25 Jul 2015

Arapata Hakiwai

From Saturday Morning, 11:06 am on 25 July 2015
Arapata Hakiwai

Arapata Hakiwai Photo: Supplied.

Arapata Tamati Hakiwai, of Rongowhakaata, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tahu descent, is the Kaihautū at Te Papa Tongarewa, leading Mātauranga Māori and the museum's engagement with iwi.

He manages the Repatriation Programme, responsible for the return of Māori and Moriori ancestral remains, and continues his discussion with Kim Hill on Saturday 11 April, focusing on the repatriation of remains from Vienna.