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Iwi in residence: Whanganui museum trials revolving curatorial role


Hapū and iwi of the Whanganui region will each have a curator-in-residence and the chance to present their taonga and stories in their own exhibitions under a concept being explored by the Whanganui Regional Museum.
Whanganui Regional Museum: Museums are crying out for Māori staff and there are not a lot of Māori training in this area.
Photo: LDR / Moana Ellis
The scheme would allow each iwi to curate an exhibition based on the valuable Taonga Māori collection and carry out a range of roles at the museum, including holding the paepae for ceremonial duties.
The concept is similar to the Iwi in Residence programme which has been running for 23 years at the national museum Te Papa Tongarewa, where tribal groups host extended exhibitions. Whanganui iwi held the Te Awa Tupua exhibition at Te Papa for two-and-a-half years from November 2003 to May 2006. ....

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Whanganui museum looks to fill Māori curator vacancy


Whanganui Regional Museum is seeking a dedicated curator for its taonga Māori.
Photo: LDR / Moana Ellis
Museum director Bronwyn Labrum said it is shocking there is no Māori curator in Whanganui given the significance of the taonga Māori collection, but years of underfunding have made it difficult to maintain the museum let alone grow it.
The hunt for the right person can now begin following the adoption of the Whanganui District Council s Long-Term Plan, which confirms an extra $150,000 of museum funding for the next 10 years.
A marketing and communications coordinator has been appointed to help lift the museum s profile and the long-standing vacancy for a natural history curator will also be addressed. But Labrum said the need for a dedicated curator taonga Māori has become more pressing as the museum deals with increasing custodianship demands, including more requests and interactions with tangata whenua and others about taonga and repatriation. ....

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Project Auckland: Fran O'Sullivan - A Swan emerges from the cones


Project Auckland: Fran O Sullivan - A Swan emerges from the cones
4 Mar, 2021 03:59 PM
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Barry Potter says all Aucklanders should be very proud of the massive redevelopment that is transforming the Downtown CBD and inner harbour.
I want to acknowledge the patience that Aucklanders have had through the works that are being done. You can t do the kind of scale of work, change that s been achieved without disruption.
The solutions down there will be truly transformational when they open up over the next couple of months, says Potter, who is the leading engineer in charge of the massive re-development of Auckland s City centre. ....

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