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Events Ngā kaupapa motuhake

Our exciting programme of ngā kaupapa motuhake

  ngā kaupapa motuhakeeventsMāori runs all year. Watch song and dance performances, join in with kids activities and cultural days, hear from our experts, and much more.

See our Friends of Te Papa events (non-members can still attend these events, but members get a discounted price).

  • Illustration featuring many elements contained in a circular design, including a kite, the Te Papa building, male and female figures, people looking at art, someone skating, and people gardening

    Wana Ake Festival: Events

    Find out what's happening at all the Wana Ake Festival events this summer.


    12 Dec 2020 – 18 Apr 2021

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Brown teapot

    Modern Living – Sensory Tour for Blind and Low-vision Visitors

    Join a tour of Modern Living: Design in 1950s New Zealand for blind and low-vision visitors. Explore this important era through audio description, handling objects, and discussion.

    Cancelled
    Sun 7 Mar 2021, 10.30am–11.30am

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Illustration of tūi, weka, giraffe weevil, kōwhai, and fern

    Weka Wednesdays: Storytelling – Superheroes of the Pacific

    Bring your little weka along to one of our free weekly sessions in Te Taiao | Nature, Tangata o le Moana, and Mana Whenua. This programme is designed for tamariki aged 7 and under and their whānau.


    Every Wednesday morning during the school term

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • A dark room with screens and printed words on the walls

    Meet the Scientists Evening

    Come and hear from some of the experts involved in developing Te Taiao | Nature. Join us for drinks and nibbles in Hīnātore before exploring the exhibition.


    Fri 12 Mar 2021, 3.30pm–6.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Painting of Russian sailors being greeted with a haka from Māori warriors

    Friends Talk: Hidden Treasures: Forgotten Taonga Māori in Russia

    Listen to the fascinating story of Russian expeditions to the Pacific and the gathering of Māori taonga from 1819-1821 by Wellington-based linguist, translator and cultural historian, Dr Olga Suvorova.


    Sun 14 Mar 2021, 4.00pm–5.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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  • A man looking at the camera while cutting a giant three-tiered cake

    Friends Talk: Why does Te Papa draw international interest?

    Why Te Papa? Why is it that our national museum should draw such international attention and regard?


    Thu 18 Mar 2021, 5.30pm–7.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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  • Hands wearing plastic gloves tattooing someone's skin

    Celebrating Makers: Māori and Pacific Art – Tattoo

    Get up close with tattoo artists and immerse yourself in Māori and Pacific art with a celebration of tāmoko (Māori tattoo) and tatau (Sāmoan tattoo).


    Sat 27 Mar 2021, 10.00am–3.00pm
    Sun 28 Mar 2021, 10.00am–3.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Several thin candles lit in a dark space

    Friends Talk: Greek Easter 101

    To Πάσχα (Greek Easter or Eastern Orthodox Easter) is the most important cultural and religious event of the Hellenic (Greek) calendar. The Friends of Te Papa and Hellenic New Zealand Congress (HNZC) are delighted to share Greek Easter with you in an intimate look at how Hellenic communities celebrate Easter.


    Fri 9 Apr 2021, 5.30pm–7.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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  • A person with black hair and a hat on painting a wall

    Whānau Day: Design with ĀKAU

    Help us manaaki (care for) the new māra (garden) at Te Papa. Design and create bee-cons of attraction with bee colours!


    Sat 17 Apr 2021, 10.00am–3.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake