General Notices

Risk management for collecting institutions - seminar in Canberra

Do you work in a collecting organisation? Need help approaching risk management?

 

Some places are still available in our upcoming workshop!

 

Intention to dispose - Archives NZ - NZDF - comment due 19/02/2012

Appraisal ID: 302

 Agency Name:  NZDF

General Description: This appraisal report covers records created by the Air Staff within the Ministry of Defence Headquarters (formerly known as the Defence Department Headquarters). The intention to dispose of these records was originally notified in December 2011. It is now being renotified, because additional destruction recommendations have been added to the appraisal report.

Public Notice Date:  20/01/2012

Workshops that may be of interest to professional historians - Significance International

Australian organisation Significance International hold workshops that may be of interest to professional historians.

They focus on sustainable collections and risk management awareness for collections (including historical societies).

Please take a look at their website if you are interested - http://www.significanceinternational.com/ 

 

The first issue of the New Zealand Journal of Public History is available from the University of Waikato Public History Research Unit website

 

The first issue of the New Zealand Journal of Public History is available from the University of Waikato Public History Research Unit website. <http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/PHRU/>

Young author seeks advice on her novel about the Holocaust

I've had a request from a young author about the novel she is writing about the Holocaust.

I have referred her to the Wellington Holocaust Research and Education Centre, but if you are interested in helping out, please let me know and I'll pass on her contact details.

Please see her email below

Intentions to dispose - ArchivesNZ - New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited (Scion)

Dear all

 

As you are aware, under the Public Records Act 2005, members of the public have the opportunity to comment on recommendations for the disposal of records.

 

This notification is to advise you of the following Intention to Dispose, which is available on the Archives New Zealand website from today (12/01/2012):

 

Intentions to dispose - ArchivesNZ - Land Information NZ

Land Information New Zealand

Appraisal number: 232

 

Appraisal Type:  Schedule transfer or destruction

 

General Description:

 

PHARMAC draft retention and disposal schedule - comments welcome

PHARMAC is in the process of consulting on its draft retention and disposal schedule. We welcome comment from PHANZA. The schedule and accompanying report are available for view and comment using an online consultation tool: http://pharmac.objective.com/portal/records/rd