G.12 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Te Pūrongo ā Tau | Annual Report 2016/17 In accordance with section 150 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, this annual report of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa for 2016/17 is presented to the House of Representatives. Photo credits Cover Page 31: Page 46: n Visitors at Bug Lab, 2016. Photo: Kate n Student in Hīnātore | Learning Lab, 2017. n Sir Peter Snell: Medal-Winning Magic Whitley. Te Papa. Photo: Jeff McEwan. exhibition, 2017. Photo: Jeff McEwan. n Children in Hīnātore | Learning Lab, 2017. n Sir Peter Snell speaking at Te Papa, 2017. Page 2: Photo: Kate Whitley. Te Papa. Photo: Jeff McEwan. n Visitors at Sir Peter Snell: Medal-Winning n Pōwhiri for Sir Peter Snell, 2017. Photo: Magic exhibition, 2017. Photo: Michael Page 35: Jeff McEwan. O’Neill. Te Papa. n Sir Richard Taylor and students visiting Bug Lab, 2016. Photo: Michael O’Neill. Te Page 47: Page 5: Papa. n ‘Tawhirimatea’ karetao-puoro, 2009- n Evan Williams, Chair. Photo: Michael 2010 by James Webster. Purchased 2017. Hall. Te Papa. Page 38: Photo: James Webster. n European Splendour 1500-1800 n Cook’s Strait, New Zealand, 1875, by Page 7: exhibition, 2016. Photo: Kate Whitley. Te Nicholas Chevalier. Purchased 2016. Te n Geraint Martin, Chief Executive. Photo: Papa. Papa (2016-0010-1). Michael O’Neill. Te Papa. Page 40: Page 48: Page 9: n Simon Denny at public event for Secret n Pacific collection store, 2016. Photo: Te n Arapata Hakiwai, Kaihautū. Photo: Power exhibition, 2016. Photo: Kate Papa. Michael Hall. Te Papa. Whitley. Te Papa. Page 50: Page 11: Page 41: n Repatriation pōwhiri, 2017. Photo: Te n Tyrannosaurs: Meet the family n Photograph of Fanny Parker, alias Janet Papa. exhibition, 2014. Photo: Michael O’Neill. Arthur, being escorted from Ayr Sheriff Te Papa. Court by a police officer, 1914. Crown Page 51: n Air New Zealand 75 years exhibition, copyright, National Records of Scotland, n Repatriation pōwhiri, 2017. Photo: Te 2014. Photo: Kate Whitley. Te Papa. HH16/43/58. Papa. n Visitors at Gallipoli: The scale of our war, 2015. Photo: Michael Hall. Te Papa. Page 42: Page 52: n Queue, Gallipoli: The scale of our war, n Women’s Social and Political Union n Presenting at Suffrage workshop, 2016. Photo: Kate Whitley. Te Papa. Medal for Valour, 1912, England, by Toye Wellington, 2017. Photo: Te Papa. n DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition, & Co. Purchased 2016. CC BY-NC-ND opening, 2015. Photo: Kate Whitley. Te licence. Te Papa (GH024772). Photo: Te Page 54: Papa. Papa. n Te Papa Talks: Virtual Reality, 2017. n DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition, Photo: Michael O’Neill. Te Papa. opening, 2015. Photo: Kate Whitley. Te Page 43: Page 56: Papa. n Visitor viewing Frances Parker’s Medal for Valour, 2016. Photo: Te Papa. n Art Gallery construction, 2017. Photo: Page 10: Michael O’Neill. Te Papa. n Visitors at Bug Lab, 2016. Photo: Kate Page 44: Page 57: Whitley. Te Papa. n Major E.P. Cox, 1915, Auckland, by Wilson & Horton Ltd. Gift of n Mahuki showcase event, 2016. Photo: Page 11: Paul Simmons, 1989. Te Papa Michael O’Neill. Te Papa. n Mahuki sign, 2016. Photo: Michael (CA000512/001/0021/0049) Page 58: O’Neill. Te Papa. n n Visitor at Gallipoli: The scale of our war, Page 44: Attendees at Te Papa Talks: Virtual 2015. Photo: Michael Hall. Te Papa. n Poster, ’Protect New Zealand’, June Reality, 2017. Photo: Michael O’Neill. Te n Art Gallery construction, 2017. Photo: 1942, Wellington, by N.Z. National Papa. Savings Committee. Gift of Mr C H Michael O’Neill. Te Papa. Page 102: n Art Wall on mobile device, 2017. Photo: Andrews, 1967. Te Papa (GH014046) n Te Papa Foundation launch, 2016. Photo: Daniel Crichton-Rouse. Te Papa. n Sign Post, circa 1880, New Zealand, maker unknown. Gift of Dr Ron Balham, Kate Whitley. Te Papa. Page 13: 1959. CC BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa Page 101: n Students in Te Papa, 2017. Photo: Jeff (GH003522) n Functions staff, 2016. Photo: Kate McEwan. Page 45: Whitley. Te Papa. Page 24: n O le Tusi FAALUPEGA o Samoa, 1981, Page 132-133: n Students in Hīnātore | Learning Lab, Samoa, by Malua Printing Press, T n Visitors at Bug Lab, 2016. Photo: Michael 2017. Photo: Jeff McEwan. Faletoese. Gift of Safua Akeli, 2010. CC O’Neill. Te Papa. BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa (FE012543) Page 26: n U.S.S. Warrimoo at Dunedin, New n Visitors at Bug Lab, 2016. Photo: Michael Zealand, by Muir & Moodie studio. Te Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa O’Neill. Te Papa. Papa (C.010431) n Model drua (sailing canoe), 2002, Fiji, by Page 29: Alex Kennedy. Commissioned 2002. © | n Huru Te Hiaro, circa 1884, by Gottfried Te Papa. CC BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa Te Pūrongo ā Tau Annual Report Lindauer. Acquisition history unknown. (FE011790) Te Papa (1992-0035-1632). n Mount Rolleston, circa 1893, n Huru Te Hiaro, circa 1884, by Gottfried Christchurch, by Petrus van der Velden. 