Home /

Kea Kids News: The life mask of a Māori chief is finally home where it belongs


In 1879, Ngāti Toa Rangatira chief Wiremu Nera allowed a mata ora, or life mask, of his face to be created by a German scientist, who then went on to sell the life mask without permission. Kea Kids News reporter Ruby interviews Te Awatea, Wiremu Nera’s great-great-granddaughter, about how it feels for this extraordinary taonga to be returned to his family. Video / Kea Kids News

Latest Video

The Midtown Economy
New Zealand

The Midtown Economy

BusinessDesk charts the multi-billion dollar building bonanza City Rail Link is spurring. Video / Dean Purcell, Carson Bluck, Cameron Pitney, Annaliese Shortland.