What Council Does
- Animal Control
- Area Engineers
- Building Control
- Cemeteries
- Civil Defence
- Community Halls
- Community Housing
- Corridor Management
- Customer Service
- Environmental Health
- Funding and Grants
- Forestry
- Libraries
- Liquor Licensing
- Maps
- Museums
- Online Services
- Parks and Reserves
- Planning/Resource Management
- Records/Archives
- Roading
- Rubbish and Recycling
- SIESA
- Stormwater
- Water
- Wastewater
Museums
What is a museum?
Strictly a "museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, and open to the public which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, physical objects as evidence of people and their environment."
In Southland, there are a variety of museums, heritage centres, private collections, clubs, businesses and other culture and heritage entities that use the word 'museum' to describe themselves throughout Southland.
What does the role of the Roving Museum Officer (RMO) do?
The RMO works under the auspices of the Southland Regional Heritage Committee (a joint committee of Southland's three councils - Southland District, Gore District and Invercargill City set up in 2005 to establish and implement a strategy for preserving the regional heritage of Southland).
The position is funded partially through the Southland Regional Heritage Trust and partially through the Community Trust of Southland. The RMO is based at the SDC Invercargill office but travels around Southland to assist the smaller, more isolated (volunteer-run) museums, particularly within the Southland District, to care for their objects on display and in storage.
The RMO role is a first for New Zealand.
Museums in the Southland District
OTAUTAU
Otautau Museum
146 Main Street
RIVERTON
Te Hikoi Cultural Heritage Museum
Palmerston Street
Templeton Flax Mill Museum
Otaitai Bush
STEWART ISLAND
Rakiura Museum
Ayr Street
Halfmoon Bay
THORNBURY
Thornbury Vintage Machinery Museum
Foster Road
TUATAPERE
Tuatapere Bushman's Museum
C/- Tuatapere Information Centre
31 Orawia Street
WAIKAIA
Waikaia Museum
Blaydon Street
WAIKAWA
Waikawa & Districts Museum
Waikawa Road
WYNDHAM
Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum
Balaclava Street
About this page
| First added: | 17 March 2010 |
| Last updated: | 1 February 2011 |
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Invercargill 9840
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