Te Ara volume 27 number 1 May 2002

With this issue, the New Zealand Museums Journal became Te Ara, continuing the numbering of the earlier title.

Contents

Editor's introduction / Jane Legget
Te Ara: Journal of Museums Aotearoa / Paul Tapsell
Message from the Associate Minister for Arts, Heritage and Culture / Hon. Judith Tizard
Land and Identity in Tamaki: a Ngati Whatua perspective / Sir Hugh Kawharu
New Zealand, its museums, and related things - a return visit / Peter Gathercole
Interns in New Zealand – young Canadians enjoy their museological OE / Jane Legget
Museum milestone: South Canterbury Museum marks its first 50 years / Philip Howe
Te Ao Turoa – a Maori view of the natural world in Auckland Museum / Chanel Clarke
Miss Renner's Austin: A conservation dilemma / Lorraine Wilson
A New Zealander in Berlin: an interview with Ken Gorbey at the new Jewish Museum / Ben Whyman
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa / Paul Brewer
Te Papa National Services / Arapata Hakiwai & Wallis Barnicoat
Obituary: Richard K. (Dick) Dell 1920-2002 / Bruce Marshall & Sandy Bartle
Bringing together museums and indigenous knowledge - research at the Auckland Museum supported by The Marsden Fund / Roger Neich
Register of Historic Places on-line / NZ Historic Places Trust
Website review: Otago Museum website / Ben Whyman
Book reviews: Heritage: Identification, Conservation, and Management - written by Graeme Aplin / Keith Dewar; The Heritage of Industry, written by Nigel Smith / Linda Wigley; The Guide, written by Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tamaki / Susan Abasa; 150 Treasures, edited by Oliver Stead / Donald Kerr
Conference/events reports: Bridging the boundaries / David Wooding; Bridging cultural institutions: Pacific museums in the 21st century / Rachael Davis; Public lecture - Elaine Heumann Gurian / Dan Smith