Ngākahu National Repatriation Partnership

The Ngākahu National Repatriation Partnership supports organisations by providing expertise, and other assistance, to enable the repatriation of human remains.

Application form: Ngākahu National Repatriation Partnership

Fill in an online application, or download a Word document. We welcome applications from organisations of all sizes. Maximum funding request: $7,000 including GST.

Ngākahu programme

Ngākahu National Repatriation Project was developed to support museums, iwi, hapū and other communities in the return of kōiwi tūpuna (ancestral human remains) back to their descendant communities. One of the ways in which we do that is to facilitate workshops on topics relevant to the needs of museums throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

People gathered in a seminar room with someone talking at the front.

The New Zealand Repatriation Research Network

Established in 2018, this network made up of 17 participating museums works together to provide advice and collaborative research on confirming the provenance of all kōiwi (ancestral remains) in our museums to aid in repatriation.