G.12 ANNUAL REPORT 2008/09 TONGAREWA PAPA TE ZEALAND NEW OF MUSEUM To be a forum for the nation to present, explore, and preserve the heritage of its cultures and knowledge of the natural environment in order to better understand and treasure the past, enrich the present, and meet the challenges of the future… Directory TE RÄRANGI INGOA MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA Cable Street PO Box 467 Wellington 6140 New Zealand TORY STREET RESEARCH AND COLLECTION STORAGE FACILITY 169 Tory Street Wellington 6011 Telephone + 64 4 381 7000 Facsimile + 64 4 381 7070 Email [email protected] Website http://www.tepapa.govt.nz Auditors Audit New Zealand, Wellington, on behalf of the Auditor-General Bankers Westpac Banking Corporation Photography by Te Papa staff photographers, unless otherwise credited ISSN: 1179 – 0024 1 MUSEUM OF NEW OF MUSEUM Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Annual Report 2008/09 Te Pürongo ä-Tau 2008/09 In accordance with section 44 of the Public Finance Act 1989, this annual report of the Museum of TONGAREWA PAPA TE ZEALAND New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa for 2008/09 is presented to the House of Representatives. Contents Ngä Ihirangi ANNUAL Part one Overview Statements Ngä Tauäki Tirohanga Whänui 3 Chairman’s Statement 4 REPORT Acting Chief Executive/Kaihautü Statement 6 Tribute to the late Dr Seddon Bennington (1947–2009) 7 2008/09 Performance at a Glance He Tirohanga ki ngä Whakatutukitanga 8 Part two Operating Framework Te Anga Whakahaere 12 Concept 12 Corporate Principles 12 Functions and Alignment with Government Priorities 14 Governance, Accountability, and Management 14 Organisational Structure 15 Governance Philosophy 15 Board Policies 16 Audit Report 17 Statement of Responsibility 18 Part three Statement of Service Performance 21 Outcome 1: Collections 22 Outcome 2: Knowledge 24 Outcome 3: Relationships 26 Outcome 4: Access 27 Part four Capability – people, process and technology 31 Part five Financial Statements 35 Output Costs 36 Statement of Financial Performance 37 Statement of Financial Position 38 Statement of Changes in Equity 39 Statement of Cash Flows 40 Notes to the Financial Statements 41 Appendices Appendix 1: Loans to other institutions 61 Appendix 2: Repatriations 64 Appendix 3: Collection Acquisitions 65 Cloud John Reynolds 2006 Part one Overview Statements Ngä Tauäki Tirohanga Whänui 4 MUSEUM OF NEW OF MUSEUM Chairman’s Statement ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA PAPA TE ZEALAND also succeeded in generating a large visitation Tënä koutou katoa. of 127,812. The financial year to 30 June Other exhibitions during the year included Impressions of France, The Sculpture Terrace, We 2009 has seen significant Are Unsuitable for Framing, Colours: Moments in achievements, especially in Fashion, Mö Tätou: Ngäi Tahu Whänui, and relation to visitation. Precious Metals. A Treaty2U duplicate was exhibited in Te Papa and continues to be In this financial year, visits to Te Papa were a exhibited nationally after touring the country ANNUAL very impressive 1,563,295. This exceeds last for the past three years. year’s visitor levels and is eclipsed only by the first year Te Papa opened. This strong visitor Te Papa continued with the touring REPORT performance can be attributed to successful exhibitions programme in 2008/2009, with choices around visitor experience, but particular demand on Rita Angus: Life and 2008/09 especially Monet and the Impressionists, the Vision, New Zealand on Ice, and Kupe Sites. Colossal Squid, and Rita Angus: Life and Vision. Whales | Tohorä also continued with its international successes in North America – Te Papa continues to be the highest visited after opening at the National Geographic museum site in Australia and New Zealand. Museum in Washington D.C., the show has Total visitor numbers to Te Papa since moved to Exploration Place, Kansas, and opening now exceed 15 million. Equally further venues are planned. important, however, is the continuation of overall visitor satisfaction. It is therefore Te Papa’s ongoing programme continues to particularly pleasing that Te Papa maintained be enriched and enhanced through its visitor satisfaction rating at 97% in continued support from partners and 2008/2009. sponsors. Our partnership with Wellington City Council is now in its thirteenth year and It is also pleasing to see our virtual visitor we are delighted the Council has increased its numbers have grown significantly, with online annual investment level in Te Papa after a visitation reaching 2,559,373 in 2008/2009. static allocation for the last eight years. This Collections Online also continues to grow in commitment directly contributes to the popularity, with 888,418 visitors in 2008/2009. Museum’s continued position as a premier Further resource and effort was concentrated visitor attraction. at the facility during the year to add objects to the virtual database and thereby ensure that Te Papa’s ten-year relationship