“There is a whakataukī/proverb that says ‘ka mua, ka muri - walking backwards into the future.’ It’s the idea that you need to look to the past to inform the future.”
– Lise, Volunteer and Board Member
Do you love history and story-telling? Are you passionate about collecting, preserving and presenting the stories of our ancestors for people today and for future generations? Would you like to learn new skills and work with like-minded people? Do you want to make a positive difference in your community?
Te Whare Pātaka|The Treasury is a national treasure, largely volunteer run, dedicated to collecting, archiving, indexing, cataloguing and digitising the history of the people, the businesses and the organisations of Te Tara o Te Ika a Māui.
Te Whare Pātaka|The Treasury attracts volunteers of all ages and backgrounds and is a fantastic way to forge a deeper connection with your and/or the district’s ancestry, and with the local community.
Right now is a perfect time for you to join us to contribute to our important kaupapa.
“I do it because I love it and I love the stories and I’m proud. I just love heritage. I’m passionate about the younger generations getting an understanding of what has gone before them and I think that is what The Treasury is here for and is helping to do.”
– Sandy, Volunteer, Te Whare Pātaka|The Treasury book sales representative
We welcome volunteers of all experience levels—whether you have skills to share or are eager to learn. You will be supported by a small team of experienced part-time volunteer staff who provide training and guidance. Through volunteering, you’ll have the opportunity to develop skills in archiving, digitisation, publications and collections management.
We currently have vacancies for Carnegie Library Reading Room volunteers, who play a vital role in supporting visitors with their research, helping them navigate our collections and access historical records.
If getting involved at Te Whare Pātaka|The Treasury excites you, we would love to hear from you.
“I really love it. It’s interesting to work your way through the treasures and it’s very hard to resist a bit of an extra flick here or an extra look there. It’s all adding to the depth of my knowledge of the area.”
– Marg, Cataloguing Volunteer
Here are the roles we are currently seeking part time volunteers for:
Carnegie Library Reading Room volunteers
If you are interested in knowing more, please complete and submit our Volunteer Enquiry form.
The Treasury’s doors are open to both physical and remote visitors. You can explore our abundant collections in person; or you can engage our skilled research team to assist you or even to do all the research yourself; and as more and more of our collection is catalogued and digitised, in the future our whole Archive and Reading Room resources will be accessible and you will be able to research virtually.
This quote was the opening statement of The Coromandel Heritage Trust’s successful 2013 application to Lottery Environment & Heritage which was the final enabler of the Archive build. Daring to dream is what has created the Archive we see today at The Treasury.
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