ACCESSING AOTEAROA
ACCESSING 46 CITIES & TOWNS
Where Aotearoa Touring Programme artists have played so far :
Theia PHOTO : Tom Grut
NORTHLAND
• Whangarei
• Dargaville
• Hokianga
AUCKLAND Leigh Auckland
TARANAKI
• New Plymouth
MANUWAT / WHANGANUI
• Palmerston North
• Whanganui
• Marton
MARLBOROUGH / TASMAN
• Blenheim
• Nelson
• Takaka
• Golden Bay
• Picton
• Havelock
• Mapua
WAIKATO & THE COROMANDEL Hamilton Raglan Waihi Coromandel Town
WELLINGTON Wellington Featherson Martinborough Paek k riki Wairarapa
BAY OF PLENTY
• Whakatane
• Tauranga
• Mount Manganui
GISBORNE
• Gisborne
HAWKE ’ S BAY
• Hastings
• Napier
WEST COAST
• Greymouth
SOUTHLAND
• Invercargill
• Te Anau
OTAGO
• Arrowtown
• Queenstown
• Dunedin
• Ophir
• Wanaka
CANTERBURY Akaroa Christchurch Oamaru Lincoln Timaru Twizel
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STEWART ISLAND
Emma Dilemma PHOTO : MorganCreative
amount of positive flow-on effects beyond supporting the artists .’
The Tier 3 funding has now come to an end , but the first two Tiers of funding will continue through to June 2022 , so there ’ s plenty of opportunity for acts to apply .
A few things to note if you are considering making an application :
• The Aotearoa Touring Programme is a matched investment programme ( i . e . the Programme will match your investment ), so applicants can apply for 50 % of the eligible costs for undertaking a national tour .
• A tour is defined as three shows outside of your hometown .
• An artist can receive two grants in a twelve-month period – and a maximum of three grants between now and 30 June 2022 . There is no restriction on how often you can put in an application .
• The application process will require you to have a full budget and business plan that will show how this investment will contribute to growing the artist ’ s business and career .
• Tours and shows which are announced and already sold out are not eligible to apply .
Crowther says the important aspect of an application is having a clear outline of what you are planning and encourages anyone who intends to apply to get in touch : ‘ Get in contact and tell us what you ’ re doing - where your tour is going and what the proposed dates are . That way we can make sure you meet all the eligibility criteria , check which Tier you fit into , and suggest which round would be best to apply in . Once you ’ ve contacted us and discussed that information then we ’ ll send you a link to the online application portal .
‘ You can ask questions and get advice at any point in the process . We love questions ! I like to think the Music Commission is very accessible in terms of applicants getting their questions answered . It is contestable funding and the resulting application will go through a panel process , so we have to make sure applicants supply all the required information and we are able to present it to a standard which will give them the best chance at being funded .’
More information can be found on the NZ Music Commission website - www . nzmusic . org . nz / touring
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