Māpuna, More than 15k Māori and Moriori cultural heritage items may be in overseas museums and universities, Radio NZ, 27 July 2025
The Kaihautū of Te Papa says there could be well over 15,000 pieces of Māori and Moriori cultural heritage in overseas museums and universities.
Arapata Hakiwai, who’s been at Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington since it opened in 1998, told Māpuna his work with the museum began with an order from academic Sir Hirini Moko Mead.