"These priceless treasures have so much to tell us about our shared Pacific history. We are honored to be able to return them home, to reconnect them with their land and their people," said Arapata Hakiwai, Kaihautu (Maori co-leader) of Te Papa Tongarewa. "Woven into these (treasures) is the story of our Pacific history, with all its beauty, challenges and complexity."