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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Here at Auckland Museum we are currently reviewing our valuation methodology for our collections and more importantly our Natural Science collections. We are reviewing current practice around this with other institutions to inform ours– methodology and how this works in practice with internal stakeholders and auditors etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our<span style='color:#333333;background:white'> four main collections are: Botany, Entomology, Marine and Land Vertebrates but we also have Geology and Palaeontology collections</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would be very grateful if anyone was willing to share this information or point me in the direction of some relevant information.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact can be made offline<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vasiti<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Vasiti Palavi</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'> | Senior Collection Manager – Natural Sciences |<b> Auckland War Memorial Museum</b> |<b> Tamaki Paenga Hira</b> | The Domain, Private Bag 92018, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand |<b> </b><a href="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/" title="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/"><span style='color:gray'>www.aucklandmuseum.com</span></a> |<b> M</b> |<b> P</b> +649 309 0443 ext 7039 |<b> F</b> |<b> E</b> vpalavi@aucklandmuseum.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=605 height=130 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF86EC.CF2C1410"></span></a><a href="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/whats-on/exhibitions/wildlife"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=260 height=130 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF86EC.CF2C1410"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Auckland/Auckland-Museum/59046185916"><span style='color:blue'>Facebook</span></a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/Auckland_Museum"><span style='color:blue'>Twitter</span></a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/aucklandmuseum"><span style='color:blue'>YouTube</span></a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aucklandmuseum/"><span style='color:blue'>Flickr</span></a> and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/aucklandmuseum/"><span style='color:blue'>Pinterest</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div>
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