The restructure replaced five science collection managers with two collection managers and three lower-paid jobs - two assistant curators and one technician. ROSA WOODS/STUFF Scientists say the loss of two experienced collections managers in Te Papa's restructure is a tragedy for science. Graham Spence/Te Papa Te Papa molluscs expert Bruce Marshall has been collecting, naming and looking after snail specimens since 1967. Te Papa Te Papa molluscs expert Bruce Marshall is so renowned in his field he has 23 species and six genera named after him, including the Bruceiella laevigata. Collections-based research is at the heart of what Te Papa does, and that will never change."

Source: Stuff February 13, 2019 02:48 UTC