In the largest ever return of ancestors, Te Papa will welcome 111 Moriori skeletal remains and two Māori ancestral remains from London's Natural History Museum.
The remains include skulls, mandibles, other parts of the body and a small number of complete skeletons, which were taken from Rēkohu, Chatham Island for collection, trade and research.
Tomorrow Te Papa Tongarewa will hold a hokomaurahiri, or repatriation ceremony to mark the return of these ancestors.
Te Herekiekie Herewini, Head of Repatriation at Te Papa talks to Jesse.
Repatriation Ceremony 2022 Photo: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London
