Westland Creative Community Committee appointed
Each new triennium a committee is appointed to allocate funds to applicants for Creative Communities funding through Creative New Zealand. Members of the committee are local to Westland, and include elected Council members and a local iwi representative.
The following members were appointed by Council at their meeting on 23 February 2023.
| Committee Member | Interest areas |
| Councillor Jane Neale | Westland District Councillor |
| Councillor Reilly Burden | Westland District Councillor |
| Nikki-Leigh Wilson-Beazley | Creative NZ ask for a representative of local iwi to encourage workshops, rehearsals, performances, festivals or exhibitions in Māori heritage or contemporary art forms |
| Delwyn Alexander | Creative fibre, Film, Performance Art |
| Mary-Anne Bell | Accessible art experiences for wider community, local craft groups, workshops |
| Paul Kerridge (2nd Triennium) | Visual arts, film, and performance art, encouraging pathways and experiences to encourage careers in art |
| Emma Kay | Creative art experiences for children, music and performance art |
| Sophie Roberts | Music, Art experiences for low-vision community |
| Phoebe Wilson | Music, performance art and alternative art presentation, graphics as an art form. |
| Tallulah Ngahuia Martin-Naylor | Toi Māori, Māori artists, music, and community projects |
