G.12 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Te Pūrongo ā Tau | Annual Report 2015/16 In accordance with section 150 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, this annual report of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa for 2015/16 is presented to the House of Representatives. Photo credits Cover: Page 26: Page 46: n Te Hīkoi Wiki o te reo Māori, 2016. n New Zealand Photography Collected n Cash register, 1985, Tabuchi Electric Photo: Mike O’Neill. Te Papa. in Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa Season 5, Co., electronic version of early cash 2016. Photo: Mike O’Neill. Te Papa. register by National Cash Register Page 2: Co. Gift of Kirkcaldie and Stains Ltd, n Repatriation ceremony, 2016. Photo: Page 27: 2016. Te Papa. Mike O’Neill. Te Papa. n Ad for Whales: Giants of the Deep, n Skateboard, about 1955, by William n Te Papa Open Day, 2015. Photo: Kate 2015. California Academy of Dunster, New Zealand. Purchased Whitley. Te Papa. Sciences, San Francisco, USA. 2016. Te Papa. n Repatriation ceremony, 2016. Photo: n Women’s Social and Political Union Page 29: Mike O’Neill. Te Papa. Medal for Valour, 1912, by Toye & Co., n Te Papa Open Day, 2015. Photo: Kate n New Zealand Photography Collected England. Purchased 2016. Te Papa. Whitley. Te Papa. in Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa Season 5, 2016. Photo: Michael Hall. Te Papa. Page 47: Page 2–3: n Piupiu, 1926, maker unknown. Gift of Page 33: n Visitors, Gallipoli: The scale of our Margeret Fox, 2015. Te Papa. n war, 2015. Photo: Michael Hall. Te Papa Open Day, 2015. Photo: Kate n Poi, 1926, maker unknown. Gift of Te Papa. Whitley. Te Papa. Margeret Fox, 2015. Te Papa. n Tāniko tāpeka, 1926, maker Page 2: Page 34-35: unknown. Gift of Margeret Fox, 2015. n Playing Michael Parekowhai’s He n Te Papa Open Day, 2015. Photo: Te Papa. Michael Hall. Te Papa. kōrero pūrakāu mō te awanui o te motu: story of a New Zealand river. Page 48: Page 3: Photo: Mike O’Neill. Te Papa. n Shield (painted with Phantom n Slow Art Evening, 2016. Photo: Jean- Page 36: character), 1970s-80s, maker Claude Stahl. Te Papa. unknown, Papua New Guinea. n Kapa Haka Te Puru o Tāmaki n Te Whare Mātoro: Performing Arts Purchased 2015. Te Papa. Kaumātua, 2016. Photo: Jean-Claude Weekend for Rangatahi, 2016. Photo: n Ngatu tā’uli, 2010, by Kulimoe’anga Stahl. Te Papa. Kate Whitley. Te Papa. Maka. Purchased 2015. Te Papa. n Te Papa Open Day, 2015. Photo: Page 37: Michael Hall. Te Papa. Page 49: n Visitors writing on poppies in n Visitor, Te Marae, 2015. Photo: n Whekau or laughing owl, New Gallipoli: The scale of our war, 2015. Michael Hall. Te Papa. Zealand. Purchased 2015. Te Papa. Photo: Michael Hall. Te Papa. Page 4: Page 50-51: Page 38: n Queue, Gallipoli: The scale of our n Whale skeleton, 2016. Photograph by n Tīrama, Tīrama Tamariki Mā!, 2016. war, 2016. Photo: Kate Whitley. Kate Whitley. Te Papa Te Papa. Photo: Kate Whitley. Te Papa. Page 52: n Te Papa Open Day, 2015. Photo: Kate Page 39: Whitley. Te Papa. n Women’s Social and Political Union n Te Whare Mātoro: Performing Arts Medal for Valour, 1912, by Toye & Co., Weekend for Rangatahi, 2016. Photo: Page 5: England. Purchased 2016. Te Papa. n DreamWorks Animation: The Kate Whitley. Te Papa. Page 53: Exhibition, opening, 2015. Photo: Page 40: Kate Whitley. Te Papa. n Te Papa Open Day, 2015. Photo: n Te Papa Talks Animation: Exploring n Celebrating 150 years, 2015. Photo: Michael Hall. Te Papa. Digital Storytelling, 2016. Photo: Kate Michael Hall. Te Papa. Whitley. Te Papa. Page 54: Page 6: Page 41: n Repatriation ceremony, 2016. Photo: n Te Papa host and visitors, 2015. Kate Whitley. Te Papa. n Te Papa hosts and visitors, 2016. Photo: Kate Whitley. Te Papa. Photo: Kate Whitley. Te Papa. Page 56: Page 9: Page 43: n Pōwhiri for Hawaiian cloak, 2016. n Evan Williams, Chair. Photo: Michael Photo: Norm Heke. Te Papa. n MacKenzie Hobbs at DreamWorks Hall. Te Papa. Animation: The Exhibition, 2015. Page 57: Page 10: Photo by and courtesy of Melanie n Repatriation ceremony, 2016. Photo: n Rick Ellis, Chief Executive. Photo: Hobbs. Kate Whitley. Te Papa. Kate Whitley. Te Papa. Page 44: Page 58: n Page 11: Modded Server-Rack Display with n L-R: Carl Struthers, Clive Roberts and n Arapata Hakiwai, Kaihautū. Photo: Some Interpretations of Imagery Andrew Stewart, editors of The Fishes Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Michael Hall. Te Papa. from NSA MYSTIC, FOXACID, of New Zealand, Te Papa Press, 2015. QUANTUMTHEORY, and Other SSO/ Page 19: TAO Slides, 2015, by Simon Denny. Page 60: Te Pūrongo ā Tau | Annual Report n DreamWorks Animation: The Purchased 2015. Photo: Nick Ash. n Mahuki sign, 2016. Photo: Mike Exhibition, opening, 2015. Photo: O’Neill. Te Papa Page 45: Kate Whitley. Te