Preserving Art and Taonga of significance to the Trust region

Trust Waikato supports preserving and protecting the region's history and artifacts, thereby promoting understanding of the culturally diverse nature of the region.

The Trust's policy on Preserving Art and Taonga of significance to the Trust region is available from http://www.trustwaikato.co.nz/page/donation-policy

From the policy:

1.1 The Trust wishes to contribute to the preservation of art and taonga significant to the Trust's region. Purchasing significant art and taonga for the Trust Waikato Collection is a way of contributing to the Trust's strategic priority of "Preserving Cultural Identity". In particular the Trust acknowledges that:

a.Art and taonga are important symbols of who we are and where we have come from. They help us define our regional and ethnic identities.

b.The region's art and taonga signify that this area is rich in cultural and artistic heritage.

c.The purchasing programme assists in redressing the removal of art and taonga from the Waikato through decades of war and travel through the region.

d.The purchasing programme ensures that contemporary art significant to our region stays in the region.

1.2  The Trust Waikato Collection demonstrates publicly the Trust's commitment to art and culture as fundamental to the well-being of people, and the Trust's commitment to the arts sector.