What does heritage mean to you? - Part One

Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Podcast

While in lockdown we have recorded our first episode of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Podcast to take you behind the scenes of the heritage we care for throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand.

In our first episode we ask some of our staff members from different backgrounds the question, ‘What does heritage mean to you?’ Their answers to this question shows the breadth of what we do as an organisation and the role that each New Zealander plays in our shared and individual heritage.

This episode features Caroline Toplis, Program Manager of Tohu Whenua, bringing together significant heritage places across the country; Dean Whiting, Director Kaiwhakahaere Tautiaki Taonga and Kaupapa Maori in the Maori Heritage Team, supporting kaitiaki across the country to benefit their communities and taonga, and Michelle Horwood Manager Heritage Listing, working with two programs our New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero and National Historic Landmarks, highlighting Aotearoa, New Zealand’s most significant cultural heritage that have shaped us as New Zealanders.

Take a listen to hear from our staff members during lockdown.