Governance
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Te Hīkoi museum was opened in December 2007, with collection items from Riverton Heritage Society, which was previously Wallace Early Settlers Association (whose collection began in 1925). The society is now part of Riverton Heritage Museum and Tourist Centre Trust, who own the premises and operate the museum.
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Riverton Heritage Museum and Tourist Centre Trust
Meetings are held at Te Hīkoi on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 5.30pm. For information about our existing trustees or becoming a trustee click here. We also have plenty of opportunities to volunteer in other ways, please contact us to find out more. |
SponSors
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Thank you to our current sponsors:
We are looking for more partners to work with to achieve our goals, please contact us if you would like to work with us. |
Thank you to our founding sponsors:
Community Trust of Southland, Lottery Grants Board, Ministry of Tourism, Southland Regional Heritage Trust, Southland District Council, Venture Southland, Wallace Early Settlers Association, H Graham Watson, Southern Trust, Riverton/Aparima Community Board, ILT Foundation, Pub Charity Aparima Tavern, Stout Trust, Maureen Shaw, Lions Club of Riverton, Ōraka-Aparima Rūnaka Inc. And numerous individuals and businesses who donated to help us get started. |
Privacy Statement
We collect personal information from you, including information about your:
We also collect and hold information, images and audio/visual recordings of people, organisations and properties for archival purposes – mostly this relates to deceased persons. Oftentimes these images and information is shared with the public via our online image sharing platform eHive.com. Given the large number of photos, having to find and notify individuals would seriously impair our ability to collect and preserve images, hence we do not notify individuals in relation to collecting for our archives, which is consistent with IPP3A(5) exception in the Privacy Act 2020. Our Child Protection and Media Policies prevent us from sharing images of children who are still under 18 years old. As the IPP3A(5) exception applies to collecting but not sharing, we have an immediate take down policy regarding sharing images of living persons – if we are sharing an image of you from our archives, either online or in an exhibition, you may request it be taken down.
Nothing in this privacy statement limits or excludes your rights under the Privacy Act 2020.
We collect your personal information in order to:
You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us. Requests for CCTV footage will be considered on a case-by-case basis after consideration of other relevant matters.
- Name;
- Contact information such as email address;
- Interactions with us, including donations of artefacts to our museum collection;
- Billing or purchase information
- Other details connected to our archives such as club's minutes, family genealogy, and photographs.
We also collect and hold information, images and audio/visual recordings of people, organisations and properties for archival purposes – mostly this relates to deceased persons. Oftentimes these images and information is shared with the public via our online image sharing platform eHive.com. Given the large number of photos, having to find and notify individuals would seriously impair our ability to collect and preserve images, hence we do not notify individuals in relation to collecting for our archives, which is consistent with IPP3A(5) exception in the Privacy Act 2020. Our Child Protection and Media Policies prevent us from sharing images of children who are still under 18 years old. As the IPP3A(5) exception applies to collecting but not sharing, we have an immediate take down policy regarding sharing images of living persons – if we are sharing an image of you from our archives, either online or in an exhibition, you may request it be taken down.
Nothing in this privacy statement limits or excludes your rights under the Privacy Act 2020.
We collect your personal information in order to:
- email customers updates through a newsletter;
- provide archival services which may be accessed for curation of displays and provide historical research services to members of the public; monitor security of our premises and safety of people on our premises.
You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us. Requests for CCTV footage will be considered on a case-by-case basis after consideration of other relevant matters.
Policies
The trust has the following policies in place:
- Health and Safety Policy and Plan, including COVID Response Plan
- Child Protection and Media Policy
- Finance Policy
- Collection Policy
Donations
As we have very limited space, our preference is for offers of objects to be emailed to us for consideration before dropping it off.
Like many museums, only a small amount of our collection goes on display, and most only for temporary exhibitions. We do endeavour to share our collection with the world by having images and information shared online.
For more information regarding bequests, please click here.
Donations can be made to our ANZ bank account:
"RIVERTON HERITAGE AND TOURIST CENTRE TRU"
06 0954 0041647 00
If making a payment from overseas ANZ's SWIFT code is:
ANZBNZ22 (also known as a Bank Identifier Code or BIC). Note: If the other party requires an 11 digit SWIFT, use ANZBNZ22XXX
Our name is Riverton Heritage Museum and Tourist Centre Trust, and we are a registered charity number CC26152 - if you would like a receipt for your donation, please email [email protected] with the date your donation was made.
A new way to support us - with the Southland Foundation - giving to us has been made a lot more sustainable. The Te Hīkoi Museum Riverton Aparima Fund is designed to grow over time, creating a stable and enduring source of support for the maintenance and advancement of the Museum. Often times, people think to donate objects to the museum, with little awareness of the resource it takes to preserve, store and display these gifts. It is hoped that, by growing this fund, in time it will help support the operational costs of the museum, and truly safeguard the heritage of the South. You can give to this fund during your lifetime or as part of a bequest in your will. It is a wonderful way to support the future generations in Southland. Your donation is pooled and invested, and a share of the generated income can be available to support Te Hīkoi Museum. As this fund grows over time it will enable a continuous income stream to support the future of Te Hīkoi Museum and in turn preserve it for all those in our community who benefit from visiting our facility. Read more about the Southland Foundation here www.southlandfoundation.org.nz.
Like many museums, only a small amount of our collection goes on display, and most only for temporary exhibitions. We do endeavour to share our collection with the world by having images and information shared online.
For more information regarding bequests, please click here.
Donations can be made to our ANZ bank account:
"RIVERTON HERITAGE AND TOURIST CENTRE TRU"
06 0954 0041647 00
If making a payment from overseas ANZ's SWIFT code is:
ANZBNZ22 (also known as a Bank Identifier Code or BIC). Note: If the other party requires an 11 digit SWIFT, use ANZBNZ22XXX
Our name is Riverton Heritage Museum and Tourist Centre Trust, and we are a registered charity number CC26152 - if you would like a receipt for your donation, please email [email protected] with the date your donation was made.
A new way to support us - with the Southland Foundation - giving to us has been made a lot more sustainable. The Te Hīkoi Museum Riverton Aparima Fund is designed to grow over time, creating a stable and enduring source of support for the maintenance and advancement of the Museum. Often times, people think to donate objects to the museum, with little awareness of the resource it takes to preserve, store and display these gifts. It is hoped that, by growing this fund, in time it will help support the operational costs of the museum, and truly safeguard the heritage of the South. You can give to this fund during your lifetime or as part of a bequest in your will. It is a wonderful way to support the future generations in Southland. Your donation is pooled and invested, and a share of the generated income can be available to support Te Hīkoi Museum. As this fund grows over time it will enable a continuous income stream to support the future of Te Hīkoi Museum and in turn preserve it for all those in our community who benefit from visiting our facility. Read more about the Southland Foundation here www.southlandfoundation.org.nz.
