Above: image courtesy of Ōtorohanga Museum, from the exhibition Illuminated – Ngā Whaiwhakaahua.
The return of warmer weather and daylight savings has been a welcome relief to most, and NZMS’ offices are humming with conversation surrounding summer activities and how quickly the year has flown past.
The end of the calendar year also signals the conclusion of the academic year and we’re aware this can be a busy time for our customers in the education sector. Our team is happy to help you quickly achieve your current digitisation projects or assist you in planning to digitally preserve your collections in the new year. Contact us for a chat today!
Our teams across the motu attended a variety of events over the last two months: we presented at the Archivist’s Day Out in Wellington, Canterbury’s Regional NDF, Whitecliffe College Careers Day in Auckland, and exhibited at the Educate Plus NZ Chapter conference. We thoroughly enjoyed meeting and catching up with our GLAMIR sector colleagues and hearing about everyone’s current projects. It’s fantastic to see so much passion and respect for cultural heritage collections across Aotearoa.
This newsletter features some mahi our team completed for the Ngamanawa Incorporation, the relocation of our Ōtautahi office, and the introduction of Phase One’s new copy stand.
Content Highlights
Mātauranga Māori Revealed in Minute Books
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori in 2022 was a particularly noteworthy occasion, marking 50 years since the Māori language petition was taken to Parliament! This year to celebrate, we shared some work that our team in Tāmaki Makaurau completed for the Ngamanawa Incorporation.
Ngamanawa recently had three of their minute books (ranging in date from 1971 to 1991) digitised by NZMS. The minute books capture the journey of Ngamanawa’s tupuna and the way they fought the Tauranga Joint Generation Committee to protect and preserve their land for future generations.
Digitisation (and preservation) of these minute books contributes to the goals of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori by widening the understanding of Nganamana’s history.
“Our tupuna were native speakers of Te Reo Māori, so the reo used in our minute books are also a glimpse in to the way our tūpuna communicated and thought. Te Reo Māori is the language of our taiao, so revitalising our reo rangatira is a major element to the well-being of our environment, our people, and our incorporation.”
— Summer Bennett, Taotahi Tuihono Digital Project and Communications, Ngamanawa Incorporation.
Follow this link to continue reading!
Ōtautahi office move
Our team in Ōtautahi, Christchurch, have relocated to Unit 13/211 on Ferry Road!
The office is modern, comfortable, and very secure — we look forward to showing our customers the new space.
The RPS 2300XXL AutoColumn
Phase One have released a new copy stand specifically designed for large format digitisation. It has a super-stable metal base perfectly suited for larger than A0 format digitisation projects — including capturing maps, newspapers, or drawings.
Key Events
Ōtorohanga Museum’s exhibition
Opening Saturday 29th October 2022
Pōwhiri at 10am
The Ōtorohanga Museum, Ngā Whare Taonga o Ōtorohanga, is launching two new exhibitions on Saturday, the 29th of October, with a pōwhiri at 10am. Make sure you attend to see the fantastic exhibitions titled Te Wao Nui o Tāne and Illuminated – Ngā Whaiwhakaahua.
The NZMS team in Tāmaki Makaurau was delighted to digitise the precious glass plate negatives that are displayed in Illuminated – Ngā Whaiwhakaahua. The photographs date back to c. 1890-1910 and show striking scenes from a hui at Kahotea Marae and landscapes from Waitomo Valley Road.
Many of the people in the photographs have not been identified yet, and the Museum would love some assistance! Please get in touch with them if you recognise anyone or have information that might help.
Find out more about the exhibitions and how you can attend!
NZPCC Forum 2022
Friday, 25 November 2022
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Archives New Zealand; 10 Mulgrave Street, Pipitea, Wellington.
The New Zealand Photographers of Cultural Collections (NZPCC) Forum 2022 takes place on Friday, 25th November. It’s sure to be a day filled with fascinating presentations as well as a great opportunity to catch-up with cultural heritage sector colleagues. We hope to see you there!
Find out more and register here!
Other Events
Photo Hunt 2022 Our Stories – Milestones and Moments
Christchurch City Libraries
Saturday 1 October to Monday 31 October
Share your photographs and highlight the key moments in Christchurch’s history!
LIANZA Copyright Q&A
Thursday, October 27, 2022
12 pm to 1 pm
Online via Zoom
The LIANZA Standing Committee on Copyright want to answer your burning copyright questions relating to libraries.
Register via this link!
MCH Public History Talk
Making Space: A history of New Zealand women in architecture
Wednesday 02 November, 2022
12.10 pm to 1.30 pm.
Online or in person.
A panel of authors will discuss the many challenges and triumphs of women architects in Aotearoa.
Find out the full details.
JD Stout Fellow Annual Lecture
Fabricating identities presented byDr Ben Schrader.
Thursday 3 November, 2022
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Online or in person.
Heritage plays a pivotal role in shaping and reshaping many New Zealanders’ identities and attachments to place.
Career Opportunities
Business Development Manager – Central Region
NZMS is looking for a new Business Development Manager for the Central Region who will be based in Grenada North, Wellington.
Are you passionate about preserving Aotearoa’s history?
Do you have a proven background in sales and experience managing customer success?
The key responsibilities of this role are sales and business development — building a strong pipeline and growing revenue through excellent customer relationships.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to work within the cultural heritage sector!
Click here for more information and to apply.
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