Domestic repatriationTe whakahoki tūpuna ki ngā uri

Returning Māori ancestral remains to iwithroughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

Te Papa has supported the repatriation of Māori ancestral remains to iwi throughout Aotearoa, 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.

2024Te Uri o hau – Kaipara HarbourKōiwi Tangata Report: Te Uri o Hau, Te Tai Tokerau
2023
Ngāi Tahu (Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga)
Kōiwi Tangata Report: Ngāi Tahu (Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga)
2023
Te Ātiawa – Te Whanganui a Tara – Te Whānau a Ngapaki Te Puni (plaster cast)
Te Whanganui a Tara – Te Whānau a Ngapaki Te Puni (plaster cast) (940KB)
2023
Te Ātiawa – Te Whanganui a Tara – Te Whānau a Oriwia Ātiraukawa (plaster cast)
Te Whanganui a Tara – Te Whānau a Oriwia Ātiraukawa (plaster cast) (875KB)
2023
Ngāti Toa Rangatira – Te Whānau a Wineera Te Kanae (plaster cast)
Te Whānau a Wineera Te Kanae (plaster cast) (849KB)
2023
Ngāti Whakaue –  Te Whānau a Taupua Te Whanoa (plaster cast)
Te Whānau a Taupua Te Whanoa (plaster cast) (1.1MB)
2019

Ngāti Kahungunu (Wairoa Taiwhenua)

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Te Taiwhenua o Wairoa – Kōiwi tangata provenanced to Wairoa (29.5MB)

2016

Whanganui

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Kōiwi tangata provenanced to Whanganui Rohe (25.2 MB)

2013

Waimārama, Hawke’s Bay

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Te Taiwhenua o Waimarāma Kōiwi tangata provenanced to Waimarāma (19.46 MB)

2012

Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Kōiwi Tangata provenanced Te Rohe o Te Moana o Taupō nui a Tia (4.84 MB)

 

Oparau, Kawhia

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Kōiwi Tangata provenanced to Oparau, Kawhia (3.57 MB)

 

Ngāti Kere, Porangahau

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Te Taiwhenua o Porangahau Kōiwi tangata provenanced to Porangahau (4.25 MB)

2010

Waiuku

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Waiuku (2.32 MB)

2009

Waikaremoana

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Kōiwi Tangata Waikaremoana (388KB)

 

Rangitāne o Wairau

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Wairau (276.63 KB)

 

Tauranga Moana

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Tauranga Moana (283.6 KB)

 

Rotorua

Kōiwi Tangata Report: Rotorua (1.42 MB)

2008

Ngāti Apa

 

2007

Ngāti Maniapoto

 

2005

Rangitāne o Wairau

 

 

Moeraki

 

2004

Muaūpoko

 

 

Ngāti Kuri

 

 

Whanganui

 

2001

South Island

 

2000

South Island

 

1999

Tairāwhiti

 

 

South Island

 

 

Rongowhakaata

 

1998

South Island

 

1996

Ngāi Tai

 

1958

Hawke’s Bay via Napier Museum