Hauraki Evidence for the Tauranga Moana Stage II Waitangi Tribunal Claim Hearings

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Brief of Evidence of Terrence John McEnteer on Stage II Issues: page 22  (30 pages)
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74.8 Selected taonga are transferred from the museums in Auckland, Wellington and Waikato or elsewhere to Hauraki marae, schools, tribal offices and other suitable places using portable display cabinets, especially designed and engineered with all the atmospheric controls, display materials, traveling packaging and security features built-in thus avoiding the need to construct special purpose buildings. These outreach portable displays can be moved around on tour within Hauraki and after a period returned to the museum locations to be refreshed;

74.9 Trained professional curators will look after these decentralized collections and train Hauraki Maori in the skills to protect and enhance taonga;

74.10 Selected taonga may be permanently repatriated to Hauraki marae, tribal offices or other suitable places for display, teaching, education and research where there are suitable facilities provided or purpose built;

74.11 Healing and spiritual taonga are transferred to the appropriate tohunga for their protection and use;

74.12 Special arrangements are made for the disposition of archaeologically recovered koiwi human remains or human remains which are otherwise returned from overseas or other museums;

74.13 The Crown would use reasonable efforts to facilitate Hauraki access to taonga held in foreign cultural institutions with the aim of repatriating these taonga to us;21 and


21 For example by establishing a fund to provide for purchase of taonga from overseas