Taitokerau Northland

Anawhata Museum
Butler Point Whaling Museum and 1840s House
Christ Church Russell
Claphams Clocks

Clendon House
Dargaville Maritime Museum
Far North Regional Museum
Glasstime Glass Museum
Hikurangi Historical Museum
Kaikohe & District Historical Society & Mechanical Society/ Kaikohe Pioneer Village
Kemp House & Stone Store
Mangawhai Settlers Museum
Mangungu Mission House
Northland Medical Museum
Omapere Museum
Pompallier Mission
Rewa’s Village
Reyburn House Art Gallery
Te Waimate Mission
The Kauri Museum ­ Matakohe
Waipu House of Memories
Waitangi National Trust (Treaty House)
Whangarei Art Museum
Te Whare Taonga o Whangarei

Whangarei Museum & Heritage Park
Whangaroa County Museum & Archives Society Inc.
Williams House & Garden

Links to other Heritage sites

National organizations

ANZAC Day – a guide to ANZAC day
Dictionary of New Zealand and Biography
Matapihi – window to New Zealand collections
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
New Zealand History online
National War Memorial website
NZLive.com – a web portal for New Zealand cultural events and organizations
National Services Te Paerangi – Te Papa’s support services for New Zealand museums
New Zealand Historic Places Trust
NZ Museums – listings of museums in New Zealand
Pacific Cooperation Foundation – making Pacific connections in museums
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Te Papa – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Russell Museum  History

Russell Museum History

2 York Street, Russell, Bay of Islands, Northland 0202 Phone: +64 9 403 7701 Email: info@russellmuseum.org.nz

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Sandy Myhre
Sandy was a long-time motoring and motorsport journalist.  She is a founder of Women’s World Car of the Year, the only car awards in the world voted entirely by women. She was motorsport correspondent for Murray Deaker’s Scoreboard (Newstalk ZB) for 20 years and she has written seven books.
 
These days she is a reporter with The Advocate in Whangarei covering the Bay of Islands.
Tiaan Tyrrell

Tiaan is a local girl with three generations calling Russell Kororāreka home. She originally joined the Museum a few years back but headed over to Australia to be with family. Her family have returned to Russell so she is back on board at the Whare Taonga of Kororāreka, a welcome return to the team.

Tiaan is the welcoming face you see when you visit the Museum, and she also looks after the shop.

Sue Western

Sue joined the Russell Museum board as a trustee in 2017 With a Bachelor of History & Anthropology  and recent studies in Te Reo and Tikanga Maori, Sue brings a multi-cultural perspective on Russell’s past and future potential, and a passion for engaging and connecting people with their past. Sue’s career has been focused on customer facing industries, (Insurance and Tourism) and she has co-owned and operated a number of small NZ businesses and currently owns and operates a local bed & breakfast. Sue has also spent a number of years involved with volunteer groups teaching English as a second language to refugees and new migrants.

Sue contributes her strong operational skills and a deep understanding of the needs of tourists and visitors gained from her years in tourism to design and drive new fundraising initiatives for the redevelopment of the Museum and Community centre. In her spare time, Sue loves spending time with her grandkids, sailing, playing tennis and participating in the Russell Gardening Club.

Maria Moppett

Maria is Ngati Kuta, Ngati Manu, Ngapuhi and was born in Taitokerau Northland moving to Kororāreka when she was 3 years old. Maria initially worked at Auckland hospital in administration before travelling to England. There she met her future husband and got married before returning back to New Zealand and to the hospital. She then embarked on a long and rewarding career in education, working initially at Auckland Secondary School Training College. She joined Selwyn College as Executive Officer, where she took on the role of Buildings Project Manager and leading all support staff in the College. She returned home to Russell Kororāreka on her retirement in 2011.

Her grandfather, Hamiora Maioha was instrumental in the building of this Museum and a foundation Trustee so she feels privileged to continue on his legacy.

Fiona Mohr

I have had a love of history and art ever since I can remember.  As a result I have been working as an arts and heritage professional for the past 40 years.  I have developed an affinity for community museums to assist in telling and connecting stories and taonga to people and place, and not just a repository for collections.  History is what defines us as an individual, a society, and as a nation.

I initially did a couple of contracts for the Russell Museum before being offered the position of Manager Curator.  Prior to here I was the Manager of the Waipu Museum for 4 years, where I successfully nominated the Nova Scotian documentary heritage collection for UNESCO Memory of the World listing.  A consultancy I did in conducting a full audit and report of the Fiji Museum funded by relief aid from the Australia Government that brought me to New Zealand.  I spent 5 years as a consultant working mostly in tandem with local government and community museums and galleries.  I have worked for the Queensland Museum as regional Museum Development Officer for 13 years, Mary MacKillop Place Museum, the Art Gallery of NSW as Registrar of Exhibitions, and the Historic Houses Trust over the last 40 years.  All of which I have enjoyed immensely.

Heather Lindauer

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Formally Russell Museum’s curator for over twenty years, Heather took over the position from Marie King, our founding curator. Heather stepped down as curator in 2008 and was elected to the board in 2009. She served as Chair for the past 3 years stepping down in 2018. She is now the Library representative on the Board.

Recognized for her long time community service with the museum, as a teacher, a volunteer with the Order of St John, as an Anglican minister and a Justice of the Peace, Heather was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal in 2008.

Heather brings numerous skills to the Board, amongst them her vast knowledge of history of the Bay of Islands and Russell as well as her experience as a curator.

Heather acknowledges her interest in history and heritage, understanding how Museum’s operate and a willingness to share her knowledge of being a curator for over twenty years as motivating her work as a trustee.

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