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Domestic repatriation Te whakahoki tūpuna ki ngā uri
Returning Māori ancestral remains to iwi (tribes) throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Papa has supported the repatriation of Māori ancestral remains to iwi
iwitribesMāori | Nouniwi tribes throughout Aotearoa
AotearoaNew ZealandMāori | NounAotearoa New Zealand, from Ngāti Kuri in the Far North to Ngāi Tahu in the South Island.
All arrangements for domestic repatriations are led by iwi, with support from Te Papa. Iwi determine the place, time, and details for the repatriation and burial or funerary rites. Iwi can choose to collect their ancestors’ remains from Te Papa, or have them escorted home.
Domestic repatriations to date
Te Papa and our dedicated Karanga Aotearoa Repatriation Programme have returned kōiwi tangata to the following regions and iwi.
| 2023 |
Ngāi Tahu (Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga) |
Report coming soon |
| 2023 |
Te Ātiawa – Te Whanganui a Tara – Te Whānau a Ngapaki Te Puni (plaster cast) |
Report coming soon |
| 2023 |
Te Ātiawa – Te Whanganui a Tara – Te Whānau a Oriwia Ātiraukawa (plaster cast) |
Report coming soon |
| 2023 |
Ngāti Toa Rangatira – Te Whānau a Wineera Te Kanae (plaster cast) |
Report coming soon |
| 2023 |
Ngāti Whakaue - Te Whānau a Taupua Te Whanoa (plaster cast) |
Report coming soon |
| 2019 |
Ngāti Kahungunu (Wairoa Taiwhenua) |
Report coming soon |
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2016 |
Whanganui |
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Kōiwi tangata provenanced to Whanganui Rohe (25.2 MB) |
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2013 |
Waimārama, Hawke’s Bay |
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Te Taiwhenua o Waimarāma Kōiwi tangata provenanced to Waimarāma (19.46 MB) |
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2012 |
Ngāti Tūwharetoa |
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Kōiwi Tangata provenanced Te Rohe o Te Moana o Taupō nui a Tia (4.84 MB) |
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Oparau, Kawhia |
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Kōiwi Tangata provenanced to Oparau, Kawhia (3.57 MB) |
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Ngāti Kere, Porangahau |
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Te Taiwhenua o Porangahau Kōiwi tangata provenanced to Porangahau (4.25 MB) |
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2010 |
Waiuku |
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2009 |
Waikaremoana |
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Rangitāne o Wairau |
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Tauranga Moana |
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Rotorua |
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2008 |
Ngāti Apa |
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2007 |
Ngāti Maniapoto |
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2005 |
Rangitāne o Wairau |
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Moeraki |
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2004 |
Muaūpoko |
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Ngāti Kuri |
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Whanganui |
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2001 |
South Island |
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2000 |
South Island |
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1999 |
Tairāwhiti |
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South Island |
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Rongowhakaata |
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1998 |
South Island |
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1996 |
Ngāi Tai |
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1958 |
Hawke’s Bay via Napier Museum |
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Kua tautokona e Te Papa te whakahokinga atu o ngā kōiwi tūpuna Māori ki ō rātou nā iwi, puta noa i te motu, mai i Ngāi Tahu ki Te Waipounamu ki a Ngāti Kurī kei Te Hiku-o-Te-Ika-a-Māui.
Mā te iwi e ārahi
Ko ngā whakaritenga katoa mō te whakahoki kōiwi tūpuna i Aotearoa ka whakahaerehia e te iwi, ko tā Te Papa mahi he tautoko. Mā te iwi te okiokinga whakamutunga, te wā me ngā nekeneke, ā, tae atu ki ngā tikanga o te nehu. Kei te iwi te tikanga pēnā ka tīkina ngā kōiwi e rātou, ka kawea e ngā kaimahi o Te Papa rānei ki tō rātou marae.
Ngā kawenga kōiwi tūpuna
E rārangi mai nei ngā kōiwi tūpuna kua whakahokia e Te Papa, otirā, e Karanga Aotearoa ki ngā rohe me ngā iwi e whai ake nei.
| 2023 |
Ngāi Tahu (Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga) |
Report coming soon |
| 2023 |
Te Ātiawa – Te Whanganui a Tara – Te Whānau a Ngapaki Te Puni (plaster cast) |
Report coming soon |
| 2023 |
Te Ātiawa – Te Whanganui a Tara – Te Whānau a Oriwia Ātiraukawa (plaster cast) |
Report coming soon |
| 2023 |
Ngāti Toa Rangatira – Te Whānau a Wineera Te Kanae (plaster cast) |
Report coming soon |
| 2023 |
Ngāti Whakaue - Te Whānau a Taupua Te Whanoa (plaster cast) |
Report coming soon |
| 2019 |
Ngāti Kahungunu (Wairoa Taiwhenua) |
Report coming soon |
|
2016 |
Whanganui |
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Kōiwi tangata provenanced to Whanganui Rohe (25.2 MB) |
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2013 |
Waimārama, Hawke’s Bay |
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Te Taiwhenua o Waimarāma Kōiwi tangata provenanced to Waimarāma (19.46 MB) |
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2012 |
Ngāti Tūwharetoa |
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Kōiwi Tangata provenanced Te Rohe o Te Moana o Taupō nui a Tia (4.84 MB) |
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|
Oparau, Kawhia |
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Kōiwi Tangata provenanced to Oparau, Kawhia (3.57 MB) |
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Ngāti Kere, Porangahau |
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Te Taiwhenua o Porangahau Kōiwi tangata provenanced to Porangahau (4.25 MB) |
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2010 |
Waiuku |
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2009 |
Waikaremoana |
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|
|
Rangitāne o Wairau |
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Tauranga Moana |
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Rotorua |
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2008 |
Ngāti Apa |
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2007 |
Ngāti Maniapoto |
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2005 |
Rangitāne o Wairau |
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|
|
Moeraki |
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2004 |
Muaūpoko |
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Ngāti Kuri |
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Whanganui |
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2001 |
South Island |
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2000 |
South Island |
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1999 |
Tairāwhiti |
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South Island |
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Rongowhakaata |
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1998 |
South Island |
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1996 |
Ngāi Tai |
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1958 |
Hawke’s Bay via Napier Museum |
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