In 2019, the trustees initiated a review of the trust’s work and the sector’s needs. Some key strategic issues were identified. These included:

• The acknowledgement of toi Māori the foundation of the region’s arts

• Recognition of the growth of thriving arts communities from the 17 Moana Oceania communities on the isthmus

• The growing ethnic diversity of Tāmaki Makaurau since the trust was founded in 2001

• The rise of social media

• The complex ecosystem of artists, arts organisations, funders, policy makers

• The persistence of long-standings issues such as the sustainability of creative careers, inequity in funding, and under-investment in sector governance and leadership development.