Look Inside 10 Days in the Life of Auckland War Memorial Museum CONTENTS

Look inside 10 days in the life of Auckland War Memorial Museum CONTENTS

Ka puāwai ngā mahi o tau kē, Year in Review Ka tōia mai ā tātou kaimātaki i ēnei rā, Ka whakatō hoki i te kākano mō āpōpō. Sharing our Highlights 2014/2015 6 Board Chairman, Taumata-ā-Iwi Chairman and Director’s Report 8 Building on our past, 10 Days in the Life of Auckland War Memorial Museum 10 Engaging with our audiences today, Investing for tomorrow. Governance Trust Board 14 We are pleased to present our Taumata-ā-Iwi 16 Annual Report 2014/2015. Executive Team 18 Pacific Advisory Group 20 Youth Advisory Group 21 Governance Statement 22 Board Committees and Terms of Reference 24

Partnerships Auckland Museum Institute 26 Auckland Museum Circle Foundation 28 Funders, Partners and Supporters 30

BioBlitz 2014 Tungaru: The Kiribati project Research Update 32

Performance Te Pahi Medal Statement of Service Performance 38 Auditor’s Report: Statement of Service Performance 49

Entangled Islands Contact Information 51 exhibition

Illuminate projections onto the Museum Financial Performance

Financial Statements 54

Dissection of Auditor’s Report: Financial Statements 88 Great White Shark Financial Commentary 90

Flying over the Antarctic

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Year in Review

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Sharing our Highlights 2014/2015

A strong, A compelling Accessible Active sustainable destination ‘beyond participant foundation the walls’ in Auckland

19% 854,177 1 million 8 scholars supported by the Museum to reduction in overall emissions visits onsite – an increase of collection records made available encourage the use of its collections and on prior year 5% on prior year to the public online documentary heritage in innovative research into Aotearoa New Zealand

5.5% 17% 153,636 increase in self-generated growth in Auckland Adult visitor virtual poppies laid on the Museum’s income on prior year 1 representation on prior year Online Cenotaph shared agreement in development with descendants of Te Pahi and Te Papa Te Tongarewa for the care of the Te Pahi Medal that was repatriated to Aotearoa

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volunteer hours 16% 6,449 growth in Child visitor representation Auckland children were reached on prior year during Museum programmes 4 Museum staff have become leaders of other within Auckland libraries New Zealand museums as a result of continued investment in our people to develop sector leadership capacity 11% 135,262 increase in commercial visitors to WOW® World of WearableArt™

venue hire revenue on inaugural touring exhibition prior year 91% growth in online visitors

22% to aucklandmuseum.com increase in children attending school 34,000 programmes onsite at the Museum estimated Aucklanders in attendance at the Anzac Day

Dawn Ceremony, supported by the Museum in partnership 99% with Auckland Council visitor satisfaction

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Ka puāwai ngā mahi o tau kē, Board Chairman, Ka tōia mai ā tātou kaimātaki i ēnei rā, Taumata-ā-Iwi Ka whakatō hoki i te kākano mō āpōpō. Chairman and Building on our past, Engaging with our audiences today, Director’s Report Investing for tomorrow.

We are pleased to present our Annual Report 2014/2015. We have delivered a wide range of impressive results, adding substantial public value and attracting support for doing so. To provide an insight into these achievements, this report illustrates ten typical days in the life of Auckland Museum across each of our four goals. Focusing on the quality of the experience for people, we have achieved a number of positive outcomes onsite, offsite and online. The Museum’s Organisational Business Plan and Annual Plan 2015/2016 are the operational planning documents that help ensure momentum is maintained. Temporary exhibitions have included: Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Still Life: Inside the Antarctic Huts of Scott and Shackleton, Tungaru: the Kiribati Project, WOW® World of WearableArt™, Entangled Islands: Sāmoa, New Zealand and the First World War, Gallipoli in Minecraft® and Taku Tāmaki Auckland Stories. As we work ‘beyond the walls’, we have seen a greater presence and activity offsite in libraries, at community festivals, in schools, in science fieldwork and in partnership with museums and communities. Our WWI Centenary Commemoration programme has featured the launch of He Pou Aroha Community Cenotaph and we have revamped the He Toa Taumata Rau Online Cenotaph database. Collections Online has also been highly significant, releasing more than one million records to the public. We acknowledge: the leadership and insight of our Trust Board and Taumata-ā-Iwi; the advocacy of Auckland’s Mayor, Councillors, Local Boards and the Chair and Board of Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA); the day-to-day engagement of the officers of Auckland Council, RFA and other Council Controlled Organisations; and the members of the Pacific Advisory Group and Youth Advisory Group. We recognise close relationships with Iwi, Hapū and Whānau; with Members of Auckland Museum Institute and Museum Circle; the RSA and its affiliated veterans’ and Service organisations; our sponsorship partners; and with many cultural and arts organisations. Finally, we are deeply appreciative of the teamwork and creativity of our Museum staff; and of the commitment of more than 280 volunteers, who between them have contributed over 26,000 hours over the past year. Without these contributions we would be unable to operate for the people of Auckland, to whom we owe the biggest debt of all: thank you for backing us.

Dr William Randall Danny Tumahai Roy Clare CBE Trust Board Chairman Taumata-ā-Iwi Chair Director

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10 Days in the Life of Here-Turi-Kōkā August 2014 Auckland War Memorial Museum Every day at Auckland Museum we are working hard to create memorable experiences, to serve our many diverse communities. To give you a glimpse into how we go about achieving this, we have decided to share a snapshot of what took place over just 10 days.

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Explore this calendar online Here-Turi-Kōkā 2014 August Here-Turi-Kōkā 2014 August Here-Turi-Kōkā 2014 August Here-Turi-Kōkā 2014 August Here-Turi-Kōkā 2014 August and click on the interactive Rāhina Monday Rātū Tuesday Rāapa Wednesday Rāpare Thursday Rāmere Friday links to find out more about 25 26 27 28 29

how we are challenging Read the ourselves to meet our RadioNZ report Follow us on goals and to see some of the Watch the Read the Facebook successes of the past year. YouTube clip WW100 blog

How to explore the calendar Hover your mouse over each heading to access the stories behind each item.

You can also click links through to articles and videos which offer more Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Strategic Goals about what we do.

Each activity heading is colour-coded to relate to the Museum’s four Strategic Goals. Roll your mouse over the labels on the right for a fuller explanation of each goal.

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Trust Board

Dr William Randall Orchid Atimalala Brian Corban Martin Mariassouce Dr Sarah Sandley Chairman CNZM QSO

With Masters and PhD degrees in Orchid Atimalala has an extensive Brian Corban was awarded the Queen’s He honore he kororia ki te Atua, Dr Sarah Sandley is a Chartered Director biology as well as an MBA in business/ background working with local Service Order in 1993 for his services he maungarongo ki te whenua, he who serves on the Auckland Branch finance, William Randall has spent 15 government organisations including the to broadcasting and was made a whakaaro pai ki nga tangata katoa. Committee of the Institute of Directors. years in banking and finance where he North Shore City Council and Auckland Companion of the NZ Order of Merit in Tāmaki Paenga Hira is a repository She is a former Chair of the Auckland managed the treasury function for a Regional Council. She has a Bachelor of 2009 for services to the community. of knowledge, endeavour and the Writers and Readers Festival, and large US investment company (Fidelity Planning degree and is a full member of Admitted to the Waitakere Business Hall industry of people. It provides insights was previously CEO of APN Magazine Investments) and was the managing the New Zealand Planning Institute as of Fame in 2005, Brian has served on to the past, stands in the present, and Group. Sarah holds a Ph.D in English director of New Zealand stockbroking well as being a Certified Independent the boards of a wide range of companies offers pathways to the future. Martin Literature on the work of New Zealand company ANZ Securities NZ Limited. Hearings Commissioner. Orchid works and community organisations at a local, Mariassouce was chairperson of the author Katherine Mansfield, and serves Currently a director of Capstone for two independent consultancies regional and national level. He is a former Museum’s Māori advisory committee, as Advisory Chair to the Katherine Partners, William’s primary interest lies and specialises in community and chairman of Television New Zealand, the Taumata-ā-Iwi, from 2007 to 2013. Mansfield Society, which she helped in helping the country to develop its stakeholder consultation as well as Genesis Power and Radio New Zealand. In October 2013 he joined the Trust to found. biotechnological capabilities in science. relationship management with local Brian was appointed a Fellow of the Board as the Taumata’s representative. and central government. She has Institute of Directors in New Zealand As an avid student of ‘te reo me ona held positions on a number of boards in 2000, and the following year was tikanga’, he contributes keenly to the including being deputy chair of the appointed a Fellow of the New Zealand Māori dimension established in the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel and a Institute of Management. He holds an MA Museum’s bicultural and ‘He Kōrahi member of the In2it Youth Development (Hons) and LLB. Brian was appointed a Māori’ foundation adding value to Trust Board. Orchid is a fluent speaker of Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of museum practice. Martin currently works Sāmoan and a mentor for the Beatrice Directors in November 2014. with Māori micro-enterprises and small Faumuina Leadership Trust. businesses to increase productivity and business capability.

Peter Hays Jo Brosnahan Dr Margaret Horsburgh Ben Palmer John Sinclair CNZM

Peter Hays brings to the board Jo Brosnahan is presently Chair of Hunter Margaret Horsburgh holds a Doctorate Ben Palmer holds governance roles in John Sinclair is a registered architect career-long experience in chartered Downs Development Company and in Education and Master of Arts with a range of not-for-profit and for-profit who has practised in New Zealand and

From top left to right: accountancy in Auckland, in which he Northpower Fibre and was the founding first-class honours in Education. organisations. He is currently chairman abroad since 1972. He is a graduate of Dr William Randall, Orchid Atimalala, has focused on corporate management, Chair of Leadership New Zealand. She Her undergraduate degrees are in of Breast Care Limited, chairman of the University of Auckland and has been Brian Corban, Martin Mariassouce, governance and reporting. He has a was the CEO of the former Auckland anthropology and archaeology. For Lifeline New Zealand, a director of SPCA director and consultant on developments Dr Sarah Sandley, Peter Hays, Jo Brosnahan, Dr Margaret Horsburgh, Bachelor of Commerce (Auckland) Regional Council from 1996 till 2004. 25 years she has been involved in Auckland and Ascot Angiography, and throughout New Zealand, the Pacific Ben Palmer, John Sinclair. and a Diploma in Dispute Resolution- In 1995-96 she received a Harkness tertiary education at a senior level at a trustee on the Melanesian Mission and Asia. He is a former member Arbitration (Massey). Peter has served Fellowship in Leadership to study at AUT University and the University of Trust Board. He is also a member on the of the Auckland Regional Council, both nationally and internationally in his Duke University in the USA and is also Auckland. She is a registered nurse, External Reporting Advisory Panel to past president of the NZ Institute of profession including as president of the a Commander of the Queen’s Service holds an associate professorship in the the External Reporting Board. He has a Architects and has represented New Institute of Chartered Accountants of Order (QSO). Medical and Health Sciences Faculty at Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Zealand on the Union International of New Zealand. He has been awarded life the University of Auckland and continues member of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and the Commonwealth membership of this institute. He has had to have an active research portfolio. Chartered Accountants. Ben retired from Association of Architects as vice- many professional involvements in the Margaret has governance experience Ernst & Young after a career of 35 years. president Oceania. He is chairman of regulatory and business sectors in New both with Crown companies and not-for- He now heads his own company, Palmer Chamber Music NZ Foundation, board Zealand and has served on the boards of profit organisations and is a member of Business Consultants, which specialises member of the NZ Academic Audit many companies and charitable bodies. the Institute of Directors. As an active in advising on corporate governance Unit, trustee of Musica Sacra, Cathedral He has had a lengthy association with Rotarian she has wide involvement with and risk management, and assists clients Music Foundation, former chairman Auckland Museum including through the communities. executing business strategy. of Auckland YMCA, and a member of Museum Circle Foundation, of which he is Auckland Cathedral Council and the a former chairman. Auckland Zoo Trust.

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Taumata-ā-Iwi

The Taumata-ā-Iwi is Membership on the Taumata-ā-Iwi is based on the principle of mana the Museum’s legislated whenua, and Ngāti Whātua was Māori advisory committee, initially approached. Ngāti Whātua chose not to fulfil their manaakitanga established by the role alone and called on the alliances Auckland War Memorial established with their two nearest tribal neighbours over 200 years ago, Museum Act 1996. Its Waikato and Ngāti Paoa. The present function is to provide members are Danny Tumahai, Martin Mariassouce, Te Hei Tamaariki and advice to the Auckland Precious Clark (representing Ngāti Museum Trust Board Whātua), Pita Turei (representing Ngāti Paoa) and Tukoroirangi Morgan on the protocols of the (representing Waikato/Tainui), who Museum, facilitating replaced Te Warena Taua MZNM in June 2015. its relations with iwi throughout New Zealand As well as their iwi responsibilities, each representative also brings their and He Kōrahi Māori, individual expertise and experience the Māori dimension of within their respective fields to the Taumata-ā-Iwi and the Museum. the Museum.

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Executive Team

Roy Clare CBE Megan McSweeney Linnae Pohatu Catherine Smith Director Director Business, External Tumuaki Director, Māori Head of People and Affairs and Tourism Projects and Development Organisation Roy Clare has been Director of Auckland War Memorial Museum since August 2011 With an extensive background in Linnae Pohatu joined Auckland Museum With a background in social work, and Chair of Museums Aotearoa since marketing and communications, in the newly created role of Tumuaki operational management and more February 2015. Formerly a Rear Admiral, Megan McSweeney has held senior Director, a position designed to enhance than nine years in Human Resources, he was Director of London’s National executive positions in a number of the Museum’s relationships with Māori Catherine Smith brings wide-ranging Maritime Museum and Chief Executive New Zealand’s major companies and to help extend the range of services experience to Auckland Museum as of England’s Museums, Libraries and including SkyCity Entertainment Group the Museum offers to the public. Linnae’s Head of People and Organisation. Her Archives Council. His non-executive and NZ Bus (Infratil). Having worked background includes working within career has focused on workforce experience includes Trustee of historic across a diverse range of customer- the Government as a Parliamentary development and in particular on how vessel HMS Bronington, Founder of facing industries including education, Officer in the House of Representatives, organisations can attract, retain and Britannia Museum of Officers Training tourism, utilities, entertainment and as Private Secretary to the minister in develop the people and capability and Board Member of Museums, logistics, she brings to Auckland Museum charge of Treaty Settlements and as an needed now and in the future. Catherine Libraries and Archives Council, Creative expertise in marketing, brand, customer Analyst in Policy and Negotiations for previously worked at the NZ Human and Cultural Skills Sector Skills Council, experience and communications. Treaty Settlements. Following her time Rights Commission and spent a number and Qualifications and Curriculum Megan has a Bachelor of Arts from in Government, Linnae spent three years of years with the Counties Manukau Development Agency. He was awarded the University of Auckland and a at Te Papa Tongarewa as their Bicultural District Health Board, where she held a the CBE in June 2007 ‘for services to postgraduate diploma in business from Policy Analyst. She graduated from number of people-focused roles. With museums’. Auckland University’s Business School. Massey University with a Bachelor of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and She has been re-elected on the board of Arts majoring in Māori Studies, followed a Postgraduate Diploma in Business: the Tourism Industry Association of NZ. by an Honours degree. Human Resource Management, Catherine Megan joined Auckland Museum in 2011. is studying towards her Master’s degree in Human Resources and Organisational Development.

From top left to right: Roy Clare, Megan McSweeney, Les Fleming Sally Manuireva David Reeves Linnae Pohatu, Catherine Smith, Director Corporate Services Director Public Programmes Director Collections and Les Fleming, Sally Manuireva, David Reeves. and Chief Financial Officer and Capital Projects Research

Les Fleming is a Chartered Accountant Sally Manuireva joined Auckland David Reeves joined the Museum with more than 30 years’ experience Museum in September 2011 from the in January 2011 after a time at the in the financial, manufacturing and UK. In her role, she leads the creation Alexander Turnbull Library as Associate operations sectors. Originally from the and delivery of the public offer and a Chief Librarian, Research Access. David’s South Island, Les received his Bachelor of long-term capital development plan career also includes roles at the Auckland Commerce degree from the University of for the Museum. Prior to her arrival Art Gallery and at Te Papa managing Otago, and has worked for a number of in New Zealand, Sally was Director logistics, storage and documentation New Zealand’s major companies. He has of Public Programmes at National of collections. He brings a range of international experience in finance and Museums Scotland, where she led the perspectives on the activities of libraries, operations, and joined Auckland Museum transformation of the public offer across museums, galleries and archives, with in 2005. all the museums in the group, as well as a particular interest in how they are being part of a senior team responsible responding to and utilising the digital for the renovation of the National environment. David is also experienced Museum of Scotland. Sally has worked in museum building design and has in museums and art galleries for 15 years been involved in a number of building and has a Bachelor’s degree in history of redevelopments and collection relocation art, a Master’s degree in Museum Studies projects. He holds a Bachelor’s degree and an MBA. With a Tahitian husband, in Building Science from Victoria she has family in French Polynesia as well University of Wellington and Diplomas as back in England. in Professional Photography and Museum Studies.

