Auckland War Memorial Museum News Number 59 July 1994

Page 1: Museum Appoints New Director – Announcement of Dr Rodney Wilson appointed the new Director of Auckland Museum and a short CV; Image – Dr. T L Rodney Wilson.

Page 2: New Director Cont’d; New Attractions Draw Huge Crowds – Article on how Caltex Volcanoes & Giants and the Weird and Wonderful Children’s Discovery Centre have proved to be extremely popular; Image – The Honourable Simon Upton officially opens Caltex Volcanoes & Giants.

Page 3: Museum Book Shortlisted in Montana Awards – Painted Histories Early Maori Figurative Painting by Roger Neich selected as one of the Top 10 New Zealand Books of 1994; Image – Portrait of the ancestress Hakirirangi in Rongopai House Gisborne. Photo by Roger Neich; Membership Survey Results Completed.

Page 4: Membership Survey Results Completed Cont’d; Seabees in the Domain – Mr Monroe Byrd presented a commemorative plaque to Auckland Museum commissioned by the surviving members of his unit and lists the names of 262 men of CBMU 502 who lived in barracks in Auckland Domain for eighteen months during World War II; Image – Monroe Byrd presents “Seabee” commemorative plaque to Acting Director Anthony Wright.

Page 5: Significant Inventory Completed – Article on the completion of the inventory of the papers of George Samuel Graham; Image – Te Warena Taua speaks about his family connections with George Graham before giving the karakia; Staff News – Gillian Pearson became Registrar of Auckland Museum, Louis Le Vaillant is the new Curator of Applied Arts, Debbie Kipa appointed Customer Assistance Officer, Raewyn Glaister appointed Applied Arts Technician, Dale Quigley appointed History Technician, Mary Fitzgibbon retired, new shop attendants and staff for Weird and Wonderful.

Page 6: Annual General Meeting - Announcement and Call for Nominations; New Acquisition for Auckland Museum – A tekoteko presented by the estate of Lore Margaret Auburn of Auckland; Image – The tekoteko presented; Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award – Bruce Dehnert won a Judges Commendation for his piece in the 18th Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award; Image – Bruce Dehnert’s winning piece.