with Te Papa’s collection items can be shared with TelstraClear was also renewed for a third ever-widening audiences. five-year term, and showcased through the launch of the new multi-media experience This year’s international visitation was affected OurSpace, as well as the subsequent to a small degree by to the global recession installation of the TelstraClear OurSpace Screen and its impact on tourism, but more so due to on the outside of Te Papa. OurSpace also increasingly high proportion of domestic involved two other partnerships: a new visitation. International visitation did not reach multi-year partnership with TVNZ, with a first the anticipated 45%, but in fact a total of joint project being the inclusion of significant 557,670 international visitors came to Te Papa material from the TVNZ archive in the in 2008/2009. This is only 12% less than the OurSpace database; and GNS Science which previous year, whereas domestic visitation enabled the development of The Deep ride grew by 49% from 668,764 in 2007/08 to experience, drawing on the expertise of GNS 1,002,400 in 2008/2009. Science scientist Cornel de Ronde and the use of footage from the bottom of the ocean from Te Papa displayed a very strong exhibition GNS Science. programme in 2008/2009, particularly in the Visa Platinum Gallery. Monet and the The delivery of major public events and Impressionists was highly successful, attracting education programmes, and significant work 145,253 visitors, and Rita Angus: Life and Vision on new initiatives for the coming year, continues with founding partners the 5 MUSEUM OF NEW OF MUSEUM ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA PAPA TE ZEALAND Earthquake Commission (EQC) and refreshment will require appropriate GNS Science. HP and Ricoh’s sustained investment. However, Te Papa is not funded contribution to Te Papa’s technology for depreciation, and is therefore not funded infrastructure supports the ongoing delivery for the replacement of the long-term of the visitor experience, and HP also assisted exhibitions. Until these issues are resolved, with a number of initiatives around the our ability to refresh and move forward is Monet exhibition. seriously compromised. We are currently in discussion with the Government over This year Te Papa was delighted also to rationalising Te Papa’s long-term funding welcome Visa to the family of long-term arrangements. partners, as the new naming rights partner of ANNUAL the Visa Platinum Gallery. Visa will be actively The Board is very appreciative of the involved in promoting the ongoing Government’s commitment to Te Papa, and short-term exhibition programme in the its willingness to work with us to find a REPORT gallery as well as other programmes within solution to the funding issues. The Board the Museum. Other new three-year exhibition acknowledges the Minister, Honourable Chris 2008/09 partnerships include Alcatel Lucent, the Finlayson, for his support, as Te Papa New Zealand Seafood Industry Council, and continues to review the value of essential Discovery Channel US in association with services and outputs in the current fiscal Te Papa’s Colossal Squid. environment. Notable short-term 2008/2009 partnerships I wish to acknowledge the contribution of included the Accor Hospitality Group for retiring Board members Bob Harvey, Lorraine Monet and the Impressionists, and the Pelorus Wilson, John Allen, and John Henderson, and Trust and Singapore Airlines for the national acknowledge our newly appointed Board tour of Rita Angus: Life and Vision. The members, Miria Pomare, Sir Wira Gardiner, signature Matariki Festival continues to grow, Hon Michael Bassett, and Christopher Parkin. and in 2009 saw the launch of the “Seven I would also like to acknowledge the high sister” sponsors TelstraClear, New Zealand calibre and commitment of the current Board, Post, Te Puni Kökiri, Toi Iho, Te Rünanga o and that of Te Papa’s management and staff. Ngäi Tahu, Te Mängai Päho, Wellington City Council, together with gala partners Te Taura Finally, I would like to pay tribute to Whiri i te Reo Mäori and the BNZ. Dr Seddon Bennington, Te Papa’s Chief Executive, who tragically passed away in Te Papa’s financial results were favourable July 2009. Seddon’s contribution to Te Papa in this year, with operating revenue of was immense and his loss will be felt by $52.183 million. 49.8% of this was self- those who worked with him at Te Papa. generated by Te Papa. Overall, Te Papa had a net surplus of $2.958 million before depreciation and amortisation, but after taking into account the depreciation expenses, the overall result was a net deficit of $9.585 million. All up, there have been many significant achievements over the last financial year. It is John Judge recognised, however, that Te Papa’s future Chairman needs thoughtful planning especially in a period of local and global recession. Te Papa has responded to this by ensuring that is can deliver its services efficiently and sometimes within constrained resources.