He mahi kia auraki atu tētahi taonga ki te iwi, ki te tangata rānei nāna taua taonga. Ko te mahi rānei kia auraki te tangata ki tōna ake whenua nō reira ia. He wā ka whakahokia mārire, he wā anō ka kāhakina.
The return of a treasured item to the people or person to whom it belongs. The return of a person to their own country of origin. At times the repatriation is peaceful, at other times it is by force.