Community consultation: Te Papa and New Zealand Indian communities – the other side of the coin: Tuhinga 16

Tuhinga 16: 127 - 135

ABSTRACT: This response to a recent article by Stephanie Gibson in Tuhinga (2003) aims to describe a process of community consultation that is accepted by most communities and institutions and that can be implemented in any surroundings and for any project. It may pose some challenges for bureaucracy, but it is necessary if corporate, governmental, and quasi-governmental organisations wish a continued and positive relationship with the communities in which they work.

KEYWORDS: Museum, New Zealand, Te Papa, Community Advisory Group, AAINAA, Indian, Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, community consultation.