(2017/18) In December 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision confirmed to RNZ news that unless it got an increase in government funding it would make cutbacks. The news report followed Ngā Taonga's briefing to Jacinda Ardern, the incoming Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage. The briefing noted that if funding was maintained at its current level the archive would need to reduce its accountabilities. Restructure (2020) In October 2020, a major restructure was announced, involving the disestablishment of 29 roles. Recent departee Lawrence Wharerau, former archivist and senior curator of Māori content, described the restructure as the "sixth in seven years". In December 2020, the Department of Internal Affairs confirmed that Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision along with Archives New Zealand and the National Library of New Zealand would relocate to a new purpose built business park called the Horowhenua Business Park in Levin at an unspecified date. Accommodation Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's headquarters are based in the Wellington region, although it takes its "national role seriously and work[s] hard to offer access throughout the country." In November 2017, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision noted that since it was established in 2014 it had consolidated its property portfolio: from nine facilities in three regions, to five facilities in one region, with two small satellite offices in Auckland and Christchurch. In December 2018 the Auckland office was closed. Current locations Avalon (Lower Hutt) Prior to the 2016/17 restructure at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, the TVNZ Archive collection was the only collection stored permanently at the former TVNZ Archive facility at 181A Taita Drive, Lower Hutt. Since the restructure, the majority of the archive's physical collection items have been moved there. The building contains 20 km worth of climate-controlled storage. In 2014 twelve staff worked there. The facility and land are owned by the Crown and managed by the Department of Internal Affairs. In 2014 the Ministry for Culture and Heritage appointed Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision as the initial Archive Manager, giving it the right to occupy the publicly owned facility. The occupancy conditions are documented in the Licence to Occupy Archive Facility and in the Memorandum of Understanding - Access to TVNZ Archive Collection, between the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Department of Internal Affairs. As Archive Manager, Ngā Taonga is allowed to use the fixtures and fittings in the facility in connection