2023
The successful Walton Fund applicant for 2023 is Leela Moses (CFG Heritage archaeologist, Ngāti Kuia). Leela will run a project, together with Ngāti Kuia and DOC, to update and create site records in remote areas of the Marlborough Sound, which have not seen significant archaeological attention since the 1970s. Te Pākeka (Maud Island) and Titirangi are both significant archaeological landscapes, whose histories have an important place in the kōrero of Ngāti Kuia. This mahi will be carried out by Leela, in conjunction with Ruihana Smith (Ngāti Kuia Te Pou Hāpai Taiao), adding to our knowledge of these wahi tīpuna, and building iwi capacity for future surveys
