'Stolen Taonga': The story Yvonne Tahana will never forget | 1News

It all started with a dreadlocked rasta wig and a blow torch on the steps of Auckland Museum in March 2019.

That's when the Māori taonga (treasure) was stolen, but it was a heist gone wrong. A different taonga than was intended was taken, which sparked a detective case with Yvonne Tahana as TVNZ's Māori Affairs Correspondent in the middle.

In her own words, Yvonne Tahana describes the three-year-long journey that saw the taonga safely back home in the most "Māori way possible".

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