Gail Romano is Education Manager at Waikato Museum. She travelled to Zagreb, Croatia to attend and present at the ICOM CECA 2011 conference with support from National Services Te Paerangi.

The team at NSTP were sad to say goodbye to MDO North, Ian Wards, in early September. Ian has headed south to be Project Curator at Otago Settlers Museum.

‘I reckon that when you are planning exhibitions, think about the engaging people related stories and ways to interpret them though means other than text.’

‘The staff at Christchurch Art Gallery are its major strength.’

‘National Services Te Paerangi is working with Christchurch publicly funded heritage agencies who have been meeting to develop strategies for sector recovery and to consult and report to CERA.’

‘Keep those emails and phone calls coming in if you have any questions.’

‘This intense, but rewarding mahi, was conducted with the blessing and assistance of the tangata whenua of Tuai, Waikaremoana.’

Therese Angelo has become a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to museums.

Eva Huismans is Museum Outreach and Training Coordinator at Canterbury Museum, and an assessor for ATTTO.