Daniel Tizzard-Close Email & Phone Number

As well as my duties as a Kairahi at the National Army Museum of New Zealand, I provide highly popular and engaging interactive history classes for schools in Auckland, designed to engage students and teachers alike. This programme has used my own private collection of artefacts and reproductions and has operated successfully for nine years. This collection contains items of extreme rarity which require appropriate storage and display practices. This programme specialises in explaining technology and historical politics in an easy-to-understand manner for all age levels. An example of this success was explaining the nature of financial inflation to intermediate-level students and finding them able to not only recall but also understand and question the content over a week later. As the Reenactor Representative for the Armistice in Cambridge Event Committee, I represent the interests of at least six different historical reenactment groups portraying different nations, time periods and military units. This not only requires me to represent their concerns but also organise battle plans, coordinate health and safety, delegate organisation of campsites and their locations but also requires me to facilitate negotiations between groups with opposing opinions as well as security and appropriate display of historical artefacts including firearms, vehicles, artillery and political symbology. I also volunteer as a historical reenactor within multiple groups and frequently am called upon to engage with the public, either as a reenactor or as a collector at numerous public events throughout the year. As former secretary of the WW2 Historical Re-enactment Society, my role focused on ensuring the society was represented at events and was advertised to relevant organisations and potential future members as well as ensuring regulations were enforced. The role also called for looking after new recruits and ensuring that they knew which members to go to for relevant information prior to training sessions.Collaboration and relationship building with other historical societies and groups was also a major part of the role, ensuring cooperation at events both public and private. As a committee member of the Antique and Historical Arms Association, the role was largely based on being able to create networks between members, collectors, dealers and other interested parties. Those networks, whilst not as well used since my moving to Waiouru, are still alive and well as evidenced by interactions at events.

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  Kaiarahi

  National Army Museum Waiouru

  Feb 2019 - Present - Waiouru Military Camp, Wanganui-Manawatu, New Zealand

  Present Role’s Requirements:Delivering contextual talks on historical campaigns and combat operations to Army Officer Cadets as part of Officer Cadet School Waiouru and relating them to current NZDF doctrine. Creating and researching interactive options for new permanent museum exhibits. Public interaction in the form of general inquiries, tours, school and group visits and online inquiries. Consistent assistance of the public within the museum as well as occasional admissions/front of house shifts. Research and development of educational programmes, reports and timelines for use within the museum.Collection of relevant and reliable information for museum usage.Ensuring that public engagement is not only satisfactory but is tailored to suit the specific requirements of the client. Providing first aid care to customers and staff in the event of medical emergencies. Providing engaging entertainment for all age groups during tours, museum events and special programmes. Maintaining awareness of other museum’s practices.Ensuring the museum’s educational programmes cater to a diverse range of learning styles and cultural backgroundsGuaranteeing the security of the Museum at the start and end of day including the actual securing of the building. Occasional team management for certain projectsConstant observation of international best practices for touring, public interaction and research. Support of museum efforts at appropriate multi-group events requiring museum representation. Was also shoulder-tapped to be on the six-person team assigned to determine the National Army Museum of New Zealand’s official values, ensuring they balanced with the NZDF’s core values whilst being relevant to the unique nature of the museum, its location and staff.

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  Massey University