Thursday, 1 July 2021, 10:00 am Canterbury’s taonga (treasures) will be safer and more accessible thanks to a project aiming to help up to 40 of the region’s heritage organisations improve the care of their collections. The Canterbury Museum-led project received $209,033 in the most recent round of funding from Manatū Taonga Ministry of Culture and Heritage’s Te Tahua Whakakaha Capability Fund. Over the next 2 years the project will assist Canterbury heritage organisations to develop the skills and material they need to improve the care of their collections. A Collections Care Advisor, to be employed by the Museum, will help the individual