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Pacific Advisory Group Youth Advisory Group

Auckland Museum’s Pacific Marilyn Kohlhase, Chair Tigilau Ness Auckland Museum’s Youth Advisory Group Advisory Group was formed (Sāmoan) (Niuean) Youth Advisory Group was Members in March 2014 alongside established in January 2015 the strategic Pacific Freelance curator and former board New Zealand activist and reggae artist to extend the Museum’s Hana Maihi Chair member of Creative New Zealand and who performs as part of Unity Pacific; Elspeth Carrol (Former Chair, engagement document Auckland City Council Partnership currently the Niue representative on engagement with an Teu le Vā. The group Committee Creative New Zealand Pacific Arts ethnically diverse youth January – August 2015) comprises community Committee, and involved in founding the audience (15 to 29-year-old Zach Soakai leaders from across the Polynesian Panthers, a Polynesian rights Auckland independent Jahra Wasasala Linda Aumua group modelled on the Black Panthers Pacific and a wide range of (Fijian) adults), by giving them sectors, to help guide and the opportunity to assist inform Museum staff and Director of Unitec’s Centre for Learning Dr Damon Salesa the Museum in delivering Past Youth Advisory Group management with the aim Teaching and Research (Sāmoan) content relevant to them. Members in 2014/2015 to better reflect Auckland’s February – December 2014 Members of the group rich, contemporary Pacific were selected as a result Christian Silver Mele Nemaia Professor at Auckland University’s culture and improve the Arizona Leger (Niuean) Centre of Pacific Studies, and an author of their demonstrated under-representation of a number of books on the History youth leadership, academic Jade Leung of visitation by Pacific Teacher at Favona Primary School of the Pacific, and on the British and achievement, and people and increase their in Auckland and Chairperson of the US empires participation in a range of engagement with Museum Vagahau Niue Trust, focused on interests and disciplines preserving Niuean language programmes. Amiria Puia-Taylor from the creative industries (Cook Island, Sāmoan, to science, human history, Richard Pamatatau Tahitian and Māori) media and communications. (Cook Island) May 2014 – April 2015

Programme Leader for Graduate Founder and Director of Painting for Diploma in Pacific Journalism at the People Mural Arts Initiative, Auckland University of Technology, community arts educator, facilitator and a journalist for over 20 years, and freelance artist most recently as the Pacific Issues Correspondent at Radio New Zealand

Melanie Rand (Hawaiian/Fijian)

Co-founder of the Eco Store, and an artist and a poet who has exhibited as part of a number of high-profile events

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Governance Statement

The Auckland War Memorial Ethical Standards Board Committees Remuneration Stakeholder Relations Museum acknowledges that it is accountable to the The Trust Board is committed to the The Trust Board has established Board The Trust Board members’ remuneration The Trust Board fosters constructive adoption of ethical conduct in all areas committees to supports its governance information is approved by Auckland relationships with stakeholders including community and accordingly of its responsibilities. The Board’s work and enhance its effectiveness Council and is published in the Annual Auckland Council, the RFA, Auckland aims to conform with Governance Policies, including Code of through efficient use of Board members’ Plan (per member) and in the Annual Museum Institute, the Taumata-ā-Iwi, corporate governance Ethics and Conflict of Interest policies, individual skills. The committees Report as part of the aggregated the RSA and the Museum Circle. It has principles as articulated provide direction to Board members have roles defined by their Terms of amount for key personnel. actively encouraged the engagement of in addressing ethical issues in the best Reference and make recommendations the whole community with the Museum in the Financial Markets interests of the Museum. to the Trust Board. They are: on all levels of activities, ranging Authority’s publication from the formal Annual Plan process to A. Planning Committee (prescribed Risk Management ‘Governance Handbook – meetings over the proposed renewal of Board Composition and by the Museum’s Act) Principles and Guidelines’, The Trust Board and Museum, Museum galleries. B. Audit and Risk Committee issued in December 2014. Performance through the work of the Audit and C. Executive Committee Risk Committee, have introduced and The Board observes: The Trust Board comprises 10 implemented a Risk Management Stakeholder Interests independent members with the D. Investment Committee Policy and Risk Management Register experience and expertise to provide for identifying and reporting material The Trust Board respects the counsel on a broad range of issues business and environmental risks to the interests of all Museum stakeholders and form independent judgement Reporting and Disclosure Board. The Audit and Risk Committee, and is committed to the needs on Museum business. Appointments assisted by internal audit work, conducts and expectations of its visitors and are governed by the Auckland War The Trust Board prepares and publishes progressive reviews for material risk. communities of Auckland. The Museum Memorial Museum Act 1996 with five a Draft Annual Plan in advance of each recognises the role of the communities members appointed by the Auckland financial year and invites submissions in enhancing exhibitions, care and Council and four by the Auckland on the Plan and its financial forecasts. Auditor understanding of the collections, taonga Museum Institute and one by the The Annual Plan and anticipated and the war memorial. Engagement is Taumata-ā-Iwi. Appointments are for a contribution by Auckland Council The Trust Board, through the work of encouraged through a range of channels two-year term with half the members for Museum funding for the financial the Audit and Risk Committee, oversees including online and at several locations retiring each year. Retiring members year commencing 1 July annually is the independent external audit process. around Auckland. are eligible for reappointment. The required to be approved by Auckland The audit appointment is undertaken Trust Board appoints the Museum Council. Shortly after the end of each by Deloitte, who report on both the Director (Chief Executive), who has 30 June financial year, the Trust Board financial statements and the statement responsibilities set out in the legislation. publishes its Annual Report. Included of service performance included in the The Museum Director may be appointed in this are full financial statements for Annual Report. The Trust Board’s policy for a term of not more than five years the year and a statement of service is that the responsible audit partner be and is eligible for re-appointment. performance. Together these enable the rotated after five years. actual results and outputs for the year In accordance with the Act, the Museum to be compared with those measures includes consideration and recognition included in the Annual Plan. The annual of Māori aspirations together with plans and annual reports are distributed cultural differences of ethnic or minority widely and are available from the groups, and gender diversity. Museum’s website.

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Board Committees and Partnerships Terms of Reference

The Auckland Museum Trust Board has established a number of committees to help it carry out its statutory duties and functions.

Auckland Museum Taumata-ā-Iwi Trust Board

Audit and Planning Executive Investment Risk

Planning Committee Executive Committee

This committee supports and assists the This committee assists the Board to Trust Board to establish the Annual Plan ensure that an effective and positive for the future direction of the Museum, relationship between the Trust Board its budgets and the setting of an annual and the Director of the Museum levy paid by the contributing authority. is maintained and developed. The The contents of the Annual Plan are committee is chaired by Dr Margaret defined by the Auckland War Memorial Horsburgh and membership is drawn Museum Act 1996. The committee is from the Trust Board. chaired by John Sinclair and membership is drawn from the Trust Board. Investment Committee

Audit and Risk Committee This committee is established to provide effective advice and support for the This committee reviews the disclosure investment and prudent management and contents of the annual financial of the Museum’s special-purpose funds. statements and statement of The committee is chaired by Peter Hays performance presented in the Annual and is comprised of both Trust Board Report. It oversees the audit functions and external members contributing and monitors the Museum’s assessment investment expertise. of organisational, business and legal risks and the systems and internal controls instituted to eliminate or to detect irregularities and exposures. The committee is chaired by Ben Palmer and membership is drawn from the Trust Board.

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Auckland Museum Institute

The Auckland Museum Institute is a learned society and membership body with a long history of association with the Museum. The Institute is also the Auckland Branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Auckland Museum Institute From the President Council Members John McIntyre (President) In line with the Auckland Museum WWI Centenary commemorative In April’s Café event, Musing on Museums, research and scholarship. The Institute Eric Keys (Vice-President) Institute’s Mission – ‘In partnership programme, this year we were pleased Director of Auckland Museum Roy Clare’s was very pleased that two of the Helen Bull with Auckland Museum and others, to be able to include a lecture by the talk was a stimulating focus-group medals presented were to two long- Dr Jessica Costa provide opportunities to inspire and internationally renowned British historian discussion and provided the opportunity, standing members of the Auckland John Denton connect people and share knowledge, Sir Hew Strachan, who is the Chichele both for Institute members and the Museum Institute, Linda Tyler and Marguerite Durling relevant for today and beyond’ – the Professor of War Studies at Oxford public, to engage in a more intimate, Margaret Morley. Dr Roger Lins Institute continues to bring a number University and widely recognised for extended exchange about respective Dr Cris Print This year also saw the terms of three of high-calibre speakers and inspiring his material published on the history of aspirations and concerns facing Janet Xuccoa long-standing and valued members events to the Museum, working in close WWI. Sir Hew presented challenging and museums and membership bodies. Rae Nield (Co-opted Advisor) partnership with the Museum, the Royal thought-provoking reflections on this of the Institute Council complete their Society of New Zealand and with other dramatic period in the world’s history. Institute partnerships were also to maximum six-year terms, and we external knowledge-based groups. the fore with the Allan Wilson Centre recognise and thank Dr Roger Lins We were again very fortunate to have Staff Successful delivery of our comprehensive sponsoring a lecture and a members’ (Immediate Past President), Rae Nield a number of excellent Royal Society Marketing and Communications: programme of activities throughout the lunch with visiting scientist Dr Stephen (Past President) and Ross Sharpe (Past lectures on a variety of topics, including Andrea Webley year provided members and the public O’Brien, Chief Scientific Officer at Deputy President) for their commitment a packed-house reception for the Royal Membership Administrator: with the opportunity to participate in the prestigious St Petersburg State to both the Institute and Museum. Society of New Zealand Distinguished Greta Bachmann-Fuller a range of diverse engagements, with University, who discussed his science, Speaker lecture by Professor Marcus The Institute is pleased to carry out its more than 25 public and members-only books and adventures. du Sautoy on ‘The Art of Mathematics’. statutory role of working with Auckland activities held, including field trips, back- Professor Marcus explored the hidden In support of Museum collections and Museum, providing support through the of-house tours, floor talks and Museum mathematical ideas that underpin the relationship building with international passion and generosity of its members, exhibition previews. creative output of artists and revealed museums, donations kindly provided and through its involvement with annual Through our partnered events the that the work of the mathematician is by members enabled the Institute to planning processes and with appointment Institute seeks to promote knowledge driven by strong aesthetic values as well. use funds from the Cheeseman Library of Trust Board members. During the past sharing, lifelong learning, and public Fund and Archey Fund to support some 12 months, the Institute has undertaken On a more intimate level, our very engagement on the important issues key projects and initiatives. Institute a review of its strategic direction and popular informal Café Scientifique and of our times. The Institute’s core annual funds provided the means for Dr Tom objectives, which will help to inform Café Humanities forums continue to lectures – which include, among others, Trnski, Curator Marine, to undertake two our next financial year’s Annual Plan of provide a relaxed platform for the airing the Hochstetter Lecture, the Charles significant marine expeditions to the lectures and activities, and the Council of a variety of topical issues presented Fleming Lecture and the Lucy Cranwell Kermadec Islands; for Johnny Hiu and looks forward to further engagement by experts in their fields – ranging from Lecture – are key talks that engender Brenda Rawiri to travel to Taiwan for a with present members and to welcoming evolution, challenges to the Big Bang high levels of membership support museum cultural exchange and Jason new members to the Institute. theory, and the genetic theory of smell, and attendance. We acknowledge the Froggatt to travel to Alaska to study to media and bogus polls and dodgy Museum’s generous support and its preparation of Natural collections; and statistics. One of the highlights of the continuing commitment to hosting the also contributed towards the digitising series this year was a discussion led by an Institute’s public engagements, which for public access of Mary Gould’s WWI unusual collaboration of a physicist and John McIntyre is instrumental in bringing these high- sketchbook. Mary was a Sister in the NZ an archaeologist from Te Pūnaha Matatini President quality lectures to the Museum Events Army Nursing Service and the flipbook (‘the meeting place of many faces’) Centre. documents her life throughout WWI and with an engaging talk on their task of the people she met along the way. Engagements during the year that transforming complex data about New exemplify the Institute’s purpose are Zealand’s environment, economy and The Museum honoured four individuals reflected in the diversity of our public society into knowledge, tools and insight with Museum Medals this year in programmes. In support of the Museum’s to enable better decision-making. recognition of their excellence, contribution to and celebration of 26 27 PARTNERSHIPS PARTNERSHIPS

Auckland Museum Circle Foundation The Museum Circle is an independent charitable trust founded in 2001 with the specific aim of supporting Auckland Museum. Over the past 13 years, the Museum Circle has successfully carried out two major capital-raising campaigns for the Museum – Names in Stone and With a View to the Future – raising more than $4 million. Other annual and specific donations have exceeded $300,000.

Chairman From the Chairman Chris Devereaux Core membership remains stable; October also brought the sad news that received and subsequent discussions The last event of the year, on 27 May, Trustees however, there have been several our respected and loved long-serving indicated general support. was a concert, Songbird, put on by an David Nicoll resignations and a few new Executive Officer Dee McOnie had emergent group of operatic performers. The AGM, held in December, saw the Sir James Wallace memberships. This is attributed suffered a severe fall and head injury. Held in the Auditorium, some 120 concept of the Auckland Museum to a winding down of activities As a result, Dee was unable to return to guests were privileged to hear the Foundation fleshed out a little more Committee Members as a transition takes place in the work but is recovering well. Her duties internationally-renowned Simon O’Neill, with members being addressed by Tim Hannah membership structure of the Museum were taken up by Greta Bachmann- together with performances by Sara William Randall (Trust Board Chair) and Andrew Smith (also Treasurer) and to the impending rebirth of the Fuller, who also serves in a similar role Court, David Griffiths, Anna Leese, Director Roy Clare. The concept, the Fran Ricketts Museum Circle Foundation as the for the Auckland Museum Institute. Dee’s Kirsten Morrell Reade and Milla Dickens, logic for its inception, and the eventual Jane Williams Auckland Museum Foundation. During enthusiasm, dedication and innovation accompanied by Stephen De Pledge on coalescence of the Circle Foundation the year, the Circle has made donations have been sorely missed; however, the Fazioli piano and Sue Court on the into the Auckland Museum Foundation Executive Officers of $68,305 to the Museum. Greta has managed our affairs well and hurdy-gurdy. It was wonderful that Dee were all well received by members. As Greta Bachmann-Fuller brings with her the skills that will see the McConie was well enough to be able to In July, members enjoyed a talk by is our tradition, the Museum Curators Christine Granger smooth integration of Circle members attend, to see her daughter Sarah both Shaun Higgins, Curator of Painting and presented a choice of four objects for into the Institute. perform and act as MC. As one of the Photography, on the historic photo our consideration, for one to become songs performed by Simon was ‘Nessun portraits collection, taken using early In November, we combined two major our annual donation to the Collection. Dorma’, I guess one could say we ended techniques. As always, Circle members events: the Hillary Lecture and the Each Curator made a persuasive case for the year on a high note. are hugely appreciative of the generosity annual Patrons’ Dinner. The Hillary the object representative of their field of Museum staff in donating their Lecture, held in the Museum Events of interest. A motion by founding chair valuable time. Centre, was delivered to an audience of and Kaitautoko, Lyndy Sainsbury, on the more than 230 by award-winning author basis of the distinct possibility that this September saw members on a of The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton, and would be the last AGM of the Circle in private evening tour of the Wallace Chris Devereaux followed by a Q&A session moderated its current form, that we donate all four Art collection at Pah Homestead in Chair by well-known broadcaster and objects at a cost of a little over $68,000 Hillsborough, with an address by award- Museum Circle Foundation columnist Noelle McCarthy. Patrons then was passed by a clear majority. winning artist Andrew McLeod. Thanks withdrew to the Grand Foyer for a formal to executive member Sir James Wallace Two executive members, Matt Silwood dinner with Eleanor Catton as guest for enabling this event to happen. and long-serving Andrew Melville, of honour. During the dinner, I floated resigned during the year. Their In October a small contingent of the concept of the Auckland Museum resignations were accepted with members and guests made a truly Foundation and the rationale for its considerable regret as both had intrepid journey to the Chatham creation, along with a general overview contributed greatly to the success Islands – a thoroughly enjoyable and of what that would mean for Patrons and of the Circle over many years. unforgettable experience. Circle members. The concept was well

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Funders, Partners and Supporters Research Update Funders Library Outreach Programme The Stevenson Foundation Auckland Council Regional Facilities Auckland War Memorial

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

NZ Lottery WWI Commemoration Environment and Heritage (grant 338980)

Collections and Research Partners C&L Gregory Trust Auckland Museum Institute Auckland Museum Circle Foundation Auckland Museum Circle Foundation Auckland Museum Institute Creative New Zealand NZ Lottery Environment and Heritage (grant 329556) Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund

Exhibitions Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Supporters Sustainability Lifelong Learning Meridian Energy

Conference and Travel Expenses Media Asia NZ Foundation Museums Aotearoa NZ Bus Auckland Museum Institute Metro Magazine New Zealand Herald Schools Programmes Soar Print Ministry of Education LEOTC Fund EQC

BioBlitz WWF – Environmental Education Action Fund Auckland Council – Environmental Initiatives Fund Biosecurity and Biodiversity Services Landcare Research Unitec Institute of Technology

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Dunphy, B.J., Taylor, G.A., Landers, T.J., Gill, B.J. 2014. Use of herbarium supplies Groufsky, J. 2015. Quilts. Auckland War During 2014/2015 Museum staff and research Sagar, R.L., Chilvers, B.L., Ranjard, L. to make simple feather-sheets for Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. associates published 107 articles, book chapters, and Rayner, M.J. Comparative seabird ornithology collections. Journal of the First published: 4 June 2015. Updated: diving physiology: first measures National Museum (Prague), Natural 22 July 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. books and Collections Online articles. of haematological parameters and History Series 183: 53–63. com/collections-research/collections/ oxygen stores in three New Zealand topics/quilts Museum staff and research associates Braggins, J.E., Renner, M.A.M. and Cameron, E.K. and Young, M.E. 2014. Procellariiformes. Marine Ecology Gill, B.J. and Eagle, M.K. 2014. New are highlighted in bold. de Lange, P.J., 2014. Additions to the Mike Wilcox, Honorary Life Member, Progress Series 523: 187–198. Zealand Mesozoic marine reptiles in the Gudex-Cross, D., Barraclough, R.K., liverwort flora of the Kermadec Islands, 5 March 2014. Auckland Botanical Auckland Museum collection. Records of Brunton, D.H. and Derraik, J.G.B. New Zealand Botanical Region. Telopea Society Journal 69: 6–8. Early, J. 2014. Establishment of two the Auckland Museum 49: 21–28. 2015. Mosquito communities and PUBLICATIONS 17: 183–194. Neurogalesus Kieffer, 1907 species avian malaria prevalence in silvereyes Caughley, V.J. 2014. New Zealand’s (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae: Diapriinae) in Gill, B.J. and Froggatt, J.M.A. 2014. (Zosterops lateralis) within forest edge Aryal, A., Panthi, S., Barraclough, R.K., Braggins, J.E. and Cameron, E.K. 2014. Historic Samplers: Our Stitched Stories. New Zealand. Records of the Auckland The Indian herpetological collections and interior habitats in a New Zealand Bencini, R., Adhikari, B., Ji, W. and Obituary: Elizabeth Anne Brown (15 Nov David Bateman Ltd, Auckland. Museum 49: 15–20. of Charles McCann. Records of the regional park. EcoHealth DOI:10.1007/ Raubenheimer, D. 2015. Habitat selection 1956 – 17 Nov 2013). Auckland Botanical Auckland Museum 49: 29–37. s10393-015-1039-y. and feeding ecology of dhole (Cuon Society Journal 69: 97–98. Clare, R. 2015. Foreword, p. 7 in: Evans, J. 2015. Heke-nuku-mai-nga- alpinus) in the Himalayas. Journal of Auckland War Memorial Museum, iwi Busby: not here by chance. Huia Gill, B.J. and Whittaker, A.H. 2014. Gummer, H., Taylor, G., Wilson, K.-J. Mammalogy 96(1):47- 53. Cameron, E.K. 2014. Aristea (Aristea The Anzacs: an inside view of New Publishers, Wellington. Records of sea-kraits (Serpentes: and Rayner, M.J. 2015. Recovery ecklonii) – a blue-flowered native African Zealanders at Gallipoli. Penguin Group, Laticaudidae: Laticauda) in New Zealand. of the endangered Chatham petrel Auckland War Memorial Museum, iris. Auckland Weedspotters Network, Auckland. Furey, L. 2014. Adzes with notches. Records of the Auckland Museum 49: (Pterodroma axillaris): A review of 2015. The Anzacs: an inside view of New Auckland Council, Sep 2014: 3. Records of the Auckland Museum 49: 5–13. 39–42. conservation management techniques Zealanders at Gallipoli. Penguin Group, Clare, R. 2015. NZ will remember. from 1990 to 2010. Global Ecology and Auckland. Cameron, E.K. 2014. Queensland bottle- Overseas Quarterly Journal of the ROSL. Furey, L. 2015. Objects from Oruarangi. Gill, B.J. 2015. [Obituary] Evan Graham Conservation 3: 310–323. tree (Brachychiton rupestris) – a sad loss Issue 2, June – August 2015: 6–7. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Turbott, MSc, QSO. 1914–2014. Notornis Bayliss, T.K. 2015. Rare books and from the Auckland Domain. Auckland Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: 62: 51–56. Hamilton, J. 2015. Sir John Logan conchology. Auckland War Memorial Botanical Society Journal 69: 160–162. Clarke, C. and Smith, C. 2015. 5 June 2015. Updated: 11 June Campbell in Egypt. Auckland War Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First A Gentleman’s Slippers. Pp. 224 – 229 in: 2015. www.aucklandmuseum.com/ Graham, T. 2014. [Editorial] Archifacts: Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. published: 20 May 2015. Updated: Cameron, E.K. 2014. Spur valerian Cooper, A., Paterson, L. and Wanhalla, collections-research/collections/topics/ Journal of the Archives and Records First published: 20 May 2015. Updated: 16 June 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. (Centranthrus ruber) Caprifoliaceae A. (eds) The Lives of Colonial Objects. objects-from-oruarangi Association of New Zealand, July. 29 June 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. com/collections-research/collections/ – an invader from the Mediterranean. Otago University Press, Dunedin. com/collections-research/collections/ topics/rare-books-and-conchology Auckland Weedspotters Network, Gardner, R.O. 2014. Coprosma in the Grenfell, H. 2015. Antarctic geological topics/sir-john-logan-campbell-in-egypt Auckland Council, Dec 2014: 2. de Lange, P.J. 2014. A revision of the Cook Islands. Auckland Botanical Society connection. Auckland War Memorial Bayliss, T.K. 2015. Surfacing treasures New Zealand Kunzea ericoides Journal 69: 165–168. Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First Hayward, B.W., Sabaa, A.T., Grenfell, in the Auckland War Memorial Museum Cameron, E.K. 2014. Titan arum (Myrtaceae) complex. Phytokeys 40: published: 20 May 2015. Updated: H.R., Cochran, U.A., Clark, K.J. and Library – a small project in rare books (Amorphothallus titanum) flowers in 185p. Gardner, R.O. 2014. Notes on wind grass, 16 June 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. Litchfield, N.J. 2015. Foraminiferal record cataloguing and storage. Catapult. 86: New Zealand for the first time. New Lachnagrostis filiformis (Poaceae). com/collections-research/collections/ of Holocene paleo-earthquakes on the 6–9. Zealand Garden Journal 17: 6–8. de Lange, P.J. 2014. The indigenous flora Auckland Botanical Society Journal 69: topics/antarctic-geological-connections subsiding south-western Poverty Bay of the ‘dry’ kahikatea forest remnants 168–170. coastline, New Zealand. New Zealand Borell, N. (ed). 2014. Te Atinga – 25 Years Cameron, E.K. 2014. Updated flora and of the southeastern Hamilton Basin. Grenfell, H. 2015. The 1914 White Island/ Journal of Geology and Geophysics 2015: of Contemporary Māori Art. Auckland, vegetation of Te Haupa (Saddle) Island, Wellington Botanical Society Bulletin 55: Gardner, R.O. 2014. Three etymologies Whakaari mining disaster. Auckland War 104–122. Toi Māori Aotearoa, 2014. Mahurangi, Hauraki Gulf. Auckland 41–49. and some “feel oh logical” notes. Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. Botanical Society Journal 69: 127–142. Auckland Botanical Society Journal 69: First published: 20 May 2015. Updated: Hayward, B.W., Morley, M.S., Borell, N. 2015. ‘He kawei hue, he de Lange, P.J. 2014. The Flora of Egeria 163–165. 16 June 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. Stephenson, A.B., Grenfell, H.R. and kawei tangata’. Pp 20-25 in: Kedgley, H. Cameron, E.K. 2014. What’s in a name? Rock, Northern Kermadec Island Group. com/collections-research/collections/ Hayward, G.C. 2015. Intertidal and (ed.) Ngataiharuru Taepa – 12 Years of Lathyrus japonicus at Lathrus Bay, Wellington Botanical Society Bulletin 55: Gardner, R.O. 2015. Auckland's topics/the-1914-white-island-whakaari- shallow subtidal biota of Whangapoua Kowhaiwhai (14 June – 06 September). Catlins, South Island. Auckland Botanical 2–31. weedy buttercups (Ranunculus spp., mining-disaster area, north-east Coromandel Peninsula. Pataka Museum & Art Gallery, Society Journal 69: 62–64. Ranunculaceae). Auckland Botanical Poirieria 38: 2–12. Wellington, 2015. de Lange, P.J. 2015. Lyn Craven (1945 – Society Journal 70: 53–56. Groufsky, J. 2015. Print and pattern in Cameron, E.K. (ed.) 2015. Lord Howe 2014) – so long, and thanks for all the New Zealand textiles. Auckland War Higgins, S. 2015. John Watt Beattie's Borell, N. 2015. ‘Whakapaipai: Jewellery Island – a record of the Auckland curries. Auckland Botanical Society Gardner, R.O. 2015. [Obituary] Vale, Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga south and western Pacific views. as Pepeha’, by Areta Wilkinson. (6 June – Botanical Society visit, 18-24 October Journal 70: 63–65. Lyndley (Lyn) Craven, 1945–2014. Hira. First published: 5 June 2015. Auckland War Memorial Museum – 4 July). Objectspace, Auckland, 2015. 2014. Auckland Botanical Society Journal Auckland Botanical Society Journal 70: www.aucklandmuseum.com/ Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: 70: 4–31. de Lange, P.J., Rolfe, J.R., Liew, C.S. and 65–66. collections-research/collections/topics/ 20 May 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. Borell, N. 2015. ‘Ngā Manu a Tāne, Pelser, P.B. 2014. Senecio australis Willd. print-and-pattern-in-new-zealand-textiles com/collections-research/collections/ Ngā Manu e Rere’ by Aimee Ratana. Cameron, E.K. 2015. Vascular flora of (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) – a new and Gardner, R.O. 2015. Pelargonium topics/john-watt-beatties-south-and- (15 June – 31 July) Calder & Lawson an islet, Oruawharo, Medlands Beach, uncommon addition to the indigenous inodorum (Geraniaceae) and its plumose western-pacific-views Gallery, The University of Waikato, eastern Great Barrier Island. Auckland vascular flora of New Zealand. New fruit. Auckland Botanical Society Journal Hamilton, 2015. Botanical Society Journal 70: 35–39. Zealand Journal of Botany 52: 417–428. 70: 51–52.

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Higgins, S. 2015. NZ made: Early New Legget, J. 2014. Editor’s Introduction. Morley, M.S. and Hayward, B.W. Priddel, D., Carlile, N., Portelli, D., Kim, Skinner, D. 2015. The Rotasa Collection. Thompson, D.R., Torres ,L.G., Taylor, Zealand cased photographs. Auckland Pp. 114–118 in: Legget, J. (ed.) Regional 2014. Biodiversity and distribution Y., O’Neill, L., Bretagnolle, V., Balance, L. Metalsmith 35(2): 24–27. G.A., Rayner, M.J., Sagar, P.M., Shaffer, War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Museums for Social Harmony. Foreign of Ostracoda, Foraminifera and T., Phillips, R.A. and Rayner, M.J. 2014. S.A., Phillips, R.A. and Bury, S.J. 2015. Hira. First published: 20 May 2015. Languages Press Co. Ltd., Beijing, China. Micromollusca of Matai Bay, Northland. Pelagic distribution of Gould’s petrel Skinner, D. 2015. Lisa Walker: Bricoleur. Stable isotope values delineate the www.aucklandmuseum.com/ Records of the Auckland Museum 49: Pterodorma leucoptera: linking sight Metalsmith 35(1): 52–59. non-breeding distributions of sooty collections-research/collections/topics/ Legget, J. 2014. Heritage and Harmony – 55–80. records of seabirds with remote tracking shearwaters Puffinus griseus in the Skinner, D. 2014. Tene Waitere as Artist. early-nz-cased-photographs a case study from New Zealand. Pp. data. Emu 114: 360–370. North Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Content: A Magazine by Art + Object 2: 29. 214–221 in: Legget, J. (ed.) 2014. Regional Morley, M.S., Hayward, B.W. and Beu, Progress Series 521: 277–282. Higgins, S. 2015. Photography and Museums for Social Harmony. Foreign A.G. 2014. Pleistocene Mollusca in Rayner, M.J. 2015. Thomas Cheeseman’s Skinner, D. 2014. A New Zealand the Anzacs. Essay in: Auckland War Languages Press Co. Ltd, Beijing, China. ocean drilling project core site ODP 119, window into Auckland’s biological past. Tuitubou, C. 2014. Pacific images Feeling for Modern Jewellery. Art News Memorial Museum, The Anzacs: an inside Canterbury Bight. Poirieria 38: 24–27 Auckland War Memorial Museum – at Auckland Museum. New Zealand New Zealand, Summer: 112–117. view of New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Legget, J. and McGuigan, K. 2015. Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: Genealogist 45(347): 116–118. Penguin Group, Auckland. Auckland War Memorial Museum New Parsons, D.M., Sim-Smith, C.J., Cryer, 20 May 2015. Updated: 16 June Skinner, D. 2014. [Book review] Art for Zealand: Supporting the mental health of M., Francis, M.P., Hartill, B., Jones, E.G., 2015. www.aucklandmuseum.com/ Warren, G. 2014. Manaaki taonga, Connecting People. Landfall 228: 193–195. Howitt, M. 2015. Empire calling: dementia carers, Museum Practice, June Le Port, A., Lowe, M., McKenzie, J., collections-research/collections/topics/ manaaki tupuna. Pānui: Te Rōpū First World War recruitment posters. 2015 (online case study for special issue Morrison, M., Paul, L.J., Radford, C., Ross, cheesemans-window-into-aucklands- Whakahau Ngahuru 2014: 1, 4. Skinner, D. 2015. Toko Toru Tapu: A Auckland War Memorial Museum – on mental health and museums). P.M., Spong, K.T., Trnski, T., Usmar, N., biological-past Tale of Four Churches. Pp. 219–223 in: Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: Walsh, C. and Zeldis, J. 2014. Snapper Warren, G. 2015. A korao no New Cooper, A., Paterson, L., and Wanhalla, 20 May 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. Lilly, H. 2015. Bookplates: Small (Chrysophrys auratus): a review of life Rayner, M.J. 2015. White kiwis, tigers Zealand. Auckland War Memorial A. (eds), The Lives of Colonial Objects. com/collections-research/collections/ works of art. Auckland War Memorial history and key vulnerabilities in New and a world in pieces. The Little Barrier Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. Otago University Press, Dunedin. topics/empire-calling-first-world-war- Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine Island Supporters Newsletter 33. First published: 20 May 2015. recruitment-posters published: 5 June 2015. Updated: and Freshwater Research 48: 256–283. www.aucklandmuseum.com/ Skinner, D. 2015. Crafting Modernism: 9 July 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. Robinson, P. 2014. Haus Stories: collections-research/collections/ Midcentury American Art and Design. Ismar, S.M.H., Baird, K.A., Gaskin, com/collections-research/collections/ Passau, V. 2015. The new Online Bougainville’s new ‘Story House’. topics/a-korao-no-new-zealand Pp.161-167. in: Lignel, B. (ed.) Shows and C., Taylor, G.A., Tennyson, A.J.D., topics/bookplates-small-works-of-art Cenotaph. New Zealand Genealogist Library Life 430: 8–11. Tales: On Jewelry Exhibition-Making. Art Rayner, M.J., Bettersworth, D., 46(351): 6–7. Warren, G. 2015. Early 19th century Jewelry Forum, Mill Valley, California. Fitzgerald, N., Landers, T.L. and Imber, McCahon-Jones, F. 2014. Precious Romano, G. 2015. NZRSA: The early Māori literacy. Auckland War Memorial M.J. 2014. A case of natural recovery Stones, Bones, Plastic and Trash: Pereira, F. and Skinner, D. 2014. Mark years of working for soldiers. Auckland Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. Skinner, D. 2015. Otto Kunzli. The after the removal of invasive predators – 40 Years of New Zealand Jewelry. Adams: Tatau – Photographs from the War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga First published: 20 May 2015. Exhibition. Pp.199–205 in: Lignel, B. (ed.) community assemblage changes in the Art Jewelry Forum. Tatau Project 1978–2005. Ilam Campus Hira. First published: 4 June 2015. Updated: www.aucklandmuseum.com/ Shows and Tales: On Jewelry Exhibition- avifauna of Burgess Island. Notornis 61: Gallery, School of Fine Arts, University 12 June 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. collections-research/collections/topics/ Making. Art Jewelry Forum, Mill Valley, 188–195. McGuigan, K., Legget, J. and of Canterbury, Christchurch. com/collections-research/collections/ early-19th-century-maori-literacy California. Horsburgh, M. 2015. Visiting the museum topics/nzrsa-the-early-years-of-working- Klee, A. 2015. The colour and texture of together: Evaluating a programme at Phillipps, R., Jorgensen, A., Furey, L., for-soldiers Warren, G. and Borell, N. 2014. Shining Skinner, D. and Murray, M. 2014. love – wedding dresses across different Auckland Museum for people living Holdaway, S., Ladefoged, T. and Wallace, a light on Mrs Moon. Pānui: Te Rōpū Contemporary Jewellery in Australia cultures. Auckland War Memorial with dementia and their carers, Arts R., 2014. Interim report on archaeological Sagar R., Dunphy B.J., Hunt K., Whakahau Hotoke 2014: 14–15. and New Zealand: Place and Adornment. Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First & Health: An International Journal for investigations Ahuahu Great Mercury Nagakawa K. and Rayner M.J. 2015. David Bateman Ltd, Auckland. published: 4 June 2015. Updated: 7 June Research, Policy and Practice. DOI: Island, November 2012 – February 2014. Preparing for translocation: feeding Warren, G. and Collett, M. 2014. An 2015. www.aucklandmuseum.com/ 10.1080/17533015.2015.1045531. Archaeology in New Zealand 57(4): frequency, meal size and chick growth in attempt to compose some lessons for Skinner, D. and McCahon-Jones, F. collections-research/collections/topics/ 215–228. mottled petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata. the instruction of the natives! Pānui: Te 2014. Fingers: Jewellery for Aotearoa the-colour-and-texture-of-love Moriarty, T. 2015. Melanesian art. Emu 115: 137–145. Rōpū Whakahau Koanga 2014-Raumati New Zealand – 40 Years of Fingers Auckland War Memorial Museum – Pope, L.C., Liggins, L., Keyse, J., 2015: 8–10. Jewellery Gallery. David Bateman Ltd, Legel, P. 2015. Influenza Pandemic Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: Carvalho, S.B. and Riginos, C. 2015. Sancho, G., de Lange, P., Donato, Auckland. 1918. Auckland War Memorial 20 May 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. Not the time or the place: the missing M., Barkla, J. and Wagstaff, S.J. 2015. Waugh, S.M., Barbraud, C., Adams, Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First com/collections-research/collections/ spatio-temporal link in publicly available Late Cenozoic diversification of the L., Freeman, A.N.D., Wilson, K.-J., Snee, J. 2015. NZ Troopship magazines published: 5 June 2015. Updated: 11 June topics/melanesian-art genetic data. Molecular Ecology DOI: austral genus Lagenophora (Astereae, Wood, G., Landers, T.J. and Baker, from the First World War. Auckland War 2015. www.aucklandmuseum.com/ 10.1111/mec.13254. Asteraceae). Botanical Journal of the G.B. 2015. Modeling the demography Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira. collections-research/collections/topics/ Moriarty, T. 2015. The ‘I-wau’ and Linnean Society 177: 78–95. and population dynamics of a First published: 5 June 2015. Updated: influenza-pandemic-1918 the warrior culture of 19th century Fiji. Prickett, N. 2015 Ancient Egypt at subtropical seabird, and the influence of 6 August 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Auckland Museum. Auckland War Senior, J. 2015. South Auckland environmental factors. The Condor 117: com/collections-research/collections/ Legget, J. (ed.) 2014. Regional Tāmaki Paenga Hira. Published: Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga real estate plans. Auckland War 147–164. topics/nz-wwi-troopship-magazines Museums for Social Harmony. (Papers 2 June 2015. www.aucklandmuseum. Hira. First published: 4 June 2015. Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga from the 22nd General Conference of the com/collections-research/collections/ Updated: 11 June 2015. Hira. First published: 20 May 2015. Young, M.E. and Cameron, E.K. 2014. Sparks, J.H., de Lange, P.J. and International Council of Museums 2010, topics/the-i-wau-and-warrior-culture-of- www.aucklandmuseum.com/ www.aucklandmuseum.com/ Plants named for our “two Lucies”. Blanchon, D.J. 2014. Notes on Caloplaca from the International Committee for 19th-century-fiji collections-research/collections/topics/ collections-research/collections/topics/ An occasional paper series “Plants allanii Zahlbr. (Teloschistaceae) a poorly Regional Museums sessions – published ancient-egypt-at-auckland-museum south-auckland-real-estate-plans named for ABS members”. Auckland known West Auckland, North Island, in English, Chinese and Spanish). Foreign Botanical Society Journal 69: 178–179. New Zealand endemic. New Zealand Languages Press Co. Ltd, Beijing, China. 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Furey, L. 2014. Early Māori Ornaments Romano, G. 2015. Entangled CONFERENCE in Museum Collections. International in commemoration: Reflections PRESENTATIONS AND Council of Museums, Aotearoa New on an exhibition. Museums Performance Zealand, Auckland, 22 Sep 2014. Aotearoa Conference 2015 (MA15): POSTERS Communicating Culture, Otago Museum, Furey, L., Jorgensen, A., Phillipps, R., Dunedin. Baranyovits, A.E. and Rayner, M.J. 2014. Holdaway, S., Wallace, R. and Emmitt, Auckland avian urban rural linkages, what J. 2015. Early Settlement on Ahuahu Snee, J. and Warren, G. 2015. Ngā have we learned in tracking kererū and Great Mercury Island. New Zealand Hikoitanga o Mua: Cenotaph and other kaka. Waikato Diversity Forum, University Archaeological Association Conference, resources within AWMM library. Te Ropu of Waikato, Hamilton, November 2014. Paihia. Whakahau, Hui a Tau, 2015. Gisborne.

