Residence New Zealand | Name Arapata Hakiwai | |
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Thesis Te Toi Whakairo O Ngati Kahungunu: The Carving Traditions of Ngati Kahungunu (2003) Alma mater | ||
Tainui te papa he waiata tautoko m te kaihaut m ori a arapata hakiwai whakarongo
Arapata Tamati Hakiwai is a New Zealand Māori museum curator. Of Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tahu descent, he is a principal investigator with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. He is the current Kaihautū (or Māori leader) of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and was the acting Chief Executive before the appointment of Rick Ellis.
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Career
Hakiwai has been a teacher at Wellington High School before starting work in the museum sector in 1989.
While at Te Papa he has been involved in the repatriation of a number of Maori kōiwi tangata (human remains) from overseas institutions, and has also led a project involving the 'digital repatriation' of taonga (cultural treasures).
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