Tāhuhu: Preserving the Nation's Memory Programme: An interview with Peter Whitehead and Hinerangi Himiona.

For this special issue, the editors (Reinhard Altenhöner and Jakob Nadal) spoke with Peter Whitehead, Collection Care Leader at the National Library of New Zealand, and Hinerangi Himiona, archivist and Principal Maori Advisor on the Tahuhu Programme. Those and subsequent earthquakes in New Zealand have resulted in a raft of revisions to building standards, for building resilience for both existing and new buildings. The assessment outcome for the building was excellent, and we are confident the National Library building presents a low risk exposure for staff and our collections. The Tahuhu Programme will see the Alexander Turnbull Library conservation team use co-located purpose-built facilities with the conservation team from Archives New Zealand in the new Archives building. [Extracted from the article]