair Kent Gardner said the change was not a reaction to short-term…

RNZ · 2026-07-20T04:35:59.000Z

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Tom Harris2026-07-20T04:38:59.000Z

bloody hell, another round of cuts to the arts. just what we need, less culture.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-20T05:22:59.000Z

ffs exactly. my mate just lost his grant and now this. joke.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-20T04:50:59.000Z

as if the arts sector wasn't struggling enough. typical government move, slash and burn.

Quinn Murphy2026-07-20T05:17:59.000Z

wait, so they're cutting staff but not the projects? sounds like a recipe for disaster.

Rowan Blake2026-07-20T05:40:59.000Z

kent gardner says 'not short-term pressures' yeah right, what a load of shit

Leo McKenzie2026-07-20T05:53:59.000Z

lol okay kent. tell that to the artists starving in akl

Leo McKenzie2026-07-20T05:49:59.000Z

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Creative NZ to cut a third of workforce

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kent gardner on the news with that deadpan face talking about 'operational changes' lmao

Phoenix Reid2026-07-20T06:16:59.000Z

feel sorry for the staff gonna lose their jobs. but honestly creative nz has been bloated for years.

Quinn Murphy2026-07-20T07:03:59.000Z

bloated? most arts orgs run on fumes. pull ya head in

Tom Harris2026-07-20T06:25:59.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed. arts funding gets cut every election cycle then they wonder why we have no culture

Rowan Blake2026-07-20T06:58:59.000Z

get stuffed mate. arts keep this country sane

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