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Experts and web conferences
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The following questions from schools are answered by Bill from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga:
- What does the word "heritage" mean to you?
- What makes one part of heritage more valuable than another?
- What is your favourite "item" of your heritage that is physical?
- What is your favourite "item" of your heritage that is intangible?
- What do you think is our most important "item" of heritage, as a country?
- If we want to find out more about our own heritage, where would you suggest we start?
- What are the threats to heritage?
- What are the benefits of preserving our heritage?
- Do you think we in Aotearoa New Zealand are doing a good job preserving our heritage?
The following questions from schools are answered by Millie from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga:
- Is the person that built the Stone Store related to you? If they are, what do you know about them?
- What career pathway did you take to get this job?
- When was the land discovered and settled by Maaori and Europeans?
- What was the population at the height of Maaori and European settlement?
- When you talk about 'priceless artifacts', what do you mean?
- Is it the same people who built Stone Store the same as the ones who built the Kemp House?
- What is the most interesting and or unusual artifact that you have in the Stone Store museum?
- Did the people who built the Stone Store or Kemp House leave a historical mark e.g. a hidden signature or piece of memorabilia under or behind something, other than the stone slate?
- Why do the artifacts have to be behind glass? What do they do to preserve artifacts?
- How do they strengthen old buildings to be earthquake proof and to meet today's safety standards?
Meet Millie
Millie is a Kai Whaka Manuhiri for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. She works with visitors at Kerikeri mission station and helps with kaitiaki of the taonga collection in the heritage buildings.
Meet Alex
Alex works for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga as Property Lead for Te Waimate and the Hokianga.
Meet Mita
Mita is of Ngā Puhi descent.
Meet Atareiria
Atareiria is the Pouarahi Tuakana Senior Māori Heritage Advisor for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga in Te Tai Tokerau.
