The tūpuna (ancestors) began their journey home in ceremonies at the Berlin Ethnological Museum in Germany in October.
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Short-term assistance resumed for migrant workers – Peeni Henare
Civil Defence Minister Peeni says that the Government will continue to support stranded migrant workers.
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"Our duty to bring them back"- Māori ancestral remains returned home
The Māori and Moriori tūpuna have been welcomed home with a pōwhiri at Te Papa after being repatriated from Germany and The Netherlands.
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NewsPrecious korowai to return home from Australia
A 128-year-old korowai, said to belong to the eldest son of a Ngāti Pāoa rangatira, is to be repatriated from Australia to Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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Exclusive- A Son's Battle Part 2
Paul Thomas promised his mother he would bring home the body of her fallen soldier son. That vow launched an incredible 42-year battle with bureaucracy.
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Exclusive- A Son's Battle Part 1
Paul Thomas fought successive governments and bureaucracy to bring the remains of fallen servicemen home from South East Asia.
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Exclusive- A Son's Battle
The man who led the return of New Zealand soldiers killed and buried in South East Asia has revealed the bittersweet moment he heard he had won.
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Soldier and son Tuterangi Kawha returns home
The remains of another soldier from Te Whakatōhea and Te Whānau-a-Apanui were returned to Ōpape on the East Coast.
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Sergeant George Nepia returns to Rangitukia
Sergeant George Nepia was one of 27 personnel repatriated from Malaysia and Singapore and today family escorted his remains back to Rangitukia.
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Repatriated personnel receive warm welcome home
Twenty seven personnel and one child repatriated from Malaysia and Singapore received a warm welcome home from family at Auckland airport today.