Baranyovits, A.E., Beggs, J.R., Clout, Gable, L. Connecting with communities Te Ira, K. 2014. Penapena Taonga: M.N., Dennis, T.E., Perry, G.L. and through family photographs. (Lightning Taonga Māori Conservation, Advocacy. Rayner, M.J. 2015. Kererū (Hemiphaga Talk) LIANZA Conference 2014, Auckland. 2014 Kahui Kaitiaki Hui. novaeseelandiae) in fragmented urbanised landscapes. Urban ecology: Hamilton, J.C.F. 2014. Beaux-Arts Tomlinson, V. 2015. Thinking inside better outcomes for people and the classicism and documentary heritage: the box. Canadian Association for environment, Centre for Biodiversity the personal library of William Henry Conservation of Cultural Property, and Biosecurity, University of Auckland, Gummer. Athens to Aotearoa: Greece 41st annual Conference, Edmonton, Auckland, January 2015. & Rome in New Zealand Literature and Alberta, Canada. Society, Wellington. Brehaut, J. 2015. Measuring Social Tuitubou, C. 2014. The patterns of Value: An SROI exhibition evaluation. Hamilton, J.C.F. 2014. Invoking Vizier life: Knitting patterns in Auckland War American Alliance of Museums Kagemni in the Teti Pyramid Cemetery, Memorial Museum’s collections. LIANZA conference, Atlanta, Georgia, US. Saqqara. Third Australasian Egyptology Conference 2014, Auckland. Conference, Macquarie University, Brooke, N.M, Ross, P., Trnski, T. and Sydney. Gregor, K. 2014. Ichthyoplankton: A temporal study on larval fish within Hamilton, J.C.F. 2015. Visitors’ Graffiti, Tauranga Harbour. New Zealand Marine Movement, and Performance in the Teti Sciences Society, Nelson, August 2014. Pyramid Cemetery, Saqqara. 16th annual Current Research in Egyptology (CRE Caughley, V.J. 2014. Cook Map XVI), Oxford, UK. Samplers. First Bath Textile Summer School, Bath, UK. Hamilton, J.C.F. 2015. An Antipodean Traveller in Egypt in the 19th Century: Clarke, C. 2014. Taonga tuku iho – Sir John Logan Campbell. [Poster] 16th Objects in dialogue: The material legacy annual Current Research in Egyptology of early missionary and Māori encounter. (CRE XVI), Oxford, UK. Dialogues: Exploring the Drama of Early Missionary Encounter. Centre for Hamilton, J.C.F. 2015. Muted lives Research on Colonial Culture with the and patterns of erasure: strategies for Hocken Collections, University of Otago, documenting the careers of women in 7 – 8 November 2014. Egyptology in the early 20th century in archival collections. Amphorae IX, Clarke, C. 2015. Indigenous Agency Victoria University, Wellington. at Auckland Museum: Within and Outside the Walls. The Return of the McCahon-Jones, F. 2014. A Desk Three Native: Contestation, collaboration and Ways – Baden Powell’s Desk made by co-authorship in museum spaces. The William Seuffert. Objectspace Talkfest, Australian National University, Canberra, Auckland Museum. 18 – 19 June 2015. Robinson, P. 2014. Rebuilding a Early, J.W. and Osborn, A.W. 2015. public library in a post-conflict society – Seaweed, flies, wasps and global Bougainville Haus Stori Arawa warming. Entomological Society of Bougainville. LIANZA Conference 2014, New Zealand, Auckland, April 2015. Auckland.

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Goal One: A strong, sustainable foundation 1.3 KAITIAKI OF OUR BUILDING AND COLLECTIONS 1.3.1 Care for our building and collections.

HOW WE ARE MEASURED BY WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED BASIS OF Care for our heritage Implement, on time and on The Auckland Museum completed four projects Heritage Asset GOING TO DO IT MEASUREMENT building. budget, the capital projects identified in the Heritage Asset Management Plan Management Plan identified in the Heritage 2010/2022. Of the four projects, three were completed 2010/2022 Asset Management Plan. on time but over budget due to the discovery and Asbestos Report 1.1 INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY removal of asbestos. The remaining project is still to Auckland 1.1.1 Increase self-generated revenue and continue to focus on operating efficiently. under way and is currently under budget. These Museum Trust projects were prioritised due to the organisational Board need, protecting the fabric of the building, and Explore options Meet performance targets We met our target of increasing self-generating Revenue- enabling projects to facilitate gallery renewal and for new revenue for all revenue-generating revenue year on year: $7.7m in FY2014-15 compared Generating heritage building works. generation and commercial activities with $7.3m in FY 2013/2014. Activities Report deliver increased self- according to the Annual generated revenues Plan. Develop, care for and Implement, on time and The Museum completed 44 projects identified in Collection Care year-on-year. preserve Auckland’s on budget, the identified the Collection Care 2014/2015 Storage Optimisation 2014/2015 collections. projects in the Future Project Plan. Of the 44 completed projects, three Storage Continue towards Retain Certified Emissions This was achieved and the Museum reduced carbon CEMARS Museum Collections were slightly over budget. Optimisation the achievement of a Measurement And emissions by at least 2.5% in the 2014 calendar year. Certification Storage Optimisation Plan, Project Plan ‘green’ museum. Reduction Scheme This is the fourth consecutive year the Museum has in order to increase the (CEMARS) certification by achieved a gross reduction in emissions. Overall, quality of care given to reducing carbon emissions emissions are down by 19% from the previous year collection items and space by at least 2.5% in the 2014 and by 50% from the base year. usage efficiency. calendar year. Demonstrate the Demonstrate the work of News article 1.2 BUILD CAPACITY IN OUR PEOPLE Museum’s capacity the Museum’s Research Trust Board 1.2.1 Build an organisation with capacity to deliver Future Museum. as a centre for Centre through: Reports research scholarship, learning and collaborative New Zealand Society of Authors Auckland Museum Increase the cultural Implement a training plan The Museum offered He Korahi Māori orientation He Korahi Māori museum practice. partnerships and National Research Grant 2014 was awarded and a capability and capacity for our people (under to all staff and volunteers by 30 June 2015. The Orientation internships that take Research Exchange event with The University of of the Museum to way by June 2015), which training included karakia, whanaungatanga, with proposal, place in accordance Auckland was held, demonstrating the collaborative reflect He Korahi Māori targets front-of-house staff a focus on the concepts of manaakitanga and presentation, with Memorandum of partnerships and internships which take place with aspirations. and volunteers so that they kaitiakitanga, and the ways in which they can be contract for Understanding (MOU) MOU partners. can embody the concept applied in everyday work situations across the service for commitments of manaakitanga to all our Museum. facilitator and visitors. invitation for staff Museum staff and The Museum staff and research associates research associates were published in a variety of New Zealand and Reflect the diversity Review and deliver an The Museum reviewed and delivered an improved Audit and Risk – being published in a international peer-reviewed research publications. of Auckland’s improved recruitment recruitment and talent-management strategy in the People and variety of New Zealand communities and our and talent-management first quarter of 2014/2015. This is an improvement Organisational and international visitors through our strategy in the first quarter as every role is now recruited in a standardised way, Report July 2014 peer-reviewed research people and volunteers. of 2014/2015. approvals are managed electronically, the time Recruitment publications taken for delegated approvals processes has been Strategy and development of A research community event was organised and reduced from around a week to an average of one Recruitment exhibition, gallery and hosted at the Museum in February 2015 on German- business day and the Museum’s ‘time to hire’ average Policy online content in relation Sāmoan history to support the exhibition Entangled has reduced by 27 days over the first 12 months of to Future Museum. Islands. The Museum developed online content by way the electronic recruitment system’s operation. of partnership with Deafradio, through social media platforms including: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Continue to build Create, by July 2015, a As identified in Future Museum, leadership Ultimate Team Entangled Islands embedded the Pacific dimension, organisational report showing how the development and skills development via training Leader Return on Teu Le Vā, in partnership with Pacific Communities in capability through approved 2014/2015 is key to realising our vision. While many benefits Investment report line with Future Museum. investing in our people. training and development are difficult to attribute a cost, in order to calculate budget, and planned return on investment, the results from pre- and Continued focus Provide evidence of The Te Pahi medal kaitiaki agreement with Ngā Puhi Report to activity, produced post-evaluation of managers and participants in the on collaborative collaborative partnerships, and Te Papa in development reflects new partnership Taumata-ā-Iwi improved organisational Ultimate Team Leader training demonstrated an partnerships with including working with agreements for the care of taonga. Also, the Museum and minutes capability during increase in satisfaction and perceived knowledge whānau, hapū and iwi. whānau, hapū and iwi on has maintained a collaborative relationship with Te Ahu 2014/2015. and skills for almost every participant. new ways for engagement Centre in Kaitaia for the care of the Tangonge taonga. with taonga with specific projects to be identified and referenced. 38 39 STATEMENT OF SERVICE PERFORMANCE STATEMENT OF SERVICE PERFORMANCE

HOW WE ARE MEASURED BY WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED BASIS OF Goal Two: A compelling destination GOING TO DO IT MEASUREMENT

1.4 PLAN FOR THE FUTURE HOW WE ARE MEASURED BY WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED BASIS OF 1.4.1 Plan for investment in Future Museum to create a museum for Auckland’s future. GOING TO DO IT MEASUREMENT

Progress Future Approve a draft capital plan The capital plan for FY2014/2015 was approved Reports to Trust 2.1 MAKE AUCKLAND MUSEUM ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AUCKLANDERS Museum master and preliminary budget by by the Trust Board in April 2014. The plan included Board including 2.1.1 Increase the number of Aucklanders actively participating in culture, science and the arts. planning. July 2014. preliminary budgets for Future Museum projects capital plan for extending to FY2016/2017. financial year Deliver programmes Implement, by June Exhibitions and public engagement programmes 2014/2015 Report to that attract families 2015, plans for public were developed and delivered to grow existing Trust Board and adults from programmes and audiences and engage under-represented Complete a physical The Building Master Plan was completed and was Building Master Auckland’s diverse exhibitions which will grow communities. master plan, including draft endorsed by the Trust Board in October 2014. Plan range of cultural and existing audiences and sequencing and operational This Plan includes content on sequencing and ethnic backgrounds. engage currently under- implications by December operational implications. represented communities. 2014. Deliver a minimum of There was a total of 854,177 onsite visitors (Reveal), Reveal and Content and Ensure that, by June Concepts for long-term gallery renewals, notably 672,000 onsite visits exceeding the target of 672,000. Transactional Engagement 2015, the Trust Board has for the Pacific and Māori galleries, were approved Visitation Data Master Plan approved concepts for by the Trust Board in December 2014 via the long-term gallery renewals, Content and Engagement Master Plan and, in June Make it easier for Develop a strategy, by A strategy has been developed as part of the Report to notably Pacific and Māori 2015, with contributions to the Building Concept people, physically, to 30 July 2014, to promote Interim Building Master Plan and was approved by Trust Board galleries, treasures of Design Report. access the Museum awareness and work the Trust Board in April 2014. Collaborative work Auckland Museum and and the Domain. collaboratively with key continued with key partners, Auckland Council and Stories of Auckland. stakeholders for better Auckland Transport, regarding planning improved public transport to the visitor access to the Museum. Strategies have been Museum, and produce developed into proposals, which are intended to be evidence, in June 2015, presented for public consultation in September and that the strategy was October 2015. implemented.

Increase access Grow by 5% the number The number of school-aged students participating Report to for young people of school-aged students in onsite school programming grew by 22%. Trust Board through attracting and participating in the The Museum increased, by more than 2%, the engaging Auckland’s Museum’s innovative onsite number of youth aged between 15 and 25 youth. school programmes, and participating in Museum youth programming onsite increase by 2% the number and offsite. of 15 to 25-year-olds taking part in Museum youth programming onsite and offsite.

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HOW WE ARE MEASURED BY WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED BASIS OF 2.2 PLAY OUR PART IN CEMENTING AUCKLAND’S POSITION AS AN INTERNATIONAL CITY GOING TO DO IT MEASUREMENT 2.2.1 Make a valuable contribution to Auckland’s tourism industry.

