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Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee

Agenda

 

 

Notice of Meeting:

An ordinary meeting of the Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee will be held on:

 

Date:                                    Wednesday 19 February 2025

Time:                                   3 pm

Venue:                                 Akaroa Boardroom, 78 Rue Lavaud Akaroa

 

 

Membership

Chairperson

Members

Pam Richardson - Community Representative

John Curry - Friends of the Museum (FOAM)

Nigel Harrison - Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board Representative

Asif Hussain - Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board Representative

Jymal Morgan - Ōnuku Rūnanga

Diana Stronach - Friends of the Museum (FOAM)

 

 

5 February 2025

 

 

 

Banks Peninsula Governance Advisor

Linda Burkes

Tel: 941 8138

linda.burkes@ccc.govt.nz

 

 

Website: www.ccc.govt.nz

Note:  The reports contained within this agenda are for consideration and should not be construed as Council policy unless and until adopted.  If you require further information relating to any reports, please contact the person named on the report.
To view copies of Agendas and Minutes, visit:
https://www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/meetings-agendas-and-minutes/

 


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AKAROA MUSEUM ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

terms of reference Ngā Ārahina Mahinga

 

2 December 2019

 

1.      Name of Committee

 

             The Committee will be known as the “Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee”.

 

2.      Status of Committee

 

             The Committee will be a committee of the Banks Peninsula Community Board.

 

3.      Purpose of Committee

            

The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Community Board on the strategic issues facing the Museum and the matters arising from them.

 

4.     Responsibilities

           

            Responsibilities of the Committee are:

 

                To provide advice on the Museum’s aims, objectives and policies and its role in the community.

 

                To provide a local link with the Museum’s stakeholders including Friends of the Akaroa Museum, local Rūnanga and the wider community.

 

                To assist in obtaining local support and financial resources necessary to achieve the Museum’s aims.

 

5.      Composition of Committee

 

                 The two Akaroa subdivision members of the Banks Peninsula Community Board

 

                 Two representatives from the Friends of Akaroa Museum¹

 

                 One community representative ²

 

                 One representative from Ōnuku Rūnanga

 

             ¹   The Friends of Akaroa Museum representatives to be appointed by that group.

                   ²   The position of community representative will be publicly advertised, seeking expressions of interest.

   

            In addition, a liaison member should be appointed from each of the Wairewa and Koukourārata Rūnanga, to attend meetings when matters of significance to their rohe (district) are being discussed.         

 

            The Community Board will appoint the Chairman of the Committee.

 

6.     Term of Committee

 

            The Committee will be discharged three months from the coming into office of the members of the community board, elected or appointed at, or following each triennial general election.

 

7.     Administration

           

            The Committee shall meet quarterly, or as required, and report to the Banks Peninsula Community Board following each Committee meeting.

           

            A schedule of quarterly Committee meetings will be adopted annually.

            

             As a committee of the Community Board the Committee shall be bound by the various Acts and Regulations governing the operation of a Local Authority and shall also be subject to the Council’s Standing Orders.

               

             The Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee will be assisted by the Museum Director and Community Board support staff.

 

8.     Remuneration of Committee Members

           

            Committee members will not be eligible to claim the Council’s approved allowances for attendance at meetings.

 

 

 

 


Part A           Matters Requiring a Council Decision

Part B           Reports for Information

Part C           Decisions Under Delegation

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS NGĀ IHIRANGI

 

Karakia Tīmatanga................................................................................................... 6

C          1.        Apologies Ngā Whakapāha.......................................................................... 6

B         2.        Declarations of Interest Ngā Whakapuaki Aronga........................................... 6

C          3.        Confirmation of Previous Minutes Te Whakaāe o te hui o mua.......................... 6

B         4.        Deputations by Appointment Ngā Huinga Whakaritenga................................. 6

Staff Reports

B         5.        Akaroa Museum Director's Update............................................................. 11

C          6.        Friends of Akaroa Museum (FOAM) - Presidents Update................................. 13

B         7.        Committee Members’ Exchange of Information Te Whakawhiti Kōrero a ngā Mema Komiti............................................................................................................. 15  

Karakia Whakakapi

 

 


 

Karakia Tīmatanga

Kia tau te mauri o runga

Kia tau te mauri o raro

Paiheretia te ture wairua

Paiheretia te ture tangata

Hei pou ārahi i a tātou i tēnei wā

kia tika te whakaaro

kia tika te kupu

Tihei Mauri Ora

May the essence of above settle here

May the essence of below settle here

Bind together that we can’t see

and bind that we can see

And have them guide us at this time

May the thought be true

May the words be true

 

1.   Apologies Ngā Whakapāha  

Apologies will be recorded at the meeting.

