Eloise Wallace
Te Karaka marae restoring cyclone-damaged weaving
A Te Karaka marae has begun restoring some of the most unique examples of Māori weaving, severely damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle.
The whāriki were at Rangatira marae, which was destroyed when floods… Audio
Museums Aotearoa - a new direction
April this year saw a mass resignation of the board of Museums Aotearoa, reportedly over its governance and management. There were concerns it might not survive the upheaval, but there's now a new… Audio
Tairāwhiti Museum sees 160pct rise in non-local visitors
International tourists might now be a rare sight, but visitors are still flowing through the doors of Gisborne's Tairāwhiti Museum.
The institution has seen an increase of 160 percent in non-local… Audio
How should we remember contested history between Māori and Pakeha, and what should museums do about it?
In this fourth panel discussion Tairawhiti Museum director Eloise Wallace talks with cultural heritage expert Karl Johnstone. Alex Perrottet is in the chair. Audio
Bicultural narratives at two museums
Recently it was announced that the hotly-debated statue of Captain James Cook atop Titirangi Hill in Gisborne is to be moved to the local Tairawhiti Museum. The move coincides with the equally… Audio
Gisborne moves its Captain Cook statue
A statue of Captain Cook will move from its home of fifty years atop Titirangi Maunga in Gisborne to the local Tairawhiti Museum. The move comes after a lot debate over whether the statue should be… Audio
Gisborne taonga
Gisborne's Tairāwhiti Museum has big plans for next year's 250th commemorations of Captain Cook's landing, the first meeting between Maori and Europeans and the bigger story of what happened before… Audio
Eloise Wallace on the funding divide between museums great and small
Eliose Wallace of Tairawhiti Museum in Gisborne discusses the divide between regional and metropolitan museums in terms of funding streams and what they can deliver. She also discusses Tairawhiti… Audio, Gallery