This year's Kaitiaki Māori hui was held on 15 April, the non-conference workshop day of the Museums Aotearoa annual conference, in Gisborne. It was attended by twenty-five participants who were eager to see this forum develop into an opportunity for Kaitiaki Māori to share case studies, give presentations, and to discuss and gain feedback from their peers, as well as being a time to share issues and challenges.
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As part of the Takitimu Festival held in Hawkes Bay 12−16 November 2008, National Services Te Paerangi (NSTP) held a Taonga Conservation workshop. The two-day workshop drew a full house, with 25 people supporting the first day.
Rhonda Paku, Gavin Reedy and Jade Hadfield, all from NSTP, participated in the workshop and assisted Rangi Te Kanawa, the presenter. This is one of several Taonga Conservation workshops NSTP has presented throughout New Zealand.
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Kaitiaki Hui
While most of the country battled heavy rainfall and floods, 40 Kaitiaki Māori from around the country gathered in Gisborne for the first time in four years for a two-day hui (Mon 25−Tues 26 Aug) hosted by the Tairāwhiti Museum. Members came from museums as distant as Okains Bay and Christchurch, Whangarei, Whakatane, Palmerston North and Taranaki.
More than 90 people attended the Preserving Māori culture & built heritage: Emerging Tribal Cultural Centres conference held in Rotorua on 4th and 5th March 2008.
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Presenters at a one-day, national hui of taonga database researchers explained in detail the purpose, depth and variability of taonga database projects that have already been undertaken by iwi and with support from National Services Te Paerangi.
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On 8 November 2005, Dr Charles Royal presented the findings of his research on 'Mātauranga Māori and Museum Practice', a research project commissioned by NSTP. The research looks at the traditional Māori worldview of knowledge through to the current view of mātauranga Māori. Charles also offered thoughts on how this research could practically be applied in the museum sector. Look out for the He Rauemi Resource Guide on ‘Mātauranga Māori’ due in mid 2006!
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National Services Te Paerangi was pleased to host Lisa Watt, a museum consultant from Portland, Oregon, recently. Lisa toured the North Island, meeting with iwi groups and museum personnel in the Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington.
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