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Penny Hulse | MNZM | Former Deputy Mayor of Auckland | Local Government Specialist https://www.futureforlocalgovernment.govt.nz/ |
Carolyn Robertson | Libraries and Information Manager, Christchurch City Council Leading the planning and delivery of public library services for Christchurch City and Banks Peninsula. Carolyn has sponsored several library building projects in recent years which form a key part of the Christchurch rebuild after the 2010/11 earthquakes. The largest of these is Tūranga, the multi award winning new central library which opened in October 2018. A key anchor project in the rebuild and flagship for the city’s library services, Tūranga welcomed one million visitors in its first year of operation. Carolyn is a fellow of LIANZA (the Library and Information Association of New Zealand) and served as President in 2010/11. For several years Carolyn was also a member of LIAC (the Library and Information Advisory Commission), a national body advising the Minister for the National Library. She is also a member of both Public Libraries of New Zealand (PLNZ) and IFLA, the International Federation of Libraries. |
Mark Crookston | Director, Content Services, National Library of New Zealand
Former leadership roles in the sector include Associate Chief Librarian in the Alexander Turnbull Library, Principal Advisor to the Chief Archivist at Archives NZ, Secretary-General of the Pacific Branch of the International Council on Archives, and Programme Director Documentary Heritage at the National Library of New Zealand. Mark loves developing sustainable collaborations, connecting people and communities to their histories, and managing collections that support societal memory, people’s rights, accountability, and scholarship. He lives in Petone, Te Awakairangi (Lower Hutt) with his family. |
| Executive Committee Public Libraries of New Zealand | PLNZ Dyane Hosler - Chair | PLNZ |
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