Amber Aranui

Mana taonga in action: Cyclone Gabrielle recovery in Ngāti Kahungunu

Iwi and hapū in regions affected by Cyclone Gabrielle suffered damage to marae, urupā, and taonga – some irrevocable – causing long-term impacts on these communities. Te Papa staff had their boots on the ground to help out at four marae in Ngāti Kahungunu. Here, they share their kōrero.Read more

By: Migoto Eria and Amber Aranui

On: 16 Mar 2023

In: Māori

Stars of the Matariki cluster: Pōhutukawa

The star Pōhutukawa (Greek: Sterope) is the star associated with those who have died. Curator Mātauranga Māori Amber Aranui talks about the whetū Pōhutukawa and remembers those being returned home, and a special person we recently lost from our Te Papa whānau.Read more

By: Amber Aranui

On: 23 Jun 2022

In: Māori