About Te Ara Tahi
Te Ara Tahi began with a series of hui and workshops in 2021 with all kaimahi from across Aotearoa New Zealand’s documentary and recorded heritage institutions. Together we explored challenges, opportunities and the creation of a shared future vision.
Where it all began
Te Ara Tahi began with a series of hui and workshops in 2021 with all kaimahi from across Aotearoa New Zealand’s documentary and recorded heritage institutions. Together we explored challenges, opportunities and the creation of a shared future vision.
Kaimahi from across the institutions indicated a strong desire to work more closely together to address shared challenges including a lack of storage space, access to specialist preservation tools and capabilities, and adapting to the digital world.
Te Ara Tahi is now our integrated journey of transformation to realise this.
Meeting the expectations of New Zealanders
There is an expectation from New Zealanders, especially Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners to be able to easily access and connect with the taonga held by Archives, the National Library and Ngā Taonga.
Several different events and reviews raised the need for an integrated transformation programme that brought together all change activity for the institutions.
Customers and Te Tiriti partners
We’re heading towards a future where the needs and aspirations of customers and Te Tiriti partners are at the centre of everything we do. We cannot achieve this future alone – working in partnership across the wider government and heritage sectors will be vital.
Te Ara Tahi achievements
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), between National Library, Alexander Turnbull Library, Archives NZ, Ngā Taonga and the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), setting out three core objectives to underpin the Te Ara Tahi work between the organisations.
Programme Business Case endorsed by DIA Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and the Board of Ngā Taonga in preparation for presentation to Cabinet in 2023.
Mātauranga Māori policy and strategy completed.
Current State discovery work by the People and Partnership workstream in collaboration with National Library and Ngā Taonga.
Construction of the new Archives building is underway and on schedule, and a plan created for the enabling structure supporting the link bridge in 2023, as part of the Tāhuhu workstream.
Business Case led by the Digital workstream to further develop Archives NZ’s Collections Management System in 2023 approved by the Investment Governance Committee (IGC).
In early 2023, we will aim to complete the:
Implementation of Business Case for the enabling structure supporting the link bridge and funding draw-down approved by Joint Ministers.
Te Ara Tahi Programme Business Case to go to Cabinet for approval.
Joint approach to collections and holdings management across the three institutions.
Preserving and connecting with our memory of the New Zealand government and society
In this video and A3 diagram from November 2021 Hautū, Te Haumi - Enterprise Partnerships, Hoani Lambert sets the scene for the journey of Te Ara Tahi.