Takitimu: Taonga preservation

Te Puni Kōkiri and Te Papa Tongarewa joined forces to pilot a Digital Photography and Paper Conservation Workshop held recently at Moteo Marae near Napier. “One of our priorities for this rohe is marae revitalisation and the preservation of taonga is part an important part of this,” says Te Puni Kōkiri regional director Roger Aranui. The workshop was a response to the loss of taonga within whānau, hapū and marae. There were 20 participants from a number of marae throughout the rohe. The two-day workshop covered the practical and theory aspects of digital photography and paper preservation, giving marae representatives the skills to teach others.