2.1.2 Engage Aucklanders in their museum of the future. Work collaboratively Participate in at least three The Museum works collaboratively with Auckland Proposals for with Auckland Council, city-wide activities which Council, RFA, ATEED, Waterfront Auckland and exhibitors, Regional Facilities help position Auckland other partners to highlight the importance of images and Auckland (RFA), as the world’s most cultural tourism and the Museum participated correspondence Seek input from Pilot, by June 2015, at least Different interpretive approaches to inform Report to Auckland Tourism, liveable city. in ATEED’s International Student Experience with Auckland Aucklanders into the two different approaches gallery and public programme development were Trust Board Events and Economic Programme, TRIENZ International Tourism Trade Arts Festival stories that will be designed to inform gallery piloted through the Taku Tāmaki: Auckland Stories Development (ATEED), Show and partnered with Auckland Arts told as part of Future and public programme exhibition and the Tales of Tāmaki storytelling Waterfront Auckland Festival 2015. Museum. development. festival. and other partners to highlight the Use the Māori Carving Develop, through The Museum has focused attention on our Reports and importance of cultural Store Project as an strong partnership relationships with Māori and iwi communities, presentation to tourism and contribute enabler and exemplar with the communities, examples of which include: Taumata-ā-Iwi to Auckland’s sense of a new approach to a framework for a new of place. access the Museum’s model of engagement the return of the Maungapōhatu Flag to collections. with whānau, hapū Ngai Tūhoe as part of the settlement of its Ensure that Future Co-create a concept Auckland’s Museum of the Sea – An Assessment, Reports to and iwi to enhance historical Treaty of Waitangi claims Museum delivers document developed was established, created with New Zealand Trust Board mātauranga Māori and authentic premium with other partners, e.g. Maritime Museum and the Cultural Facilities the improved relationships with kaitiaki knowledge about taonga experiences, that New Zealand Maritime Steering Group. of Hotunui wharenui through the Māori. attract and engage Museum and others. preservation work tourists by working

Te Rarawa in relation to Tangonge, the with partners to ensure

purchase of the Te Pahi medal with Te Papa Auckland’s Pacific and

and in partnership with Ngā Puhi (Ngāti Rua maritime history is

and Ngāti Torehina) expressed fully.

Treaty of Waitangi Programme Planning with Ngāti Paoa and Ngāti Whātua o Orākei, and 2.3 A COMPELLING DESTINATION FOR ALL VISITORS the whakairo display in the Māori Court with 2.3.1 Deliver quality experiences for all visitors. the Ngā Whaotapu o Tāmaki Carvers Group

Te Awe continues to make progress on Ensure every visitor Achieve Visitor Profile The target was exceeded with 99% of visitors Auckland cataloguing, photography, conservation and has an outstanding Survey research results stating that they were likely to recommend the Museum’s Visitor storage improvement work for taonga visitor experience. which show that at Museum to others. Profile Survey housed in the Māori Carving Store. least 95% of visitors are 2014/2015 likely to recommend the All of this activity creates a framework and Museum to others. Report to Trust is a new model of engagement to enhance Board mātauranga Māori and knowledge about taonga Ensure at least 90% The target was exceeded with 99% of visitors Māori in communities. of visitor satisfaction rating the Museum as Good or Excellent.

ratings are in the Good to The Māori Carving Store Project – known as Co-develop the Māori Excellent categories. Carving Store Project Te Awe – was launched in December 2013 and as evidenced by a pilot continues collection-readiness work to enable Implement Phase 2 of the Phase 2 of the Wayfinding Improvement Plan project with designated co-development projects. An environmental Wayfinding Improvement was implemented and delivered by June 2015. iwi. scan for co-development projects is under way Plan by June 2015. with designated iwi. Deliver innovative Ensure that all No programming business cases were applicable Auckland and customer-driven programming business in this annual plan year; however, programming Museum’s Visitor programming. cases clearly identify their project documentation (project initiation Profile Survey target audiences. documents and project implementation plans) 2014/2015 clearly identified the exhibition or learning and engagement target audience(s).

Ensure Māori onsite A total of 8% of the Museum’s 2014/2015 onsite visitation reflects adult visitors were Māori. This is comparable to the demographics of the Auckland adult population (9%). Auckland’s population.

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Goal Three: Accessible ‘beyond the walls’ 3.1.3 Create dialogues with online audiences.

Build capability Increase visitation to Visitation to aucklandmuseum.com in 2014/2015 Report to HOW WE ARE MEASURED BY WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED BASIS OF for online users to aucklandmuseum.com to was 1,190,802 sessions. Trust Board GOING TO DO IT MEASUREMENT contribute information 450,000 visits annually. about Auckland’s collection via two-way 3.1 MAKE THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO MORE PEOPLE ONLINE dialogues. Increase the amount of Cenotaph II is known as Online Cenotaph and the 3.1.1 Operate efficiently through best-practice digital infrastructure. content uploaded by amount of content uploaded by database users has Cenotaph II database, users increased by 100% compared to prior year. Ensure digital Make the Electronic The Electronic Document and Record Management eWhare Launch compared to the prior year. infrastructure is in Document and Record System, eWhare, was operational by October 2014. Plan and Pre- place to support Management System launch Activities Future Museum. operational by October 2014. reports Increase the number of The Museum’s Facebook likes increased by 10,342. Facebook Facebook ‘likes’ and Twitter The Museum Twitter followers increased by 10,626. insights data software. Twitter Make the Digital Asset The interim Digital Asset Management System Transcoder followers, compared to the statistics from Management System was operational by 1 December 2014. Funding has Production prior year. twittercounter. operational by December been approved for delivery of a full Digital Asset Checklists and com, a paid 2014. Management solution in Financial Year 2015/16. change control Twitter analytics form service Upgrade the content and The Museum website planned content and visual aucklandmuseum. visual design of the website design updates occurred between July and October com Engage with iwi and Make more digital content The number of taonga available online has not Te Awe aucklandmuseum.com by 2014. update plan Māori on a range of of taonga available online changed during financial year 2014/2015; however, Progress Report – October 2014. projects to increase than was achieved in the number of records Te Awe has enriched has Period 12 access to and 2013/14. increased. Enriching the records is an important Library Implement the refreshed A refreshed Library Management System was engagement with, step in the workflow to be completed before Management Library Management System implemented by June 2015. collections. taonga are published online. The Museum plans to System by June 2015 in order that start making taonga available online from the first increased customer access quarter of 2015/2016. and operational efficiencies can be delivered. 3.2 MAKE THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO MORE PEOPLE OFFSITE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES 3.1.2 Increase vibrant and compelling content online. 3.2.1 Engage communities offsite across the vast geographic region of Auckland and beyond.

Develop and Deliver visitation target of More than 16,500 visitation delivered at offsite Report to Strengthen the Develop and embed an More than 70% of our school programmes have aucklandmuseum. implement a vibrant engaging at least 16,000 events. Trust Board knowledge and eLearning component links, via the Museum website, to additional com website and relevant outreach people offsite. potential of our in 70% of schools’ learning content online, including Public Programmes programme. collections for greater programmes. our collections. Learning and public access. Engagement Achieve, by June 2015, the The programme of outreach activity was agreed Annual Plan Increase access to As heralded in Future Museum substantial work milestone of an agreed and delivered over 2014/2015, which included our collections online, is needed to prepare the collection over the Directors’ content 2014/15 calendar of participation in Polyfest, Pasifika, Pacific according to the lifetime of the document. The Museum has not to Trust Board outreach activity. Language Weeks and at Libraries. priorities in the Collection created a Collection Readiness Plan but has reports from Readiness Plan. delivered Collections Online successfully and August, October, increased access to our collections. December 2014 and February, April, June, August 2015 Public Engagement Activities reports from each month July 2014-June 2015 inclusive What’s On publications and website information

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HOW WE ARE MEASURED BY WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED BASIS OF Goal Four: Active participant in Auckland GOING TO DO IT MEASUREMENT

3.2.2 Ensure digital infrastructure is in place to support Future Museum. HOW WE ARE MEASURED BY WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED BASIS OF GOING TO DO IT MEASUREMENT

Work in partnership to Increase the visibility and Strategically significant partnerships with Te Rarawa Director's report engage communities value of the outward and Te Ahu Centre through the loan of Tangonge to Trust Board 4.1 BE AUCKLAND’S PLACE OF COMMEMORATION AND CEREMONY offsite. loans programmes, via and Loan of Kiribati objects for exhibition at 4.1.1 Take a leadership role in partnership with Auckland Council in commemorating the sacrifices made strategically significant Mangare Arts Centre. in the context of war, both at home and abroad. partnerships, including those with iwi, hapū and whānau, Develop with partners Deliver Year 2 of the Year 2 of the Museum’s five-year WWI Centenary Programme measured by evidence an annual plan of five-year WWI Centenary Programme was delivered in collaboration with planning of successful stakeholder commemoration which Programme, in collaboration partners. documents, communications. supports the city’s with partners. What's On programme of activity. brochures, reports to Create an outreach project Partnership progressed with MIT to create outreach Establish an annual The Gallipoli in Minecraft® exhibition opened on Trust Board in South Auckland with MIT projects in South Auckland at both their campuses. exhibition over the course of 24 April 2015 and will be open until January 2016. and their Pasifika Centre as a Elements of the Taku Tāmaki: Auckland Stories the Centenary Programme. base by June 2015. exhibition will go on display at the Manukau campus and a programme of events and learning programmes Work with partners to deliver The Museum worked with partners to deliver an will be developed for the Pasifika Centre at the an engaging programme engaging programme of activity commemorating Otara campus. of activity to support the the centenary of Gallipoli in 2015. commemoration of Gallipoli in 2015.

Participate actively on The Museum participated on the Auckland Council- the Steering Group of the led WWI Steering Group. Auckland Council-led WWI Memorial Programme in Auckland Domain.

Lead the national Launch the Cenotaph II Cenotaph II is known officially as Online Online Cenotaph cenotaph digital project online (funding Cenotaph and was launched in January 2015. website and database programme dependent). email to all staff and launch it by June 2015 (funding dependent).

4.2 DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP IN ALL THAT WE DO 4.2.1 Demonstrate thought leadership in the many industries and disciplines in which the Museum participates.

The Museum will Ensure that staff at the The Museum’s staff have demonstrated Conference demonstrate thought Museum demonstrate leadership by delivering presentations at agendas leadership in areas of leadership through the Museum’s Aotearoa Conference 2015. Tourism Industry core competencies. participation in: The Director of External Affairs and Tourism sits Association on the Tourism Industry Association Board of local and national website collaboration, e.g. Directors, and Auckland Museum participated in working groups, the Council of Australasian Museum industry forums Directors AGM. industry boards public presentations presentations at local, national and international conferences.

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4.3 ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION 4.3.1 Create advocates for the Museum’s role in the city through ongoing communication and collaboration.

Engage with Council, Engage with Council, CCOs Director presented at the Local Board Chairs’ Local Board Council-controlled and Local Boards: e.g. with Forum on 20 April 2015 about the Auckland War Chairs’ Forum organisations (CCOs) presentations, submissions Memorial Museum and Future Museum, which will agenda and and Local Boards so that and meetings. see changes across the Museum, onsite, offsite and presentation information can be online, contributing to making Auckland the world’s shared about the most liveable city. contribution of the Museum towards making Auckland the world’s most liveable city.

4.3.2 Continue to advocate for the social return on investment in arts, science and culture have on the lives of communities, families, people and, especially, young people.

Work with Auckland Provide evidence that The Museum has been active in advocating News article, Council, RFA, the the Museum has been for increased social return on investment by infographic Ministry of Culture active in advocating for producing the Social Return on Investment Correspondence and Heritage and increased ‘social return Moana – My Ocean Infographic with Auckland with the Minister other partners to on investment’ through Council’s Research and Evaluation Unit (RIMU). of Culture and advance thinking its own actions and in Heritage on the social return partnership with other on investment, in institutions. arts, science and culture, of Museum programmes.

4.3.3 Lead collaboration within the industry through working alongside other arts, cultural, science and leading research institutions.

Partner with others Demonstrate partnership, The Museum collaborated in the ‘Auckland Memorandum of to actively contribute collaboration and shared as a Creative City’ project with Committee Understanding and shape city projects with institutions for Auckland Ltd, at the Pacific Centre with discussions. in Auckland and around Manukau Institute of Technology and formed the Meeting agendas New Zealand. Cultural Facilities Steering Group.

4.3.3 Provide a forum for discussion and debate of issues of civic interest.

Engage Aucklanders By September 2014, To support Auckland city’s 175th anniversary Programme in issues of develop programming activities, programming focused on Stories of planning importance for them. focused on Stories Auckland was developed by September 2014. documents and of Auckland which The Tales of Tāmaki: Stories over Auckland reports to supports the city’s wider storytelling festival was held in January and Trust Board programme of activity April 2015, followed by Taku Tāmaki: Auckland for Auckland’s 175th Stories the exhibition, which opened in Anniversary. May 2015. Develop and implement A programme of lectures, symposia and events an ongoing programme were developed and delivered, including the of lectures, symposia and Museum’s LATE series and smart talks. events as outlined in the Annual Plan for public programmes.

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Annual Report Financial 2014/2015 Statements Financial Performance

52 53 AUCKLAND MUSEUM TRUST BOARD STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AUCKLAND MUSEUM TRUST BOARD STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 (GROUP AND PARENT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 (GROUP AND PARENT)

ACTUAL PLAN ACTUAL ACCUMULATED SPECIAL ASSET TOTAL 2015 2015 2014 FUNDS PURPOSE REPLACEMENT EQUITY NOTE $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s

Operating Activities EQUITY 2015 Revenue 3 34,997 35,368 34,027 Expenses 8 (35,826) (35,948) (34,708) Balance as at 1 July 2014 405,838 14,912 55,773 476,523 Finance income 3 704 580 556 Total Comprehensive Income 2,926 - - 2,926 Finance expense 8 - - (20) Transfer of Special Purposes net surplus* (3,051) 1,291 1,760 - Transfer of depreciation levy** (8,694) - 8,694 - Net (deficit) from operating activities (125) - (145) Transfer of capital expenditure** 7,421 (1,384) (6,037) - Balance at 30 June 2015 404,440 14,819 60,190 479,449 Special Purposes Activities Revenue 4 8,531 - 5,625 EQUITY 2014 Expenses 8 (5,868) - (4,812) Finance income 4 388 - 65 Balance as at 1 July 2013 406,339 16,359 53,092 475,790 Total Comprehensive Income 733 - - 733 Net surplus from special purposes 3,051 - 878 Transfer of Special Purposes net surplus* (878) 932 (54) - Transfer of depreciation levy** (8,524) - 8,524 - Total surplus/(deficit) 2,926 - 733 Transfer of capital expenditure** 8,168 (2,379) (5,789) - Balance at 30 June 2014 405,838 14,912 55,773 476,523 Other comprehensive income - - - Total comprehensive income 2,926 - 733

* This transfers the Special Purposes surplus from Accumulated Funds to Special Purposes Equity and Asset Replacement Equity. ** The levy received from the Auckland Council includes an amount to recompense depreciation in the Museum’s property, plant and equipment, the funds in respect of which are transferred from Accumulated Funds to the Asset Replacement Reserve 2015 $8.694 million (2014 $8.524 million). When expenditure is incurred on assets the funds are reclassified from the Asset Replacement Reserve into Accumulated Funds 2015 $6.037 million (2014 $5.789 million). Special Purposes Equity Funds may also be held to be expended on assets and in that event the funds are also reclassified from Special Purposes Equity Funds into Accumulated Funds 2015 $1.384 million (2014: $2.379 million).

