Collection Visits (individual, pre-arranged)

Conference delegates must pre-arrange any visits to the collections. Please get in contact with the relevant collection via the contact details provided below to arrange your visit. Please include some information about your visit, such as:

• Preferred date and time of your visit
• Purpose of research and taxonomic groups to be studied
• Methods to be applied (e.g., DNA subsampling, morphological examination)
• Equipment needed (e.g., microscope, dissection kit, ethanol)
• Will you require a loan or donation of material?

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa contact:

Belinda Alvarez de Glasby
Kaitiaki Taonga Collection Manager-Invertebrates
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Email: Belinda.glasby@tepapa.govt.nz
Phone: +64 021 719662 
Address: 169 Tory Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Website: https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/

Auckland War Memorial Museum contacts:

Severine Hannam, Collection Manager, Marine Fauna
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Email: shannam@aucklandmuseum.com
Phone: +64 9 306 7070 ext 7263 

Wilma Blom Ph.D., Curator, Marine Invertebrates
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Email: wblom@aucklandmuseum.com
Phone: +64 9 306 7921 ext 7148 

Address: Auckland Domain, Parnell, Auckland 1010

Please note that Auckland is a 1-hour flight or 8-hour drive from Wellington. Auckland Museum is keen to support visits to their collection, alternatively specimen transfers from Auckland Museum to Wellington can be pre-arranged.

Website: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections

NIWA Invertebrate Collection contacts:

Sadie Mills, Collection Manager
NIWA Invertebrate Collection, NIWA Wellington
Email: invertebratecollection@niwa.co.nz or Sadie.Mills@niwa.co.nz
Phone: +64 4 386 0464

Diana Macpherson, Assistant Collection Manager
NIWA Invertebrate Collection, NIWA Wellington
Email: invertebratecollection@niwa.co.nz or Diana.Macpherson@niwa.co.nz
Phone: +64 4 382 1628

Address: 301 Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai, Wellington 6021
Website: https://niwa.co.nz/our-services/online-services/nic