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Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Museum under pressure to return Nigerian taonga GERMANY HAS agreed to return priceless stolen artefacts to Africa and Canterbury Museum is now facing pressure to do the same. At the turn of the 19th century, British soldiers looted sculptures known as Benin Bronzes from the Kingdom of Benin, which is now Nigeria. Canterbury Museum has the biggest collection of Benin Art in Australasia, including ivory and bronze figurines, bracelets, amulets and three bronze heads. Most were purchased at auction, but at least one was traded for moa bones. The museum’s head of collections and research, Sarah Murray, told Morning Report they had not received any official requests to return the artefacts. “If we did, we would, of course, consider that really carefully. As we do with any request to to return taonga or treasures to the country of origin,” Murray said. A question which museums grapple with was whether they needed to be proactive about returning treasures or to wait until asked, she said. RARE: Canterbury Museum has the biggest collection of Benin Art in Australasia. “Most museums have prioritised returning human remains in the first instance. And as you can imagine, there’s quite a lot of time and resources required to make sure that you’re returning the right people, to the right people. “But certainly there is a big task ahead of not just New Zealand museums, but around the world.” Murray said the origins of much of the collection was CHARLESWORTH WETLAND RESERVE PLANTING DAY Sunday, 16 May 10.00am - 12.00 noon Charlesworth Street, off Ferry Road (next to Trees for Canterbury Native Tree Nursery) What to Bring? Gloves, Suitable Footwear, Water Bottle, Hat, Jacket Spot prizes Supported by: CCC Park Rangers / Trees for Canterbury Environment Canterbury and the Rata Foundation Trust www.estuary.org.nz “fairly dubious.” “We know that our records have shown that we purchased them from agents. But of course, before those agents came into contact with them, most of that art made its way out through that expedition. “The items at the time were looted, to offset the costs of the expedition, and with our modernised [ideals], we would probably view that in quite a different way.” – RNZ NEWS 13 Woods to raise insurance concerns • By Matt Slaughter MEGAN WOODS will write to private insurers to request they become more involved in earthquake claim determination processes. The Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration will do so on behalf of The Homeowners Advisory Group, which is concerned earthquake claims are sometimes resulting in lengthy, expensive court cases when insurers refuse to be involved in determination processes. The group’s chairman Tom McBrearty said private insurers have been reluctant to participate in determinations to resolve disputed claims, which is reducing justice for claimants. A determination is run similarly to the court process, but takes place in a less formal setting, gives parties a greater degree of flexibility than litigation and often leads to faster outcomes. McBrearty said Southern Response and EQC are actively engaged in determinations, but private insurers are continuing to refuse to be involved in the determination process offered by the Greater Christchurch Claims Resolution Service. The advisory group works with Thursday May 6 2021 The Star the GCCRS, a service set up by the government in October 2018, to help settle claims. Said McBrearty: “For some people it’s been, probably, the most demanding period of their lives. So, from a mental and social well being point of view, surely there’s a need for a process that is less demanding on the claimant. “For all intents and purposes, many of the insurance companies are not participating in [determination processes]. “It [insurance companies participating in determination processes] removes long and costly case law argument using lawyers and so on, which is very expensive line to go down. Woods met with the group about two weeks ago to hear their concerns and said she will outline them in a letter to private insurers “in the next couple of weeks.” “It’s in response to concerns raised through the Homeowners Advisory Group of the Greater Christchurch Claims Resolution Service. They’re not seeing the same level of participation [from private insurers] that we’re seeing with EQC and Southern Response within that group. As of April, GCCRS has closed 2003 cases, with 999 cases remaining open. 03 349 5050 SAME DAY RELINES New Dentures > Relines > Repairs > 6 Brynley Street, Hornby, Christchurch www.betterdenture.co.nz
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