People and Partnerships
Welcome to the Te Ara Tahi People and Partnerships workstream.
What is People and Partnerships?
People and Partnerships work alongside National Library, Archives NZ and Ngā Taonga to develop new ways of working and collaboration needed to head towards their shared vision. We provide expertise to support the institutions to navigate transformation, build relationships and put the voices of New Zealanders at the heart of what they do.
This workstream will enable these institutions to develop a shared customer-centred vision, shared future operating model, and to identify joint opportunities for collections and holdings management. We will work closely in partnership with the institutions to achieve these objectives.
We are committed to growing our understanding of te ao Māori and Mātauranga Māori so we can meaningfully support experts and knowledge-holders leading the work to embed Mātauranga Māori into the institutions’ foundations.
Te Ara Tahi is a long-term journey that will evolve over time. To realise the shared vision and navigate transformation, the journey will require expertise in collaboration, service design, facilitation, customer engagement and organisational change.
How is People and Partnerships connected to Te Ara Tahi?
People and Partnerships is part of the Te Ara Tahi programme, which provides a coordinating functioning across the programme to ensure outcomes are aligned with strategic direction.
Together these four workstreams offer an exciting opportunity for Archives NZ, National Library and Ngā Taonga to transform their services to New Zealanders and share knowledge and capabilities.
Who is involved?
Our team brings facilitation, analytical, engagement, people-centred service design and change management skills and will use these to support the institutions’ shared objectives and priorities. We facilitate and lead ways to identify opportunities for collaborative advantage, and problem-solve with subject-matter experts to identify solutions to barriers and challenges.
Our team is made up of:
Katrina Smit – Director People and Partnerships
Jordan Jones-Williams – Project Manager
Lara Darley – Project Manager
Shannon Wellington – Principal Advisor People and Partnerships
Ananda Gotty – Principal Advisor Change
Hannah Cross - Lead Business Analyst
George Vaeau – Service Design Lead
Nicola Sandford – Senior Service Designer
Jemma Burton – Senior Business Analyst
Contact us
If you have any questions, suggestions or feedback for the People and Partnerships team, please email peopleandpartnerships@dia.govt.nz