54 The accompanying notes and accounting policies form part of these financial statements. The accompanying notes and accounting policies form part of these financial statements. 55 AUCKLAND MUSEUM TRUST BOARD STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AUCKLAND MUSEUM TRUST BOARD STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS AS AT 30 JUNE 2015 (GROUP AND PARENT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 (GROUP AND PARENT)

2015 2014 2015 2014 NOTE $000s $000s NOTE $000s $000s

Current Assets Cash Flows from Operating Activities Cash and cash equivalents 7,463 5,823 Short-term investments ‑ restricted 6 10,695 1,083 Cash was provided from: Trade and other receivables 308 305 Levy from Auckland Council 27,991 27,308 Goods and Services Tax receivable 377 193 Receipts from operations 6,819 5,981 Prepayments 480 506 Interest received 1,092 621 Inventory 248 318 Dividends and bequests received 780 416 19,571 8,228 36,682 34,326 Non-current Assets Cash was applied to: Property, plant and equipment 1 396,727 400,511 Payments to suppliers (10,407) (9,495) Investments – restricted 6 64,314 69,602 Payments to employees (14,798) (14,396) Intangible assets 2 5,370 4,110 Payments relating to Special Purposes (5,868) (4,812) 466,411 474,223 Interest paid - (20) (31,073) (28,723) Total Assets 485,982 482,451 Net Cash Inflow from Operating Activities 5,609 5,603 Current Liabilities Trade and other payables 2,361 1,505 Cash Flows from Investing Activities Accruals and provisions 2,309 2,753 Employee benefits 7 1,351 1,246 Cash was provided from: 6,021 5,504 Net proceeds from drawdown of investments 2,665 2,993 Non-current Liabilities Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment - 2 Employee benefits 7 512 424 2,665 2,995 512 424 Cash was applied to: Purchase of property, plant and equipment (4,102 ) (4,866) Total Liabilities 6,533 5,928 Purchase of intangibles (2,532) (2,031) (6,634) (6,897) Net assets 479,449 476,523 Net Cash Outflow from Investing Activities (3,969) (3,902) Represented by Equity Reserve made up of: Accumulated funds 404,440 405,838 Cash Flows from Financing Activities Special Purposes 5.1 14,819 14,912 Repayment of Auckland Council carpark loan - (1,000) Asset Replacement Reserve 5.2 60,190 55,773 479,449 476,523 Net Cash Outflow from Financing Activities - (1,000)

Net increase in cash 1,640 701 Cash at beginning of year 5,823 5,122 Cash at end of year 7,463 5,823

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2015 2014 $000s $000s SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES Reporting Entity Net Surplus 2,926 733 Add/(deduct) non-cash items: Auckland Museum Trust Board is a body corporate established under the Auckland Depreciation, amortisation and loss on disposal 9,920 8,763 War Memorial Museum Act 1996. Its principal activity is managing, maintaining and Change in measurement of investment at fair value (6,989) (4,229) developing the Auckland War Memorial Museum (“the Museum”). Donation of heritage assets (762) (980) Auckland Museum Enterprises Ltd was incorporated on 15 April 2013 to hold Inventory write-down 19 69 registration as the developer of certain intellectual property rights. No capital has 2,188 3,623 been subscribed, and the company has no recorded assets or liabilities nor are transactions processed through this company. Accordingly the financial statements of the Auckland Museum Trust Board also represent the financial statements of the Add/(deduct) movements in working capital: Auckland Museum Trust Board and its dormant subsidiary. (Increase)/decrease in accounts receivable (161) 454 (Increase)/decrease in accounts inventory 51 47 Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable and accruals 412 21 Basis of Preparation Increase/(decrease) in employee benefits 193 4 Statement of Compliance 495 526 The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with New Zealand Add/(deduct) items initially classified as Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (“NZ GAAP”). For the purposes of investing/financing activities - 721 complying with NZ GAAP, the Museum is a public benefit entity. They comply with New Zealand equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards and other Net cash flow from operating activities 5,609 5,603 applicable Financial Reporting Standards (NZ IFRS), as appropriate for public benefit entities. These financial statements were authorised for issue by Auckland Museum Trust Board on 15 October 2015. Measurement Basis The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for investments, which are measured at fair value. Functional and Presentation Currency The financial statements are presented in New Zealand Dollars (NZD), which is the Museum’s functional and presentation currency, rounded to the nearest thousand. There has been no change in the functional currency of the Museum. Comparatives When the presentation or classification of items is changed, comparative amounts are reclassified unless reclassification is impracticable.

Use of Judgements and Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to the accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.

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Assumptions and Estimation Uncertainties collection assets from the financial statements. This decision is still under review by the Trust Board. Financial reporting requirements for PBEs are frozen in the short Assumptions and estimation uncertainties that have significant risk of resulting in a term and all new NZ IFRS and amendments to existing NZ IFRS with a mandatory material adjustment in the year ended 30 June 2015 include the following: effective date for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2012 Fair value of investments “(restricted)” of $64.314 million are not applicable to PBEs. Accordingly, no disclosure has been made about new or amended NZ IFRS that exclude PBEs from their scope. The estimation in establishing the fair value of investments is undertaken by external independent sources. The Museum relies on Fund Managers for determination of these fair values. New or Amended Standards Any significant change in the determination of these fair values will have material impact on the Museum’s investment. There have been no changes in accounting standards since the previous reporting Carrying and residual value of collection assets of $269.651 million date which affect the current period’s financial statements. New Zealand equivalents to International accounting standards – Property, Plant and Equipment (NZ IAS 16) requires that where an asset is donated, the asset is Other Accounting Policies capitalised at its fair value as at the date of acquisition. The determination of the collections’ fair value involves estimation including whether or not the assets donated Inventories or acquired meet the recognition criteria and the definition of a heritage asset. Collection assets donated to the Museum are measured at fair value as at the date Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is of acquisition and are ascertained by reference to market information, third-party determined on a weighted average cost basis. Net realisable value represents the validation or appraisal by Museum staff with the relevant expertise. Only assets estimated selling price, less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred where a fair value has been determined greater than $1,000 are capitalised as, in the in marketing, selling and distribution. opinion of the Trustees, such assets are able to be reliably measured and meet the Foreign Currency definition of an asset. All foreign currency transactions during the year are brought to account using the Upon initial recognition, heritage assets are carried at cost less any relevant exchange rate in effect at the date of the transaction. Foreign currency monetary impairment. items at reporting date are translated at the exchange rate existing at reporting date. Owing to the unique nature of the Museum’s heritage assets, the residual value of the Exchange differences are recognised in the profit or loss in the period in which collection assets is considered to be equal to or greater than the carrying value in the they arise. financial statements. The asset lives are indeterminable and the depreciable amount negligible. Depreciation is only charged where a decrease in the residual value is Cash and Cash Equivalents identified. Determining the collections’ residual values requires an annual estimate by For the purposes of the Cash Flow Statement, cash and cash equivalents includes the Trustees to ensure such values are equal to or greater than their deemed cost or cash on hand and deposits held at call with domestic banks and other short-term carrying value. investments that are used for operational purposes. Useful lives and residual values of property, plant and equipment of $396.727 million Operating activities: are the principal revenue-producing activities and are other As described above, the Board reviews the estimated useful lives and residual activities that are not investing or financing activities. values of property, plant and equipment at the end of each annual reporting period. Investing activities: are the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets not included For collections, a judgement is made around residual value being equal to or greater in cash equivalents. Investments of excess funds which are not part of the core day- than the carrying value. to-day running of the Museum are disclosed at net value. Any change in these factors would impact the depreciation amount and may have Financing activities: are the activities that result in changes in the size and a material impact on the Museum’s property, plant and equipment. composition of the contributed equity and borrowings of the entity. Goods and Services Tax (GST) Future Changes to Financial Reporting Standards All balances are presented net of GST, except for receivables and payables which are presented inclusive of GST. The External Reporting Board (XRB) has introduced a revised Accounting Standards Income Tax Framework. The revised framework introduces Public Benefit Entity (PBE) Accounting Standards for not-for-profit public benefit entities and are largely based The Museum is exempt from payment of income tax as a registered charitable on International Public Sector Accounting Standards, modified as appropriate for organisation. Accordingly, no income tax charges have been provided for. New Zealand circumstances. These standards will apply for years beginning on or Provisions after 1 July 2015. The Museum will transition to the new standards when preparing its 30 June 2016 financial statements. The Museum has not assessed the full implication Provisions are recognised when the Museum has a present obligation (legal or of the new Accounting Standards Framework at this time, but, other than certain constructive) as a result of a past event, the future sacrifice of economic benefits is changes to disclosure requirements, the Museum does not expect the recognition probable and the amount of the provision can be measured reliably. and measurement of transactions to differ significantly to those prescribed in NZ The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration IFRS. Under the revised framework the Museum has an option to derecognise required to settle the present obligation at reporting date, taking into account the

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risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured 1.2 RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is Items of property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost, except those the present value of those cash flows. acquired through non-exchange transactions which are instead measured at fair When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are value at the acquisition date, with the amount of the donation or subsidy recognised expected to be recovered from a third party, the receivable is recognised as an asset as income. if it is virtually certain that recovery will be received and the amount of the receivable Donated assets with an estimated fair value of over $1,000 are initially recorded at fair can be measured reliably. value (which is treated as cost) and subsequently at that amount less accumulated Payables depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Donated assets with an estimated fair value of less than $1,000 are not recognised in the financial statements as they Trade payables and other accounts payable are recognised when the Museum become cannot be reliably measured and it is not economically viable to value. obliged to make future payments resulting from the purchase of goods and services. All of the Museum’s items of property, plant and equipment are subsequently Onerous Contracts measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Cost Present obligations arising under onerous contracts are recognised as provisions. includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. An onerous contract is considered to exist where the Museum has a contract under Purchased software that is integral to the functionality of the related equipment is which the unavoidable costs of meeting the contractual obligations exceed the capitalised as part of that equipment. economic benefits estimated to be received. Where material parts of an item of property, plant and equipment have different Interest Expense useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items of property, plant and Interest expense is recognised using effective interest method. equipment. Any gain or loss on disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment (calculated 1. WORK IN as the difference between the net proceeds from disposal and the carrying amount 1.1. PROPERTY, PLANT PROGRESS COLLECTIONS BUILDINGS DISPLAYS EQUIPMENT TOTAL of the item) is recognised in profit or loss. AND EQUIPMENT $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s

1.3 SUBSEQUENT EXPENDITURE Cost Balance at 1 July 2013 595 267,475 135,028 23,198 35,694 461,990 Subsequent expenditure is capitalised only when it is probable that the future Additions 4,135 - - - - 4,135 economic benefits associated with the expenditure will flow to the Museum. Ongoing repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. Transfers - (196) - - (31) (227) Disposals - - (107) (2,662) (2,980) (5,749) Transfer from Work in Progress (4,189) 1,547 24 50 2,568 - 1.4 DEPRECIATION Balance at 1 July 2014 541 268,826 134,945 20,586 35,251 460,149 Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate an asset’s cost to Additions 4,864 - - - - 4,864 its residual value over its estimated useful life. Transfers - - (166) - 166 - Assets under construction are not subject to depreciation. Disposals - - (431) (2,311) (638) (3,380) The annual depreciation rates on a straight-line basis for the Museum’s classes of Transfer from Work in Progress (3,545) 825 1,163 276 1,281 - property, plant and equipment are: Balance at 30 June 2015 1,860 269,651 135,511 18,551 36,060 461,633 Collections: Heritage asset Nil Accumulated Depreciation Buildings: Balance at 1 July 2013 - - 20,674 18,627 18,353 57,654 Buildings 0.5 – 2% Depreciation expense - - 2,878 958 3,162 6,998 Building fit-outs 5 – 10% Transfers - - - - 24 24 Office furniture and fittings 5 – 20% Disposals - - (70) (2,621) (2,347) (5,038) Displays: Balance at 1 July 2014 - - 23,482 16,964 19,192 59,638 Display galleries 7 – 33% Depreciation expense - - 2,922 2,328 3,388 8,638 Equipment: Transfers - - (12) - 12 - Plant and equipment 4 – 20% Disposals - - (430) (2,304) (636) (3,370) Motor vehicles 20% Information technology 20 – 33% Balance at 30 June 2015 - - 25,962 16,988 21,956 64,906 The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any change in estimates Carrying value at 30 June 2015 1,860 269,651 109,549 1,563 14,104 396,727 accounted for on a prospective basis. Carrying value at 30 June 2014 541 268,826 111,463 3,622 16,059 400,511

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2. WORK IN PROGRESS INTANGIBLES TOTAL 1.5 COLLECTIONS 2.1 INTANGIBLE ASSETS $000s $000s $000s Collections are those items that have cultural, environmental or historical significance. Gross carrying amount The Museum’s heritage assets relate to exhibits and artefacts. Balance at 1 July 2013 902 1,729 2,631 In addition to cultural, environmental or historical significance, the Museum’s heritage Additions 2,911 - 2,911 assets also have future economic benefit or service potential, and are therefore recognised in the Statement of Financial Position. Transfers - 227 227 Disposals - (824) (824) The Museum maintains a physical inventory of all the assets that comprise the collection fixed assets. Transfer from Work in Progress (2,036) 2,036 - Balance at 1 July 2014 1,777 3,168 4,945 The residual amount of the collection is considered to be equal to or greater than the carrying value in the financial statements. Their useful lives are indeterminable and Additions 2,532 - 2,532 the depreciable amount negligible. Transfers - - - Depreciation is charged when the residual value of the asset falls below its Disposals - (110) (110) carrying value. Transfer from Work in Progress (4,207) 4,207 - The Museum does ensure that the carrying value of the collection assets has not been Balance at 30 June 2015 102 7,265 7,367 impaired in accordance with the requirements for non-cash generating assets (refer to accounting policy 1.6), that they still exist physically, have not lost value materially Accumulated amortisation and impairment in aggregate due to their physical deterioration, nor have lost value materially in Balance at 1 July 2013 - 697 697 aggregate due to the diminution in their recoverable amount. Amortisation expense - 731 731 Transfers - (24) (24) 1.6 IMPAIRMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS Disposals - (569) (569) At each reporting date, the Museum reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and Balance at 1 July 2014 - 835 835 intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have Amortisation expense - 1,272 1,272 suffered an impairment loss. Transfers - - - Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are independent from other Disposals - (110) (110) assets, the Museum estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to Balance at 30 June 2015 - 1,997 1,997 which the asset belongs. A cash-generating unit is the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets or cash-generating units. Carrying value at 30 June 2015 102 5,268 5,370 The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Carrying value at 30 June 2014 1,777 2,333 4,110 The Museum applies the public benefit exemption in relation to NZ IAS 36 “Impairment” that allows value in use to be equal to depreciated replacement cost. If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less 2.2 RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (cash-generating unit) is Intangible assets represent the Museum’s investment in software and other design reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss. modules which are initially measured at cost. Thereafter they are measured at cost For cash-generating units, impairment losses are allocated to the assets in the cash- less accumulated amortisation and impairment. (Refer to Accounting Policy note 1.6 generating unit on a pro-rata basis. for impairment of non-financial assets). Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset Cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent that the increased carrying amount does not exceed Research and Development the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been Expenditure on research activities, undertaken with the prospect of gaining new recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. scientific or technical knowledge and understanding, is recognised in profit or loss as incurred. Development activities involve a plan or design for the production of new or substantially improved products and processes. Development expenditure is capitalised only if development costs can be measured reliably, the product or process is technically and commercially feasible, future economic benefits are probable, and the Museum intends to and has sufficient resources to complete development and to use or sell the asset. The expenditure capitalised includes the cost of materials, direct labour, overhead costs that are directly attributable to preparing the asset for its intended use, and capitalised borrowing costs. Other development expenditure is recognised in profit or loss as incurred.

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Subsequent Expenditure c) Admission Fees Revenue is recognised in profit or loss as received. Subsequent expenditure is capitalised only when it increases the future economic

benefits embodied in the specific asset to which it relates. All other expenditure, Amounts received in advance for services to be provided in future periods are including expenditure on internally generated goodwill and brands, is recognised in recognised as a liability until such time as the service is provided. profit or loss as incurred. d) Donations and Sponsorship Amortisation Donations and sponsorship are recognised as revenue upon receipt. The fair Intangible assets are amortised over their useful lives. Amortisation is recognised in value of volunteer services is recognised as income and an expense when the profit or loss on a straight-line basis over two to five years. service is received. Fair value is determined by reference to the expected costs that would otherwise be borne for these services. Useful lives are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted if appropriate. e) Grants Grants revenue is recognised at the point that it is probable that the future 3. OPERATING REVENUE economic benefits will flow to the entity. If there are restrictions attached to the ACTUAL PLAN ACTUAL grant, revenue is recognised when the grant is applied. If there are conditions 3.1 DETAILS OF OPERATING REVENUE 2015 2015 2014 attached to the grant, revenue is recognised when the conditions are complied with. ARE AS FOLLOWS: $000s $000s $000s f) Public Events, Exhibitions and Other Revenue Auckland Council levy 27,991 27,991 27,308 This includes revenue from fundraising activities and interest income. Commercial operations 1,979 2,453 2,277 Admission Fees 1,955 1,643 1,437 The Museum’s fundraising activities revenue is recognised at the point at which cash is received. Retail revenue 1,314 1,312 1,371 Donations, sponsorship, event and other revenue 717 1,087 572 Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method. Fair value of volunteers’ time 544 580 596 Grant revenue 486 302 303 4. SPECIAL-PURPOSE REVENUE Exhibitions 11 - 163 4.1 DETAILS OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE 34,997 35,368 34,027 2015 2014 REVENUE ARE AS FOLLOWS: $000s $000s Interest income 704 580 556 35,701 35,948 34,583 Change in measurement of investments at fair value 6,989 4,229 Heritage assets donated 762 980 3.2 RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT Donations and bequests 367 416 Revenue is recognised when the amount of revenue can be measured reliably and it Grants revenue 413 - is probable that economic benefits will flow to the Museum, and measured at the fair 8,531 5,625 value of consideration received or receivable less returns, rebates and discounts. Interest income 388 65 The following specific recognition criteria in relation to the Museum’s revenue streams 8,919 5,690 must also be met before revenue is recognised. a) Levies Levies are received from Auckland Council. These are recognised as Special Purposes Revenue represents the income earned that is set aside in the revenue on an accruals basis. Museum Reserves (refer note 5 below) to meet the ongoing and future needs of the b) Commercial Operations and Retail Museum. These funds can only be utilised for specific purposes and are restrictive This includes revenue from sale of goods and services and rental revenue. in nature.