2.   Declarations of Interest Ngā Whakapuaki Aronga

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant and to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arises between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.

3.   Confirmation of Previous Minutes Te Whakaāe o te hui o mua

That the minutes of the Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 4 December 2024  be confirmed (refer page 7).

4.   Deputations by Appointment Ngā Huinga Whakaritenga

Deputations may be heard on a matter, or matters, covered by a report on this agenda and approved by the Chairperson.

Deputations will be recorded in the meeting minutes.


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Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee

Open Minutes

 

 

Date:                                    Wednesday 4 December 2024

Time:                                   2 pm

Venue:                                 Akaroa Boardroom, 78 Rue Lavaud Akaroa

 

 

Present

Chairperson

Members

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pam Richardson - Community Representative

John Curry - Friends of the Museum (FOAM)

Nigel Harrison - Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board Representative

Asif Hussain - Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board Representative

Diana Stronach - Friends of the Museum (FOAM)

 

Staff in Attendance

Lynda Wallace, Director Akaroa Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks Peninsula Governance Advisor

Linda Burkes

Tel: 941 8138

linda.burkes@ccc.govt.nz

 

 

Website: www.ccc.govt.nz

To view copies of Agendas and Minutes, visit:
www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/meetings-agendas-and-minutes/

 


 

Part A           Matters Requiring a Council Decision

Part B           Reports for Information

Part C           Decisions Under Delegation

 

 

 

Karakia Tīmatanga

 

John Curry, President and Chairperson of Friends of Akaroa Museum, introduced himself and was welcomed to the Committee.

 

The agenda was dealt with in the following order.

1.   Apologies Ngā Whakapāha

Part C

Committee Resolved AMA/2024/00014

That an apology for lateness received from Asif Hussain be accepted.

Diana Stronach/Nigel Harrison                                                                                                                            Carried

 

2.   Declarations of Interest Ngā Whakapuaki Aronga

Part B

There were no declarations of interest recorded.

 

3.   Confirmation of Previous Minutes Te Whakaāe o te hui o mua

Part C

Committee Resolved AMA/2024/00015

That the minutes of the Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 21 August 2024 be confirmed.

Nigel Harrison/Pam Richardson                                                                                                                          Carried

 

4.   Deputations by Appointment Ngā Huinga Whakaritenga

Part B

There were no deputations by appointment.

5.   Akaroa Museum Director's Update

 

Officer Recommendation

That the Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee:

1.         Receive the information in the Akaroa Museum Director's Update Report.

 

Committee Resolved AMA/2024/00016

That the Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee:

1.         Receives the information in the Akaroa Museum Director's Update Report.

2.         Offers assistance in the way of photographs and information to staff responsible for creating the interpretation panels for the new Akaroa Wharf.

3.         Acknowledges the fine work that has gone into the exhibition programme, in particular for the Takapūneke exhibition.

Graeme Curry/Diana Stronach                                                                                                                            Carried

 

6.   Friends of Akaroa Museum (FOAM) – President’s Update

 

Committee Resolved AMA/2024/00017  Officer recommendation accepted without change

That the Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee:

1.         Receives the information in the correspondence report Friends of Akaroa Museum (FOAM) – President’s Update dated 04 December 2024.

Nigel Harrison/Diana Stronach                                                                                                                            Carried

 

Asif Hussain joined the meeting at 2.39pm during the consideration of item 6 - Friends of Akaroa Museum (FOAM) – President’s Update.

7.   Committee Members’ Exchange of Information Te Whakawhiti Kōrero a ngā Mema Komiti

Part B

Committee members shared the following information:

·    Public screenings were offered of a Gary Brittenden film of residents sharing stories about the Akaroa Wharf. The film is called Stories from the Akaroa Wharf.

·    The link to Council fees and charges in the Annual Plan has been added to the Akaroa Museum Research and Access Policy.

·    A letter to the Editor from the Chairperson of the Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee was published in The Akaroa Mail on Friday 18 October acknowledging that we have a well-managed museum in the centre of Akaroa and encouraging people to visit the Takapūneke Exhibition before it closed.

·    The annual Antique Fair will be advertised in Akaroa Mail on 20 December 2024.

·    There will be an opening ceremony and dawn blessing for Drummonds Jetty – date yet to be confirmed.

