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)
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...
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)