10 May 2025

Taking a look at taonga

From Saturday Morning, 7:50 am on 10 May 2025
Toki found at Tiwai.

Toki found at Tiwai before the aluminium smelter was built by the McFarlane family which are now being gifted to Te Rūnaka o Awarua and Tūhuru Otago Museum. Photo: Supplied by Dr Gerard O'Regan

It is New Zealand Archeology Week this week and Tūhura - Otago Museum has a Treasure of Tiwai event on. 

People can go along and see artefacts recovered by the McFarlane family at Tiwai in the 1960s - which they are looking to return to Te Rūnaka o Awarua.

And if you've found anything curious you can take it in for an expert to assess.

Dr Gerard O'Regan - is the Curator Maori at the museum and talks to Mihi.