Monte Bovill, Custodianship of two Moriori ancestors’ remains transferred to Hokotehi Moriori Trust, ABC News, 11 February 2025
The remains of two Moriori ancestors have begun their journey home to New Zealand from Australia as part a years-long repatriation process.
The skeletal remains of the two Moriori were likely stolen from their home on Rēkohu — or Chatham Islands — to the southeast of New Zealand, between the late 1800s and the 1930s.
They’ve been held at the National Museum of Australia (NMA) in Canberra since 2022, but were originally part of the former Australian Institute of Anatomy’s holdings.
See also: Kōimi T’chakat Moriori – ancestors returning from Australia