·    A review of Friends of Akaroa Museum membership was undertaken and it currently has 75 members.

·    A successful Friends of Akaroa Museum Christmas function was held last week with a fun Christmas Quiz.

 

Karakia Whakakapi

 

 

Meeting concluded at 3.02pm.

 

CONFIRMED THIS 19th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025

 

Pam Richardson

Chairperson

 

 


5.     Akaroa Museum Director's Update

Reference Te Tohutoro:

25/194762

Responsible Officer(s) Te Pou Matua:

Lynda Wallace, Director Akaroa Museum

Accountable ELT Member Pouwhakarae:

Andrew Rutledge, Acting General Manager Citizens and Community

 

 

1.   Purpose and Origin of the Report Te Pūtake Pūrongo

1.1       The purpose of this report is to inform members of the Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee about activity at the Museum.

2.   Officer Recommendations Ngā Tūtohu

That the Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee:

1.         Receive the information in the Akaroa Museum Director's Update Report.

 

3.   Brief Summary

3.1       Visitor numbers to the Museum for the first six months of the year are tracking at a similar
level to last year, with some unders and overs (refer to attached chart Akaroa Museum Visitor Numbers, July-December 2024).  More than 14,000 people have passed through the door year to date.

3.2       Work continues on the conservation of a newly acquired artwork, a painting of Akaroa Harbour by John Gibb dating from 1895. This work was donated to the Museum by a descendant of the artist and its conservation and reframing is being funded by the Friends of the Museum.

3.3       The Friends have also recently purchased at auction for the Museum a rare piece of jewellery, a silver and whalebone pin in the form of a whaling harpoon with the word ‘Ikolaki’ attached. Although it is of unknown provenance, its clear association with the Ikoraki (sometimes known as Ikolaki) whaling station on the southern side of the Peninsula gives it some considerable significance locally.

3.4       At the request of the Ōnuku Rūnanga, the Takapūneke exhibition, He Ara Roimata ki te Anamata – Takapūneke, our journey, our survivance, was shown again at Ōnuku on Waitangi Day. The Museum’s Collections Manager worked with the members of the rūnanga to install the exhibition in the wharenui prior to Waitangi Day.

3.5       The Museum’s summer exhibition, The Measure of Things, drawing from its own collection a variety of objects that relate to the theme of measurement, has been well received by visitors.

3.6       Another family history has been published recently, with the Museum hosting the launch function on 24 March 2025. The book documents the history of the Haylock family, who arrived in Akaroa on the Monarch in April 1850.

 

 

 

 

 

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Attachments Ngā Tāpirihanga

There are no attachments to this report.

 

In addition to the attached documents, the following background information is available:

Document Name – Location / File Link

Not applicable

 

 

 

 

Signatories Ngā Kaiwaitohu

Author

Lynda Wallace - Museum Director – Akaroa

Approved By

Blair Jackson - Director Art Gallery

 

 


6.     Friends of Akaroa Museum (FOAM) - Presidents Update

Reference Te Tohutoro:

25/167241

Responsible Officer(s) Te Pou Matua:

Linda Burkes, Banks Peninsula Governance Advisor

Accountable ELT Member Pouwhakarae:

Andrew Rutledge, Acting General Manager Citizens and Community

 

 

1.   Purpose of Report Te Pūtake Pūrongo

Correspondence has been received from:

Name

Subject

John Curry, President

The purpose of this report (attached) is to update the Committee on the activities and events of the Friends of Akaroa Museum.

 

2.   Officer Recommendations Ngā Tūtohu

That the Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee:

1.         Receive the information in the correspondence report Friends of Akaroa Museum (FOAM) – President’s Update dated 19 February 2025

 

 

Attachments Ngā Tāpirihanga

No.

Title

Reference

Page

a

Friends of Akaroa Museum President’s Update February 2025

25/206957

14

 

 


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7.      Committee Members’ Exchange of Information Te Whakawhiti Kōrero a ngā Mema Komiti

 

This item provides an opportunity for Committee Members to update each other on recent events and/or issues of relevance and interest to the Committee.

 

 

 

Karakia Whakakapi

Tukuna te wairua kia rere ki te

taumata

Ko te matatika te mātāpono hei

ārahi i ngā mahi

Ka arotahi te tira kia eke panuku,

kia eke tangaroa

Haumi e, hui e, tāiki e

May the spirit be released to soar

to its zenith

Ethics is the principle that guides

our work

As we focus on the success for our

community

Bring together! Gather together

and bind together!