E1: Taonga, kaitiakitanga, and mātauranga Māori
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| Monday, November 30, 2026 |
| 12:10 PM - 1:25 PM |
| RHLT1 |
Overview
Stream: Māori heritage
Details
Lead: Amber Aranui, Curator Māturanga Māori, Te Papa Tongarewa
Speakers:
* Tanya Ruka, Lecturer in Design Māturanga Māori, School of Design Innovation, Victoria University of Wellington
* Jamie Metzger, Kairaranga Taonga Māori | Senior Curator Māori at Wheako Pōneke | Experience Wellington
* Te Hira Henderson, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Curator Māori, Hawke’s Bay Museum, Napier
In this session three Māori artists, curators, and scholars talk about their work with taonga (treasures), kaitiakitanga (guardianship) and mātauranga Māori (ancestral knowledge) from different perspectives – in university research, digital technology, museum collections, exhibitions and community engagement.