| Minister | Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage |
| Current Minister | Hon Christopher Finlayson |
| Department | Ministry for Culture and Heritage |
| Crown Entities | Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa) New Zealand Film Commission New Zealand Historic Places Trust New Zealand Symphony Orchestra |
| Schedule 4 PFA organisations | None |
| Other Organisations | Antarctic Heritage Trust New Zealand Film Archive New Zealand Music Commission National War Memorial Advisory Council Pukaki Trust Royal New Zealand Ballet Te Maori Manaaki Taonga Trust Te Matatini Society |
| Vote | Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage |
| Legislation | ANZAC Day Act 1966 Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 1994 Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act 1981 (section 20 is administered by the Ministry of Justice) Historic Places Act 1993 Massey Burial-Ground Act 1925 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Act 1992 National War Memorial Act 1992 New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Act 2004 Protected Objects Act 1975 Seddon Family Burial Ground Act 1924 Sovereign’s Birthday Observance Act 1952 Waitangi Day Act 1976 |
1. Title of Act formerly the Antiquities Act 1975.