2016/17 Lindauer. Acquisition history unknown. Gift of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Te Papa (1992-0035-1632). Arts, 1936. Te Papa (1936-0012-116) Page 30: n Silver tussock, Poa cita Edgar, collected 20 Feb 2012, Hue te Taka Peninsula (Moa n Students in Hīnātore | Learning Lab, Point)., New Zealand. Field Collection 2017. Photo: Jeff McEwan. 2011. CC BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa (SP094156) A guide to our Annual Report If you are looking for… Turn to… Page Overviews from our Chair, Chief Foreword and Statements 4 Executive and Kaihautū Our strategic vision for the Part 1: Our future-focused strategy 12 future and 2016/17 performance beyond 2017 and reporting framework framework for 2016/17 Our service performance and key Part 2: Statement of performance 18 achievements in 2016/17 2016/17 Our financial performance and the Part 3: Financial statements 60 independent auditor’s report 2016/17 Our legislation, governance and Part 4: How we operate and our 98 management structure and people and capability the people and capability that enabled us to achieve our results Our work to increase the Appendices 108 capability of museums, galleries and iwi, collection acquisitions and research 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 2017. 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 2 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Te Pūrongo ā Tau | Annual Report 2016/17 3 Chair’s Foreword Te Papa opened its doors nearly 20 years ago. Te Over the last year we: Collection items transferred to the exhibition Papa was designed to be different from a then- n Completed major parts of our infrastructure spaces within that facility will also reduce the risk conventional museum and those differences upgrade to protect Te Papa’s assets and to the collections from earthquakes – a priority for continue – the unique expression of biculturalism in collections (part of our new 15 year capital the museum, particularly in light of the significant our operating structure and values, a focus on new asset management plan). Some 25 building Kaikoura earthquake that affected Wellington in ways to understand our many diverse cultures and infrastructure projects were either advanced or November 2016. our environment, and a willingness to take on difficult completed during the course of the year with Of over two million objects in the museum’s issues in a way which changes hearts and minds. minimal disruption to the public and day-to-day collections, the November earthquake caused In our recent exhibitions (Gallipoli: The scale of operations of the museum. damage to only nine objects, six which were on our war, Bug Lab and Air New Zealand 75 Years), n Commissioned and started construction of our display at the time and three in the museum’s we took on the challenge of creating new ways of new art gallery at Te Papa – the first phase of our storerooms. communicating with our audiences on three large five year programme to completely renew all Te That the overwhelming majority of our collection issues – the first history and conflict, the second Papa’s exhibitions. objects came through unscathed is testament to the science and the environment, and the third – n Finalised planning of the second phase of foresight and vigilance of the Te Papa Board and staff technology, change and an iconic New Zealand our renewal programme, which will go into who planned and installed, in recent years, a range of company. construction in mid-2018. seismic protection measures in the storerooms. Those exhibitions have already been seen by over n Launched Mahuki – a ground-breaking innovation But while Te Papa was lucky to have suffered only two million people, the overwhelming majority of hub for culture and museum institutions and minor damage, the earthquake did reinforce the whom reported very high degrees of satisfaction completed the first programme round, with 10 need to acquire secondary space where some of the and changes of view.