Papa. n Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique Page 61: Page 23: (The native peoples of the Pacific n The Fishes of New Zealand, Te Papa 2015/16 n Te Papa Open Day, 2015. Photo: Ocean), about 1804, by Joseph Press, 2015. Michael Hall. Te Papa. Dufour, after a design by Jean- n New Zealand Photography Collected, Gabriel Charvet. Purchased 2015 Te Papa Press, 2015. Page 24: with Charles Disney Art Trust funds. n Real Modern: Everyday New Zealand n Gretchen Albrecht floor talk, Ngā Toi Te Papa. in the 1950s and 1960s, Te Papa | Arts Te Papa Season 4, 2015. Photo: n Te Kooti Wahawaha, 1967, by Press, 2015. Michael Hall. Te Papa. Paratene Matchitt. Purchased 2016. Te Papa. Photo: Dick Martin. Page 66-67: Page 25: n Visitors at Gallipoli: The scale of our n Te Papa Open Day, 2015. Photo: Kate war. Photo: Michael Hall. Te Papa. Whitley. Te Papa. Inside back cover: n Te Marae. Photo: Michael Hall. Te Papa. E huri ngākau ana. ‘E huri whakaaro ana. E huri oranga ana. Changing Hearts, Changing Minds, Changing Lives 2 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Te Pūrongo ā Tau’ | Annual Report 2015/16 3 The Matariki Festival Kaumātua 1,784,939 Kapa Haka live streams reached over More than 6,614 storage enclosures created visitors to Te Papa this year – 900,000 750,000 for collection items the highest number ever Facebook users collection items available online Gallipoli: The scale of our war will reach over Over Celebrating YEARS since the founding of the Colonial Museum – 2.7 million 150 Te Papa’s first predecessor visitors to Whales Tohorā since opening 1visitors million in 2016 – the most visited exhibition in New Zealand’s history Māori60 and Moriori ancestral remains 26,541 repatriated to New students participated in a learning functions820 held at Te Papa venues programme at Te Papa Zealand from five exhibitions 4installed overseas institutions Over Over 3 million visits to Te Papa websites 2,756 visitors went behind museums,274 galleries and iwi organisations the scenes to see our supported by National Services Te Paerangi1 collection items at the Open House event 100 remedial treatments on collection items 1 Via workshops, forums, conferences, expert advice, grants, museum/iwi development adviser visits and other partnerships for the benefit of the sector. A guide to our Annual Report If you are looking for… turn to… Page overviews from our Chair, Chief Tirohanga whānui 2015/16 | PART 1: Executive and Kaihautū 08 Our 2015/16 overview who our visitors are Te hono ki Aotearoa me ngā iwi o te ao PART 2: | Engaging New Zealanders and visitors from 12 around the world our legislation, governance and Tā mātou whakahaere | How we operate PART 3: management structure 14 the services we provide to New Te tauāki o ngā paearu ratonga | PART 4: Zealanders and how we performed Statement of performance 20 against commitments the people and capability that Te kapa pūkenga rau o Te Papa | PART 5: enabled us to achieve our results The people and capability that enable us 62 our financial performance and the Te tauāki o ngā paearu pūtea | Financial PART 6: independent auditor’s report statements 68 our work to increase the capability Ngā tāpiritanga | Appendices of museums, galleries and iwi, 104 National Services Te Paerangi Expert Knowledge our collection acquisitions and Exchanges and Workshops our research publications and presentations Collection Acquisitions Publications and Presentations Statement of responsibility The Board and management are responsible for the preparation of the annual financial statements, and the statement of performance and the judgements used therein. The Board and management are responsible for any end-of-year performance information provided by the Museum of Te Papa Tongarewa under section 19A of the Public Finance Act 1989. The Board and management are responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of internal controls designed to provide reasonable assurance of the integrity and reliability of the financial statements and statement of performance. In the opinion of the Board and management, the annual financial statements and statement of performance fairly reflect the financial position and operations of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa for the year ended 30 June 2016. In accordance with the Crown Entities Act 2004, we approve this Annual Report on behalf of the Board. Evan Williams Abby Foote Chair Chair of Assurance and Risk Committee 6 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Te Pūrongo ā Tau | Annual Report 2015/16 7 PART 1 Tirohanga whānui 2015/16 | Our 2015/16 overview Chair’s Foreword In the past year, Te Papa has broken records, and many cultures of Aotearoa resonate with those As the national museum, and holder of the broken new ground.