Accounting policy regarding the change in measurement of investment at fair value is Retail revenue sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and contained in note 11.1 (below). Accounting policies for the remaining Special Purposes rewards of ownership have been transferred to the customer, recovery of the Revenue are detailed in note 3.2 (above). consideration is probable, the associated costs and possible return of goods can be estimated reliably, there is no continuing management involvement with the goods, and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. In most instances, due to the nature of the Museum’s operations, this occurs at the point of sale.

Rental revenue in relation to operating leases on the Museum’s sub-lease for the café is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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5. RESERVES BALANCE GIFTS AND INVESTMENT NON-CAPITAL CAPITAL BALANCE BALANCE GIFTS AND INVESTMENT NON-CAPITAL CAPITAL BALANCE 5.1 SPECIAL-PURPOSE 2014 BEQUESTS NET INCOME EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE 2015 5.1 SPECIAL-PURPOSE 2013 BEQUESTS NET INCOME EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE 2014 RESERVE 2015 $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s RESERVE 2014 $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s

Restricted Trusts and Bequests Restricted Trusts and Bequests Levingston Cooke Family bequest 3,043 52 280 (499) - 2,876 Levingston Cooke Family bequest 3,193 50 176 (365) (11) 3,043 Edward Earle Vaile Trust Fund 1,304 - 120 (49) - 1,375 Edward Earle Vaile Trust Fund 1,277 - 70 (43) - 1,304 Waldo Heap bequest 333 - 31 - - 364 Waldo Heap bequest 373 - 21 (61) - 333 Life Members' Subscription Trust 96 - 9 (12) - 93 Life Members' Subscription Trust 102 - 6 (12) - 96 Auckland Museum Endowment Act 72 - 7 - - 79 Auckland Museum Endowment Act 68 - 4 - - 72 Margaret Blythe reserve 70 - 6 - - 76 Margaret Blythe reserve 66 - 4 - - 70 AWMME&B Omnibus Trust 60 - 6 - - 66 Lesley Isabel Taylor - 165 15 - - 180 AWMME&B Omnibus Trust 57 - 3 - - 60 Nancy Bamford bequest 705 - 65 (136) - 634 Nancy Bamford bequest 705 - 39 (39) - 705 Others under $15,000 115 - 9 - - 124 Others under $15,000 109 - 6 - - 115

Trusts and Bequests Subject to Wishes Trusts and Bequests Subject to Wishes A G W Dunningham bequest 194 - 18 - - 212 A G W Dunningham bequest 184 - 10 - - 194 Memorial Hall donations 147 - 14 - - 161 Memorial Hall donations 139 - 8 - - 147 K Pritchard bequest 32 - 3 - - 35 K Pritchard bequest 82 - 5 (55) - 32 C Whitney Trust 23 - 2 - - 25 C Whitney Trust 22 - 1 - - 23 Curtain Fund 8 - 1 - - 9 Curtain Fund 8 - - - - 8

General General Spedding Reserve 4,994 - 460 (423) - 5,031 Spedding Reserve 5,036 - 277 (319) - 4,994 Estate – Audrey Isabelle Maddox 150 - 14 - - 164 Estate – Audrey Isabelle Maddox 142 - 8 - - 150 Len Coakley Trust Fund 44 - 4 - - 48 Catherine E Tong Reserve 54 - 4 (58) - - Celestene M Brandon - 37 3 - - 40 Len Coakley Trust Fund 42 - 2 - 44 James Searle Foundation 26 5 2 - - 33 James Searle Foundation 20 5 1 - - 26 Others under $15,000 30 - 3 - - 33 Others under $15,000 29 - 1 - - 30

Total Trusts and Bequests 11,446 259 1,072 (1,119) - 11,658 Total Trusts and Bequests 11,708 55 646 (952) (11) 11,446

Museum Reserves Museum Reserves Heritage Capital Reserve 2,210 - 204 - (622) 1792 Heritage Capital Reserve 2,461 - 136 - (387) 2,210 Exhibition Reserve 783 - 72 - - 855 Exhibition Reserve 742 - 41 - - 783 Acquisitions Reserve 431 762 40 - (762) 471 Acquisitions Reserve 408 981 23 - (981) 431 Ko Tawa Reserve 42 - 4 (3) - 43 Ko Tawa Reserve 40 - 2 - - 42 Total Reserves 3,466 762 320 (3) (1,384) 3,161 Car Park Loan Reserve 1,000 - - - (1,000) - Total Reserves 4,651 981 202 - (2,368) 3,466 Total Trusts, Bequests and Reserves 14,912 1,021 1,392 (1,122) (1,384) 14,819 Total Trusts, Bequests and Reserves 16,359 1,036 848 (952) (2,379) 14,912

Nature and purpose of each reserve: Restricted Trusts and Bequests – trusts and bequests subject to special restrictions. Trusts and Bequests Subject to Wishes – trusts and bequests for special purposes in accordance with the wishes of the Donors. General – trusts and bequests for general purposes. Museum Reserves – specific reserves established to meet the ongoing and future needs of the Museum.

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The Museum holds Special Purpose funds which are invested in financial assets. These funds have been set aside by the Museum for specific purposes, or have been The assets are invested in a portfolio largely comprising International Equities, gifted to the Museum for use of a special purpose. These funds are not available for Australasian Fixed Interest, Global Fixed Interest, Australasian Equities and cash normal operational use. (Refer to note 5 above for the nature and purpose of each (short-term investments) and are accounted for at fair value through profit or loss. trust, bequest and reserve.) Fair values of these types of financial assets fluctuate due to changes in market Details of the investment are as follows: prices arising from currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk. Restricted investments have been provided to the Museum for specific purposes determined by the donor and the Museum is obligated to use the funds for these 2015 2014 specific purposes. $000s $000s

Balance as at 30 June OPENING GIFTS AND INVESTMENT NON- CAPITAL CLOSING 5.2 ASSET REPLACEMENT BALANCE LEVIES BEQUESTS NET INCOME CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BALANCE International Equities 18,410 27,443 RESERVE $000s $000s $000s $000s EXPENDITURE $000s $000s Australasian Fixed Interest 22,443 20,866 Global Fixed Interest 8,245 7,786 Asset Replacement Reserve 2015 55,773 8,694 522 5,985 (4,747) (6,037) 60,190 Australasian Equities 15,216 13,507 Asset Replacement Reserve 2014 53,092 8,524 360 3,447 (3,861) (5,789) 55,773 Cash (including in-house short-term investments) 10,695 1,083 75,009 70,685

The Museum receives funding for asset replacement (including depreciation). The difference between the amount funded and the sum spent on capital expenditure 7. EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS each year is recorded within the Asset Replacement Reserves. The Museum is 7.1 DETAILS OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS currently finalising its gallery, space and storage plans for the next 15 to 25 years. 2015 2014 ARE AS FOLLOWS: $000s $000s Considerable progress has been made in the last 12 months in the development of the Future Museum plan and a capital project team has been established to carry out this work. Expenditure over the next few years will see the Asset Replacement Current Reserve balance reduce considerably. Short-term employee benefits - Annual leave 1,231 1,193 - Sick leave 79 30 2015 2014 6. INVESTMENTS – RESTRICTED $000s $000s 1,310 1,223 Current portion of long-term Balance as at 30 June employee benefits Investments restricted – Current 10,695 1,083 - Long-service Leave 41 23 Investments restricted – Non-current 64,314 69,602 41 23 75,009 70,685 1,351 1,246 Non-current Represents: Non-current portion of long-term Special Purpose Equity 14,819 14,912 employee benefits Asset Replacement Reserve 60,190 55,773 - Retirement gratuity 117 112 75,009 70,685 - Long-service leave 395 312 512 424

Total employment benefit liability 1,863 1,670

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7.2 SHORT-TERM EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 8. EXPENSES Short-term employee benefit liabilities are recognised when the Museum has a legal Cost of operating activities based on the Museum’s strategic goals: or constructive obligation to remunerate employees for services provided within 12 months of reporting date, and are measured on an undiscounted basis and expensed in the period in which employment services are provided. These include salaries ACTUAL PLAN ACTUAL and wages accrued up to balance date, annual leave earned to, but not yet taken, at 2015 2015 2014 balance date, and sick leave. $000s $000s $000s

A liability for sick leave is recognised to the extent that absences in the coming year A strong, sustainable foundation 16,818 17,278 16,462 are expected to be greater than the sick-leave entitlements earned in the coming Accessible ‘beyond the walls’ 2,220 2,708 2,535 year. The amount is calculated based on the unused sick-leave entitlement that can be carried forward at balance date, to the extent it will be used by staff to cover Compelling destination and experience 3,478 3,594 3,690 those future absences. Active participant in Auckland 3,389 3,674 3,258 25,905 27,254 25,945

7.3 LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Depreciation, amortisation and loss on disposals 9,920 8,694 8,763 Total Maintenance and Management Costs 35,826 35,948 34,708 Long-term employee benefit obligations are recognised when the Museum has a Interest expense - - 20 legal or constructive obligation to remunerate employees for services provided beyond 12 months of reporting date. Long-term employee benefit obligations are Total Cost of Operating Activities 35,826 35,948 34,728 measured on an actuarial basis. The calculations are based on: • likely future entitlements accruing to staff, based on years of service, years to Special Purpose Activities entitlement, the likelihood that staff will reach the point of entitlement, and Trusts, bequests and reserve expenditure 5,868 - 4,812 contractual entitlement information; and • the present value of the estimated future cash flows. The expenses above include the following expenses by nature: Sick leave, annual leave, vested long-service leave, and non-vested long-service leave and retirement gratuities expected to be settled within 12 months of balance date are classified as a current liability. All other employee entitlements are classified ACTUAL PLAN ACTUAL as a non-current liability. 2015 2015 2014 $000s $000s $000s

7.4 DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS Expenses Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which an Short-term employee benefits: entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity and will have no legal or - Salaries and wages 14,597 15,845 14,233 constructive obligation to pay further amounts. Obligations for contributions to - Termination payments 118 - 167 defined contribution pension plans are recognised as an employee benefit expense in profit or loss in the periods during which services are rendered by employees. - Defined contribution plans 338 462 335 Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that a cash refund or Total employee benefits 15,053 16,307 14,735 a reduction in future payments is available. Depreciation 8,638 8,694 6,998 7.5 TERMINATION BENEFITS Amortisation 1,272 - 1,033 Loss on disposal of fixed assets 10 - 731 Termination benefits are recognised as an expense when the Museum is committed demonstrably, without realistic possibility of withdrawal, to a formal detailed plan Inventory consumption recognised 661 708 808 to either terminate employment before the normal retirement date, or to provide Fair value of volunteers’ time 544 580 596 termination benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy. Trust Board fees 185 196 180 Termination benefits for voluntary redundancies are recognised as an expense if the Inventory write-down costs 19 - 69 Museum has made an offer of voluntary redundancy, it is probable that the offer will be accepted, and the number of acceptances can be estimated reliably. If benefits are Taumata-ā-Iwi fees 23 60 50 payable more than 12 months after the reporting date, then they are discounted to Auditor’s fees 50 50 48 their present value. Operating lease expenses 26 25 20 Impairment allowance for trade debtors 2 - 10 Repairs and maintenance 947 1,290 1,381

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9. LEASES 10. RELATED PARTIES Non-cancellable operating lease receivables are as follows: 10.1 CONTROLLING ENTITY AND ULTIMATE CONTROLLING ENTITY The Museum has no controlling entity or ultimate controlling entity. 2015 2014 $000s $000s 10.2 RELATED PARTIES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Not later than one year 104 104 Related parties include: Later than one year and not 259 362 later than five years Later than five years - - • The Trust Board 363 466 • The Taumata-ā-Iwi • Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA) Operating Lease • Auckland Council The Museum has entered into an arrangement to lease its café area for a term of Auckland Museum Institute. six years and one month commencing December 2012. The lease contract contains • biennial rent reviews in the event that the lessee exercises its option to renew. The lessee does not have an option to purchase the property at the expiry of the lease RFA is a statutory body which recommends the appointment of five board members period. Rental income for 2015 amounted to $118,000 (2014: $129,000). to the Auckland Museum Trust Board and recommends the approval of the Museum’s annual plans and annual reports, as referred to in the Auckland War Memorial Entity as lessor Museum Act 1996, on behalf of Auckland Council that is presently responsible for Operating lease revenue is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income on paying the annual levy. Financial transactions with Auckland Council include payment a straight-line basis over the lease term. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and of rates, interest and sundry charges 2015 $0.308 million (2014: $0.311 million arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset charge). In 2015 the Museum received a levy of $27.991 million (2014: $27.308 million). and recognised as an expense in the Statement of Comprehensive Income over the No sums have been written off or provisions made during the year or at year-end lease term on the same basis as the lease income. 2015 (2014: $nil). No balance outstanding as at 30 June 2015 (2014: $nil). Entity as lessee The land beneath the Museum’s building is held under a long-term lease from Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over Auckland Council and no rental is charged in accordance with the Auckland War the lease term, except where another systematic basis is more representative of the Memorial Museum Site Empowering Act 2003. time pattern over which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed. The Auckland Museum Institute is the learned society and membership body, The Museum has no commitments under non-cancellable leases for 2015 (2014: nil). as referred to in the Auckland War Memorial Museum Act 1996. The Auckland Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer Museum Institute appoints four members of the Auckland Museum Trust Board, substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are and supports the Museum in its objectives and functions as specified in the Act. classified as operating leases. Financial transactions with the Auckland Museum Institute include distribution to the Auckland Museum Institute of the Life Members’ funds 2015 $11,665 (2014: $12,040). As at 30 June 2015 the Auckland Museum Institute owed to the Museum $4,492 (2014: $3,749). There is no security for this debt. No sums have been written off or allowances for impairment made during the year or at year-end 2015 (2014: $nil). As at 30 June 2015 the Museum owed to the Auckland Museum Institute $3,869 (2014: $nil). There were no other transactions with the above related parties and no balances owed as at 30 June 2015 (2014: $nil).

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10.3 REMUNERATION OF KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL 11. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The Museum classifies its key management personnel into the following classes: The Museum initially recognises financial instruments when the Museum becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. • Members of the Trust Board The Museum derecognises a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash Members of the Taumata-ā-Iwi • flows from the asset expire, or it transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash • Executive Team. flows in a transaction in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred. Any interest in transferred financial assets that is The aggregate level of remuneration paid and number of persons (measured in created or retained by the Museum is recognised as a separate asset or liability. ‘people’ for Members of the governing body, and ‘full-time-equivalents’ (FTEs) for Senior executive officers and Chief operating officers) in each class of key The Museum derecognises a financial liability when its contractual obligations are management personnel is presented below: discharged, cancelled or expire. Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount presented in the REMUNERATION INDIVIDUALS REMUNERATION INDIVIDUALS Statement of Financial Position when, and only when, the Museum has a legal right 2015 2015 2014 2014 to offset the amounts and intends either to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset $000s $000s $000s $000s and settle the liability simultaneously.

Members of the Trust Board 185 10 People 180 10 People The Museum classifies financial assets into the following categories: fair value Members of the Taumata-ā-Iwi 23 5 People 50 5 People through profit or loss, and loans and receivables. Executive Team 1,396 6.8 FTEs 1,385 6.6 FTEs The Museum classifies financial liabilities into amortised cost. Termination benefits - 37 Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value, plus for those financial 1,604 1,652 instruments not subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss, directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent measurement is dependent on the classification of the financial The above remuneration is based on short-term benefits. The key management instrument, and is specifically detailed in the accounting policies below. personnel are not entitled to any long-term employee benefits. Taumata-ā-Iwi fees for 2015 is less than 2014 due to an accrual for fees being reversed that related to prior periods, and subsequently not obligated to be paid. 11.1 FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS Grouped below is the number of employees or former employees of the Museum A financial instrument is classified as fair value through profit or loss if it is: who received remuneration and other benefits in their capacity as employees, Held-for-trading totalling $100,000 or more, during the year: • • Derivatives where hedge accounting is not applied Amount of Remuneration NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • Designated at initial recognition: If the Museum manages such investments and makes sale and purchase decisions based on their fair value in accordance with the 2015 2014 Museum’s documented risk management or investment strategy. $100,000– $120,000 8 12 Those fair value through profit or loss instruments sub-classified as held-for-trading $120,001 – $140,000 9 10 comprise investments held. $140,001– $160,000 - 4 Financial instruments classified as fair value through profit or loss are subsequently $160,001– $180,000 - 1 measured at fair value with gains or losses being recognised in profit or loss. $180,001– $200,000 4 3 $340,001–$360,000 1 1 11.2 LOANS AND RECEIVABLES

Total 22 31 Loans and receivables are financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Loans and receivables are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the 10.4 SUBSIDIARY COMPANY effective interest method, less any impairment losses. Auckland Museum Enterprises Limited was incorporated on 15 April 2013 and is Loans and receivables comprise cash and cash equivalents, and trade and other wholly owned by the Trust Board. It is needed in order to hold registration as the receivables. developer of certain intellectual property rights. No capital has been subscribed nor Cash and cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that are readily convertible have transactions been processed through this company in the period to 30 June into a known amount of cash with an insignificant risk of changes in value, with 2015 (2014: $nil). There have been no transactions processed through this entity maturities of three months or less. during the year ended 30 June 2015 (2014: $nil). Trade and other receivables are initially recognised at the fair value of the amounts to be received. They are subsequently measured at amortised costs.

