Porirua:Pataka

Pataka (the Maori word for "storehouse") is the name of the public museum located in the northern part of Porirua's CBD off Norrie Street.

It replaced a much smaller facility that was in Takapuwahia (now used as part of the marae).

Staff

 * Bob Maysmor, photographer par excellence
 * Darcy Nicholas, storyteller and chief
 * Gaylene Kells, a few steps below God
 * Helen Kedgley, art curator
 * Kerala Heap, education officer and lover of black olives
 * Kivani Moriarty, jeweller et al
 * Kylie Fyfe, exhibiting lynchpin
 * Linda Fordyce, with background in Education
 * Margaret Tolland, education boss
 * Pat Stodart, hardman
 * Tonya Jones, events organizer