#Clip: My Final Word: $60 Million for Concrete, Cuts for the Arts

This week, Martyn questions the Government’s spending priorities after Creative New Zealand announced significant funding cuts while Fletcher Building received $60 million in public support for a cement plant.
Creative New Zealand faces staff reductions and a multi-million-dollar funding decrease, raising concerns about the future of arts and culture in Aotearoa.
Martyn argues that while critical infrastructure matters, investing in creativity, artists, and culture is just as essential to the country’s future.
What says more about a nation: the concrete it pours, or the stories it tells?
In solidarity, the revolution continues.






