Lucie Paterson is our new Communications Officer. Prior to this Lucie worked for two years at the Wellington Museums Trust as Executive Assistant. In this role she designed the Trust's intranet, curated Art Case - Capital E's Gallery for Children and was in the environmental committee.

Julia is an objects conservator with extensive experience in the care and treatment of a wide range of collection materials.

Ko Hikurangi te maunga.
Ko Waiapu te awa.
Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi.
Ko Gavin Reedy tōku ingoa.

I am forty-something years old. I attended Pencarrow School, Wainui-o-mata Intermediate, and Wainui-o-mata College. My mum and dad are still living in our whānau house in Wainui-o-mata, which we moved into around 1958. I left Wellington in 1979 for a holiday to the Halcombe area with my wife, Denise, and have only just returned to take up this position with Te Papa.

Tracy Puklowski has been employed at Te Papa since February 2005, initially as Senior Curator Art. She took up the role of General Manager National Services Te Paerangi on 1 December 2005. National Services Te Paerangi is responsible for building capacity and providing support to museums throughout the country.

He mihi mahana tēnei kia koutou puta noa I te motu.

July has been a very busy month of organising – tying up an on-the-road trip where I visited iwi through Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka (The top of the South Island), and attending a Caring for Taonga workshop organised by NSTP and tutored by Rangi Te Kawana (textiles) and Vicki-Anne Heikell (paper).

I live near Nelson in Ruby Bay, one of the small settlements in the Tasman District. This will be my base as Museum Development Officer (South Island) for National Services Te Paerangi.

For a while now, we’ve been busy working on a new strategy and structure. Those who attended the recent Museums Aotearoa Conference will know what's in store. A brief rundown of the changes and what they mean follows here for those who weren't there.

You are invited to participate in the third triennial review of National Services Te Paerangi priorities. We would like your help to identify our strategic priorities for the next three years, 2006-09.

Tracy Puklowski, the new General Manager of National Services Te Paerangi, took up her role on 1 December 2005. Tracy has worked in museums and galleries for over fifteen years.