The Arts Council invested a record $43.6 million in the arts and arts organisations in 2014/15 with more organisations than ever receiving multi-year funding, according to the council’s Annual Report 2014/15. Of the 82 organisations in Creative New Zealand’s multi-year investment programmes, 63 with continuous funding agreements presented almost 7,280 events and performances, which attracted more than 955,000 paid and free attendances throughout New Zealand.