The hero artefact is the Puketoi kete, a remarkable kete found in a cave in the Maniototo region. Like a travelling suitcase it contained several practical items used by an early Maori as they moved around the South Island.
Artefact presented by Dame Anne Salmond. The hero artefact is a hoe gifted by Maori on the East Coast to crew of the Endeavour in 1769. This exchange was the first peaceful encounter between Maori and European in the early contact period.
The hero artefact this time is a black and white dress worn by former Labour MP Whetu Tirakatene-Sullivan. We explores the power and potency of clothing and adornment. How do clothes express identity, convey a message or become a form of political protest?
The hero artefact is Huia bird feathers - a relic of a prized and now extinct bird whose feathers were worn by rangatira. This final episode is a forward thinking programme where we consider lessons from our past and what messages we can take into the future.
