Projects
Much of our work is for public institutions: art galleries and museums across New Zealand. Clients also include local councils, Heritage New Zealand and the Ministry for Culture & Heritage.
We also serve a selected base of private clients and marae or iwi groups.
Maori War Memorial
Moutoa Gardens Whanganui 2009 - 2015
Client: Paikatore - Moutoa Gardens Historic Reserves Board
The project involved the preparation of a Conservation Plan (2009), and working with the main contractor Goldfield Stone and Opus engineers to implement the works which involved the partial dismantling and reconstruction of the memorial
2013 - 2015.
Medical Corps Memorial
Palmerston North
2015 - 2016
Client: NZ Defence Force
Preparation of the Conservation Plan and supervision of the project.
The conservation work was carried out by Marco Buerger, stone mason and stone conservator.
Te Arawa Soldiers Memorial,
Rotorua 2016 - 2019
Client: Rotorua Lakes Council.
Preparation of the Conservation Plan and supervision of the project.
The conservation work was carried out by stone mason and conservator Marco Buerger. The work also involved liaison with NZMAACI and Rotorua carver Rakei of Toi Iwil Tribal Art in the replication of lost carvings.
Falling Waters copper sculpture by Fred Graham (ca 1972)
Extensive restoration of the degraded copper elements, remounting on new support, redesign of the water armatures and manifold, design mounting system on concrete wall.
A team project with Aaron Roberts of Exhibition Engineering and Jonah Aslund of Source Design
Client: Palmerston North City Council / Te Manawa 2019 - 2021
Weeping Woman Memorial, Whanganui
2016 - 2017
Preparation of Conservation & Maintenance Reports 2008 - 2017
Conservation work was carried out by Marco Buerger, stone conservator.
Client: Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Three Pouwhenua by John Bevan Ford
2017 - 2021
Preparation of a Conservation Plan (2010), deinstallation of the three pou and transport to temporary storage for drying in 2017.
Conservation of the three pou from December 2018, reinstallation in 2021.
A team project with Jonah Aslund of Source Design and Warren Warbrick.
Client: Palmerston North City Counci
Barry Brickell Ceramic Mural
Mounted onto the wall at the offices of OMV in New Plymouth this ceramic was gifted to Puke Ariki by OMV. The work involved deinstallation of the ceramic sections that were glued onto the wall panels and packing for transport to Puke Ariki in April 2021.
Client: OMV and Puke Ariki.
Dismantling of the Ralph Hotere
artwork “Founders Memorial
Theatre Mural”
November 2017
Client: Hamilton City Council
The 27 panels comprising the
mural had originally been glued
and nailed to a framework
attached to the concrete wall of
the Founders Theatre in
Hamilton in 1973.
Manawatu Museum Services
Ltd was commissioned to
remove the panels and pack
these into custom crates for
temporary storage. The work
was carried out in partnership
with Aaron Roberts and Jonah
Aslund.
The crates were made by
Calavera Ltd, Auckland
Free Standing Forms by Russell Clark
2018 -2019
Conservation Plan prepared in 2016. The conservation of the sculpture in 2018 - 19 involved the deinstallation of the five ciment fondue elements, transport to the studio and reinstallation in June 2019 following comprehensive conservation / restoration. The work was carried out in partnership with stone conservator Marco Buerger and Jonah Aslund of Source Design
Client: Lower Hutt City Council & The Dowse
Conservation of a large ship model
MTG Hawkes Bay
Table with topograhical model of Wellington Harbour
A team project with Aaron Roberts of Exhibition Engineering.
Conservation and restoration of the model and the table for Wellington Museums Trust.
The “Army 8” rowing skiff
2015 - 2020
Built in 1917 for the NZ Expeditionary Force in England, the boat required extensive restoration and
conservation. The work was completed by June 2020.
A team project with Aaron Roberts of Exhibition Engineering.
Client: Waiouru Army Museum
Evacuation of Rotorua Museum, Object Crating and Removal
Evacuation of the collection from Rotorua Museum which was closed following the Kaikoura earthquake in 2016: this involved developing a risk assessment and methodology as well as oversight for the safe temporary removal of large collection items such as sculptures and large taonga. The site team included Aaron Roberts, Marco Buerger and Jonah Aslund.
Client: Rotorua Lakes Council 2017 - 2020
Frame Conservation
Conservation / restoration work included the carving and gilding of a broken off
and lost corner section of the frame for a Carlo Dolci painting.
Client: Christchurch Art Gallery
Conservation Project, Bourail War Cemetery in New Caledonia.
In partnership with conservators Francois Lerquin and Marco Buerger.
Client: Ministry of Culture and Heritage/ War Graves Commission 2011-2017
Design and manufacture of bespoke crates and systems for storage, transport and art handling in partnership with
Aaron Roberts of Exhibition Engineering.
Miscellaneous Furniture Conservation Projects.
Replication of the two lost side panels of an historic door
Ravenscar Museum, Christchurch.
Design and making using two photographs of the original supplied by client.
A team project with Aaron Roberts, Mathew OʼReilly and Miriam von Mulert.
Client: Canterbury Museum