Who we are 

Our mission

National Services Te Paerangi's mission is to strengthen the museum sector by providing practical and strategic help to museums, galleries and iwi throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our goal is for museums and iwi to be significantly strengthened by increased participation in our programmes and by working collaboratively at a local and national level.

Staff contacts

National Services Te Paerangi has a staff of seven. We are based in an office at Te Papa, and our three Development Officers travel around New Zealand assisting museums and iwi and feeding back to the team. Sally and Gavin are based in Wellington and Judith is based in Nelson.


Victoria Esson, Acting General Manager

Victoria Esson

Victoria, Acting General Manager (until April 2012), has worked in the museum sector for over 15 years. She has extensive experience and networks particularly within museum education.

Read more about Victoria

phone(04) 381 7293  emailvesson@tepapa.govt.nz


Kylie Ngaropo, Manager Iwi Development

Kylie Ngaropo

Kylie will be looking at strategies to reduce barriers to iwi participation in the sector, as well as improving communications between iwi and museums.

Read more about Kylie

phone(04) 381 7471  emailkylie.ngaropo@tepapa.govt.nz  

 

Gavin Reedy, Iwi Development Officer

gavin reedy

Gavin's main role is to provide face-to-face support to iwi and museums and increase communication and understanding between them.

Read more about Gavin
Read Gavin's latest on-the-road diary

phone029 6010 440     emailgavinr@tepapa.govt.nz

  

Judith Taylor, Museum Development Officer

judith taylorJudith spends time visiting and giving face-to-face support to museums in the South Island.

Read more about Judith
Read Judith's latest on-the-road diary

 

phone029 601 0410 emailjuditht@tepapa.govt.nz

 

Sally August, Museum Development Officer

Sally AugustSally is a Gisborne girl who has been working in the Museum field for over 7 years. Sally provides support to museums in the North Island.

Read more about Sally

 

 

  phone04 381 7417emailsally.august@tepapa.govt.nz

 

Tamara Patten, Communications Officer

Tamara PattenTamara is a Museum Studies graduate who has been working in the museum sector since 2008. Tamara looks after internal and external communications for the team. 

Read more about Tamara

 

phone04 381 7522emailtamarap@tepapa.govt.nz

 

Emma Philpott, Sector Training Coordinator

Emma PhilpottEmma is an experienced Training Coordinator who is enthusiastic about supporting New Zealand's culture and heritage sector.

Read more about Emma

  

  

phone04 381 7246emailemma.philpott@tepapa.govt.nz 

 

Solema To'a, Intern

Solema To'aSolema is a Religious Studies student at Victoria University of Wellington.  Solema is building her experience working in the museum and gallery sector.

Read more about Solema 

 

 phone04 381 7246emailsolema.toa@tepapa.govt.nz 

 

Advisory Group

National Services Te Paerangi (NSTP) works closely with advisors from the museum sector. The Advisory Group meets three times a year with NSTP staff and the Chief Executive and Kaihautū of Te Papa.

It provides advice to the Te Papa Board on the strategic direction of NSTP, its policies, and business plans.  The Group also promotes NSTP to the museum sector.

Current Advisory Group membership:

Chanel Clarke, John Coster, Catherine Lomas, Tim Walker, Anthony Wright.

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Contact us

National Services Te Paerangi
Te Papa
Cable Street
PO Box 467

WELLINGTON

 

0508 NSTP HELP (0508 678 743)

natserv@tepapa.govt.nz
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