Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion

["Daniel Muller" <dan.deef AT gmail.com>]

Hi there, 
My name is Dan Muller and I'm currently working as a Teacher aide in a Hawkes Bay intermediate school.  In the near future I plan to start producing art works (mostly poetry and music).  My query: How could a CC copyright be applied to works I might create and is it possible to register works under such a scheme?  I'm not so much interested in financial gain but would like to know more about how this creative commons works in a legal or social sense.  Is it in existence anywhere else in the world?

Thank you for your time, 
    dan