My name is Louise Furey. I have an MA in Anthropology from the University of Auckland. My thesis was on archaeological site recording on the Coromandel Peninsula. Between 1981 and 1984 I was employed by Historic Places Trust and NZ Forest Service on short-term contracts to carry out site surveys and excavations prior to site modification as a requirement of the Historic Places Act. From 1984–87 I was employed by NZ Forest Service as archaeologist responsible for management of archaeological sites in exotic forests on the Coromandel Peninsula and, on dissolution of the Forest Service, transferred to the Department of Conservation Waikato Conservancy, again taking responsibility for heritage sites in the Coromandel region. I was also Coromandel region filekeeper for NZ Archaeological Association's site recording scheme, the national data base of recorded archaeological sites. Between 1988–91 I had a change in career with the births of my two daughters although I continued to write papers for publication in archaeological journals. Since 1991 I have been employed by Auckland Museum under Lottery and Foundation for Research Science & Technology grants to research the recent history of artefacts recovered from the Hauraki pa, Oruarangi. This work culminated in a description of Maori material culture published as a Bulletin of Auckland Institute and Museum. A similar, recently completed, project has focussed on the archaeology and material culture of Mt Carmel, Houhora, one of the first landfall sites in Northland. Latterly I have been working as an archaeological consultant, again mainly on the Coromandel Peninsula.
