Collection Studies: New research in collections and collecting
Chair: Conal McCarthy, Victoria University
Rowan Carroll - Director, North Otago Museum
'The Partington Collection and Whanganui Māori: Valuing relationships in collection management policy and practice'
Karina Lamb - PhD student, Australian National University, Canberra
'Objects can speak: Indigenous languages and museum collections in Australia and New Zealand'
Lynette Townsend - Curator History, Te Papa
'Seen but not heard? Collecting the material culture of childhood in New Zealand museums'
Emily Murray - Masters student, Victoria University
'Protecting your assets: Emergency planning for museum collections'.