The Creative Dunedin Partnership (CDP) has been established as the governing body to oversee delivery on the ambitions of Ara Toi.
The key objectives of the Partnership are to:
- raise awareness and profile Dunedin from a creative perspective and as a creative city
- ensure responsible investment of ratepayer and other investor/stakeholder funding in creative initiatives
- communicate progress to the Dunedin City Council and other investors/stakeholders on a regular basis
- identify and assess potential actions to facilitate the delivery of Ara Toi
The CDP has a Dunedin City Councillor as Chair, and comprises of the following organisations and community representatives committed to taking an active role in Ara Toi’s implementation:
- Kai Tahu (through Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou and Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki)
- Transforming Dunedin
- Otago Polytechnic
- University of Otago
- Business community
- Health sector
- Social sector
- Cultural institutions
- Creative community
- The Dunedin City Council
More information about the CDP is available on the Dunedin City Council’s website at:
www.dunedin.govt.nz/aratoi.
Dunedin City Choir 2014. Photography by Justin Spiers