
Repatriation Ceremony for ancestors returning to Aotearoa New Zealand
Invitation for press representantives and journalists on Tuesday, September 27th 2022, 9.30 a.m.
The Karanga Aotearoa Repatriation Programme is undertaking the repatriation of Māori and Moriori ancestral remains from the collections of the Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria. This project is facilitated in partnership between the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (Wellington), the Natural History Museum Vienna, the Austrian Government, and the New Zealand Embassy to Vienna.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH 2022, 9.30 A.M.
FORMAL HANDOVER CEREMONY
9.30 | ARRIVAL AT THE NHM VIENNA
9.50 | MĀORI CEREMONIAL ENTRANCE OF DELEGATION AND ANCESTORS WITH PRAYERS AND SACRED CALLS
10.00 | SPEECHES AND SONGS BY TE PAPA AND AOTEAROA KAIKŌRERO (SPEAKERS)
Mag. Irina Kubadinow
Leitung Presse & Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Pressesprecherin
Tel.: + 43 (1) 521 77 – 410
irina.kubadinow@nhm-wien.ac.at
Mag. Magdalena Reuss
Presse & Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Pressereferentin
Tel.: + 43 (1) 521 77 – 626
magdalena.reuss@nhm-wien.ac.at
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