An Austrian museum has returned home the remains of dozens of Indigenous New Zealanders stolen in the 19th century. The remains were "stolen with no regard" for New Zealand tribes, officials from both countries said.
After almost 80 years of negotiations with Austria, more than 60 Māori and Moriori ancestral remains will return to Aotearoa, where a pōwhiri will be held at Te Papa on Sunday.
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