It's 40 years since a revolutionary exhibition put te ao Māori on the global stage, displaying Māori taonga in New York, back in 1984.
Te Māori exhibition was considered a milestone. It toured the United States before returning to Aotearoa to tour here.
Kura Moeahu is a cultural advisor as well as Chair of Waiwhetu Marae in Lower Hutt. Mihi sat down with him, to find out what has changed in the four decades since Te Māori burst onto the international stage.
Opening of Te Māori Exhibition, New York, 10 October, 1984. Photo: Supplied / Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