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FAIR VALUE TOTAL THROUGH LOANS AND AMORTISED CARRYING 11.6 CATEGORIES OF PROFIT OR LOSS RECEIVABLES COST AMOUNT FAIR VALUE 11.3 AMORTISED COST FINANCIAL LIABILITIES FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s Financial liabilities classified as amortised cost are non-derivative financial liabilities that are not classified as fair value through profit or loss financial liabilities. At 30 June 2015 Financial liabilities classified as amortised cost comprise trade payables. Financial assets Trade payables are initially recognised at fair value less transaction cost (if any). Cash and cash equivalents - 7,463 - 7,463 7,463 They are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Short-term investments – restricted - 10,695 - 10,695 10,695 Trade receivables - 308 - 308 308 11.4 IMPAIRMENT OF NON-DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL ASSETS Investments 64,314 - - 64,314 64,314 A financial asset not subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss 64,314 18,466 - 82,780 82,780 is assessed at each reporting date to determine whether or not there is objective evidence that it is impaired. A financial asset is impaired if there is objective evidence Financial liabilities of impairment as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset, and that the loss event(s) had an impact on the estimated Trade payables, accruals and provisions - - (4,670) (4,670) (4,670) future cash flows of that asset which can be estimated reliably. - - (4,670) (4,670) (4,670) Objective evidence that financial assets are impaired includes default or delinquency by a counterparty, restructuring of an amount due to the Museum on terms that the Net 64,314 18,466 (4,670 ) 78,110 78,110 Museum would not consider otherwise, indications that a counterparty or issuer will enter bankruptcy, adverse changes in the payment status of borrowers or issuers in the Museum, economic conditions that correlate with defaults or the disappearance of an active market for a security. At 30 June 2014

Financial assets 11.5 FINANCIAL ASSETS CLASSIFIED AS LOANS AND RECEIVABLES Cash and cash equivalents - 5,823 - 5,823 5,823 The Museum considers evidence of impairment for financial assets measured at Short-term investments – restricted - 1,083 - 1,083 1,083 amortised cost (loans and receivables) at both a specific asset and collective level. Trade receivables - 498 - 498 498 All individually significant assets are assessed for specific impairment. Those found Investments 69,602 - - 69,602 69,602 not to be specifically impaired are then collectively assessed for any impairment that 69,602 7,404 - 77,006 77,006 has been incurred but not yet identified. Assets that are not individually significant are collectively assessed for impairment by Financial liabilities grouping together assets with similar risk characteristics. Trade payables, accruals and provisions - - (4,258) (4,258) (4,258) In assessing collective impairment, the Museum uses historical trends of the - - (4,258) (4,258) (4,258) probability of default, the timing of recoveries and the amount of loss incurred, adjusted for management’s judgement as to whether or not current economic and credit conditions are such that the actual losses are likely to be greater or less than Net 69,602 7,404 (4,258) 72,748 72,748 suggested by historical trends. An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortised cost is calculated as the difference between its carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. Losses are recognised in profit or loss and reflected in an allowance account against loans and receivables. Interest on the impaired asset continues to be recognised. When an event occurring after the impairment was recognised causes the amount of impairment loss to decrease, the decrease in impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss.

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11.7 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES Ageing of past due but not impaired trade receivables The Museum is subject to a number of financial risks which arise as a result of its activities (i.e. exposure to credit, liquidity, currency and interest risk) occurring in 2015 2014 the normal course of business. $000s $000s There have been no changes to the Museum’s exposure to these risks during the year, Current 102 128 and the manner in which it manages and measures these risks. 30-60 days 200 131 The Auckland War Memorial Act 1996 (the Act) requires the Museum to manage 60-120 days 6 46 and account for its revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, investments and financial dealings generally and in accordance with the relevant financial management Total 308 305 principles and Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, while remaining a going concern. Museum capital is largely managed as a by-product of managing revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, investments and general financial dealings. In determining the recoverability of a trade receivables, the Museum considers any The Museum has a series of policies to manage the risks associated with financial change in the credit quality of the trade receivable from the date credit was initially instruments. The Museum is risk averse and seeks to minimise exposure from its granted up to the reporting date. The concentration of credit risk is limited due to treasury activities through the diversification of its investments by investing largely in the customer base being large and unrelated. Accordingly the Museum believes a portfolio comprising Australasian Equities, Global Equities, Domestic Fixed Term that there is no further credit provision required in excess of the allowance for Interest and Global Fixed Interest securities. The Museum has established doubtful debts. Museum-Approved Financial Management and Investment policies. These provide Other Credit Risk a framework for the management of financial resources in an efficient and effective way. Operating funds not immediately required are invested in accordance with the Investment policy. Investments in New Zealand Fixed Interest and Global Fixed The Museum does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative Interest securities are managed for the Museum by fund managers whose practice is financial instruments, for speculative purposes. to invest in high-grade debt and short-maturity credit securities. Global fixed interest investments are invested with investors holding a Standard & 11.7.1 CREDIT RISK Poor’s minimum credit rating of ‘A-’. New Zealand fixed interest investments are invested with investors with a Standard & Poor’s minimum credit rating of ‘BBB-’. Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual To reduce the credit exposure of the managed investments, the Museum has obligations resulting in financial loss to the Museum. invested in diversified asset classes and within each of these classes there is a The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements, net of maximum limit that can be invested in any one institution or entity. Thus investments any allowance for losses, represents the Museum’s maximum exposure to credit risk are placed across a portfolio of parties to minimise credit risk. As at 30 June 2015 without taking into account the value of any collateral obtained. there is no significant concentration of credit risk. The average credit period on sales of goods and rendering of services as at 30 June 2015 is 33 days (2014: 39 days). No interest is charged on trade receivables. Included in the allowance for doubtful debts are individually impaired trade receivables. The impairment recognised represents the difference between the carrying amount of those trade receivables and the present value of the expected liquidation proceeds. The Museum does not hold any collateral over these balances. As at 30 June 2015 the Museum considers all outstanding debt recoverable, determined by reference to past experience and relationship with the debtors. Before accepting a new customer, the Museum assesses the potential customer’s credit quality and defines credit limits by customer. The trade receivables are constantly reviewed throughout the month and limits are reviewed should the customer not meet the Museum’s credit requirements. The Museum has minimal exposure to a large volume of small-value trade receivables arising from group and school visits and venue hire. Credit checks are carried out on new customers and deposits obtained for venue hire. Prompt action is taken to collect overdue amounts. There were no bad debts written off in 2015 (2014: $nil). A doubtful debt provision is created when the payment of a debt is uncertain.

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11.7.3 MARKET RISK

11.7.2 LIQUIDITY RISK 11.7.3.1 CURRENCY RISK Currency risk is the risk that the Museum will suffer losses arising from significant Liquidity risk is the risk that the Museum will encounter difficulty in raising liquid movements in NZD currency in relation to other currencies, when paying for funds to meet commitments as they fall due. Prudent liquidity risk management special exhibitions, other overseas purchases or when valuing Global Fixed requires maintaining sufficient cash or cash equivalent. Interest securities. The Museum manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate funds on deposits, The Museum has exposure to foreign exchange risk as a result of transactions reserves and banking facilities by continually monitoring forecast and actual cash denominated in foreign currencies arising from investing and exhibition activities. flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. Foreign exchange risks on investment funds are hedged by the relevant fund The Museum is able to meet its obligations through the levy from Auckland Council, manager as considered necessary. and self-generated revenue. Forward exchange contracts are taken out to cover exhibition commitments. Below is the analysis based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities: There was no exposure for exhibitions as at 30 June 2015 (2014: $nil). Foreign exchange risks on Global Fixed Interest securities are fully hedged while hedging of Global Equities ranges from 50% to 100%, as considered appropriate WEIGHTED CONTRACTUAL LESS THAN by the fund managers. As at 30 June 2015 overseas investment funds were hedged AVERAGE CASH FLOW 1 YEAR 2-5 YEARS TOTAL USD 100% and EUR 78.4% (2014: USD 62%, AUD 100% and EUR 58%). INTEREST RATE $000s $000s $000s $000s A variable of 10% was selected for exchange risk as this is a reasonably expected 30 June 2015 movement based on historical trends in equity values. A 10% increase or decrease is used when reporting exchange rate risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible fluctuation Trade and other payables 4,670 4,670 - 4,670 in exchange rates. As at the balance sheet date, the Museum was exposed to the Employee benefits 1,351 1,351 512 1,863 following foreign currencies: Total 6,021 6,021 512 6,533

NZD USD EUR AUD GBP OTHERS TOTAL The Museum has the following liquid $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s $000s assets to meet its liabilities: Cash and cash equivalents 2.94% 7,463 7,463 - 7,463 2015 Receivables and other assets 933 933 - 933 Short-term investments 10,695 10,695 - 10,695 Cash 7,463 - - - - - 7,463 19,091 19,091 - 19,091 Trade and other receivables 685 - - - - - 685 Traced and other payables (6,533) - - - - - (6,533) 30 June 2014 Investments Trade and other payables 4,258 4,258 - 4,258 Equities 15,594 11,023 3,680 - 1,099 2,229 33,625 Employee benefits 1,670 1,246 424 1,670 Fixed interest 30,689 - - - - - 30,689 Total 5,928 5,504 424 5,928 Cash deposits 10,695 - - - - - 10,695 58,593 11,023 3,680 - 1,099 2,229 76,624 The Museum has the following liquid assets to meet its liabilities: 2014 Cash and cash equivalents 2.80% 5,823 5,823 - 5,823

Receivables and other assets 816 816 - 816 Cash 5,823 - - - - - 7,463 Short-term investments 1,083 1,083 - 1,083 Trade and other receivables 498 - - - - - 685 7,722 7,722 - 7,722 Traced and other payables (5,928) - - - - - (6,533)

Investments As explained in note 6 above, short-term investments are funds set aside by Equities 13,973 17,788 9,188 - - - 40,950 the Museum for specific purposes and not available for normal operational use. Fixed interest 24,368 - - 4,284 - - 28,652 Therefore, these funds are only available to meet liabilities related to the specific purposes. Cash deposits 1,083 - - - - - 1,083 39,817 17,788 9,188 4,284 - - 71,078

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As at 30 June 2015 if the currency on investments had fluctuated by plus or minus 11.7.4. FAIR VALUE 10%, the surplus for the Museum would have been $0.327 million lower/higher (2014: The carrying value of cash and equivalents, short-term investments, receivables, $1.038 million lower/higher). A 10% currency rate increase or decrease is used when payables and interest-bearing loans is equivalent to their fair value. reporting currency rate risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in currency rates. Classification and Fair Values The fund managers manage the Museum’s investments and make sale and purchase decisions based on their fair value and in accordance with investment strategy. 11.7.3.2 INTEREST RATE RISK Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are initially recognised at fair value. The Museum is exposed to interest rate risk as it invests cash in short-term and Subsequent to initial recognition, all financial assets at fair value through profit or loss long-term deposits at fixed interest rates. (Refer to note 11.5 above for a summary by are measured at fair value. Gains and losses arising from changes in fair value of the asset class.) ‘Financial assets at fair value through the profit or loss’ category are presented in the Statement of Comprehensive Income when they arise. The Museum has potential exposure to interest rates on its short-term investments. These exposures are managed by investing in bank deposits maturing in less than 12 months. The range of interest rates is reported monthly. 11.7.4.1 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT As at 30 June 2015 if interest rates on cash and cash equivalents, and short-term Financial instruments are grouped into levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the investments had fluctuated by plus or minus 1%, the surplus for the Museum would fair value is observable. have been $182,000 higher/lower (2014: $64,000 higher/lower). A 1% interest rate increase or decrease is used when reporting interest rate risk internally to key The fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities with standard terms and management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably conditions and traded on active liquid markets is determined with reference to possible fluctuation in interest rates. quoted market prices. Financial assets in this category include managed funds. There are no financial liabilities in this category. Fair value interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. Investments at fixed interest rates As at 30 June 2015 the Museum has managed funds at fair value in level 2 of $64.314 expose the Museum to fair value interest rate risk. As at 30 June 2015 if the fair value million (2014: $69.602 million). interest rates on fixed interest investment had fluctuated by plus or minus 1%, the Level 1 – fair value measurements are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) surplus for the Museum would have been $307,000 higher/lower (2014: $287,000 in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; higher/lower). Level 2 – fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted 11.7.3.3 OTHER PRICE RISK prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and The Museum has potential exposure to changes in equity prices in its investments in Australasian Equities and Global Equities. All equity investments present a risk Level 3 – fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques of loss of capital often due to factors beyond the fund managers’ control, such as which include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market competition, regulatory changes, commodity price changes and changes in general data (unobservable inputs). economic climate domestically and internationally. The fund managers moderate this There were no transfers between level 1 and 2 in the period. risk through careful investment selection and diversification, daily monitoring of the fund’s market position and adherence to the fund’s investment policy. The maximum market risk resulting from financial instruments is determined by their fair value. A variable of 10% was selected for price risk as this is a reasonably expected movement based on historical trends in equity indexes. A 10% increase or decrease is used when reporting price risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in equity indexes. As at 30 June 2015 if the equity indexes had fluctuated by plus or minus 10%, the surplus for the Museum would have been $3.363 million higher/lower (2014: $4.041 million higher/lower). A 10% market rate increase or decrease is used when reporting market rate risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible fluctuation in market rates.

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12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 2015 2014 12.1 COMMITMENTS $000s $000s

Capital commitments 1,061 1,409

12.2. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES Provisions for legal claims have been recognised in the financial statements. The Museum Trust Board has based the provision on legal advice received. No information pertaining to these provisions has been disclosed as it may prejudice the outcome for the Museum. The Trust Board members continue to update their legal advice as new facts and circumstances arise and provisions are recognised where warranted based on this. There are no other contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2015. (2014: $nil).

12.3 CONTINGENT ASSETS There were no contingent assets at 30 June 2015 (2014: $nil).

13. POST-BALANCE-DATE EVENTS There are no matters arising since 30 June 2015 that would materially affect the Museum’s financial statements.

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The Museum continued its sustainability initiatives and cost savings, Spending was managed throughout the year in order to ensure best value was maximising revenue where possible and by obtaining maximum value from all received and was maintained within the resources and funding available. expenditure in FY2014/2015. The operating deficit of $125,000 was achieved in FY2014/2015. The Museum’s total cost by activity is:

The Special Purposes surplus of $3,051,000 in FY2014/15 was derived from FY2014/2015 Costs the investment of the Museum’s trusts and bequests, and reserves; the most significant reserve being the Asset Replacement Reserve. The Asset Strong, sustainable foundation 40% Replacement Reserve is restricted to provide funding for the Museum’s capital expenditure. As funding to this reserve is based on historical costs, Compelling destination and experience 9% this reserve is invested and the return on that investment assists to fund the asset replacement cost that has increased due to inflation. Investment earnings Depreciation and Amortisation 24% provided a net return of 10.48%, which is above the financial market trends. Trusts, bequests and reserves 14% Overall FY2014/15 has been a positive year from a visitation and self- generating revenue perspective and we continue to build on this strong performance in the next financial year. The Museum’s total revenue is from the following sources: FY2014/2015 Revenue Active participant in Auckland 8% Auckland Council levy 63%

Accessible ‘beyond the walls’ 5%

Special purposes revenue 20%

Significant differences to plan that contributed to the FY2014/2015 result include: Commercial operations 4% • Commercial operation revenue of $2 million was $474,000 (19%) below plan Admission fees 4% mainly due to highly competitive venue hire market resulting in lower revenue. Donations, sponsorship, • The admissions revenue at $2 million was $312,000 (19%) above plan and events and other revenue 3% $518,000 (36%) more than last year. This is a direct reflection of the new admission fee charge structure introduced last financial year. Retail revenue 3% • Operating expenses were $122,000 below plan reflecting the initiatives introduced to manage costs, including the Museum’s sustainability journey. Interest income 2% • Special Purposes revenue includes the increase in value of the investments managed Grants revenue 1% by external fund managers was 65% higher than last year. This category also includes heritage assets donated recognised at their fair value, together with donations and interest. The Museum’s operating revenue (excluding Levy) of $7.710 million increased 14% over last year, marks an extremely positive result under difficult economic circumstances, in addition to the Local Authorities Levy. The most significant increase was achieved in Admissions fees. FY2014/2015 has been an exceptional year from an income generating perspective. Other revenue streams have undergone a transformational change as we change the way we operate and go out and proactively seek new business. Museum would like to acknowledge the funds received from Lesley Taylor bequest $165,000, Celestene Brandon bequest $37,000, Tennyson Charitable Trust $14,000 during the year. Museum also acknowledges the financial support from ATEED $77,000 and Antarctic Heritage Trust $77,000 received for the Still Life Exhibition. The first instalment of $413,000 (of the total $3.8 million grant) was received during the year from the Lottery Commission. These funds are utilised to re-develop the Cenotaph facilities and database. The remaining funds will be received over the term of the project to 2018.

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