Moriori and Taiko on the Chathams

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Massey researcher Hayley Lawrence was among the guests at the historic opening of the first marae ever built in recognition of the Moriori people. She flew to the Chatham Islands for the event on January 21 when Prime Minister Helen Clark opened the Kopinga Marae in a very moving ceremony with about 1000 people.

Moriori and taiko on the chathams

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Hayley is a PhD student in conservation genetics based at the Allan Wilson Centre on Albany campus. Her research on the Taiko, one of the world’s rarest birds, has taken her to the Chatham Islands three times.

 

The Taiko was once a significant food source to the Moriori people in the Chathams but predators have led to a serious decline in numbers. Hayley is studying the Hokopapa (Whakapapa) of the Taiko or Tchaik as it is written by the Moriori people, working with both the Department of Conservation and the Taiko Trust.
 

She has collected DNA samples to analyse in order to learn more about this very rare bird and to assist in its conservation. She also seeks oral history about the birds and their habits from local people.It is this research that led to her invitation from the Hokotehi Moriori Trust to attend the opening of the marae.

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