http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1308/S00197.htm Te Papa’s Board takes action to protect national collections Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:40 pm Press Release: Te Papa 13 August 2013 Te Papa’s Board takes action to protect national collections The Board of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa has prioritised the need to reduce seismic risk to the National Collections by seeking an additional location to house some of the collections. Currently all of the National Collections are either displayed or stored in Wellington. By housing parts of its non-displayed and reference collections in another region, the risk of natural hazards to the collections will be significantly reduced through geographical spread. [....]