Sunday, November 29, 2026

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

RHLT1

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Overview

Stream: Māori heritage

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Details

Speakers: * Paul Diamond, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Head of Art, History, Pacific Cultures and Mātauranga Māori, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
* Paul Meredith, Ngāti Maniapoto, Pākehā, Pou Ārahi, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
* Ruki Tobin, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Whātua, Kaihautū - Director Mātauranga Māori, National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa and Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
* Anahera Morehu, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu, Poumanaaki Chief Archivist at Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Māori leaders of the national library, archive, museum and film archive describe the work they are doing inside mainstream government agencies. How do they understand heritage from a Māori perspective, and how is this incorporated into their institutions? How are they responding to Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi? How do they balance serving iwi tribes and Māori communities as well as the general public? In what ways are they working together to meet common goals and challenges? Over the past decade they have seen a convergence of the heritage sector and how this impacts the way they as kaitiaki of ngā kōrero a ngā tūpuna (guardians of the stories of the ancestors) manoeuvre in an ever-changing environment with constant challenges that arise past, present and future. Each of the panellists have engaged in different ways to meet these challenges and speak about how they see the future panning out.