The big question locals want an answer to: where did the waka come from and who does it belong to. Maui Solomon, chairman of ...

The initiative, led by Island Conservation, Rewild and UC San Diego ’ s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, brings together the New Zealand government, Māori and Moriori Indigenous communities ...

known in the Indigenous Moriori language as Rekohu. “My son and I were just loading the boat up and taking the dogs for a run up the beach, … just after a big rain,” Vincent, a local ...

While the scientists have their theories about the waka’s provenance, local iwi and Moriori also have their own ideas of when and where the waka came from. “I’m of Ngāti Mutunga descent ...

We are grateful for the support from Hokotehi Moriori Trust, Ngāti Mutunga ki Wharekauri, Moriori Imi Settlement Trust, Pouhere Taonga Heritage New Zealand, the Department of Conservation and ...

Buried in the sand and floating down the river, pieces of an ancient waka have been found, but their origin and age remains a mystery.

While the scientists have their theories about the waka’s provenance, local iwi and Moriori also have their own ideas of when and where the waka came from. “I’m of Ngāti Mutunga descent ...

Two Kōimi T'chakat Moriori (Moiriori ancestors) have begun their journey home from Australia, with a special handover ceremony at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra today. The ancestral home ...

ABC News (AU) Moriori ancestors’ remains returned after years in Canberra Posted: 11 February 2025 | Last updated: 8 March 2025 Ancestral remains of several Moriori people, who are considered ...