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After Dark: He Rā Whatiwhati Kō

Join us for a free, adults-only (16+), late-night event. Enjoy live music, workshops, performances, and a cash bar – all in the museum after dark.

When | Āhea

Fri 13 Mar 2026, 7.30 to 11.00pm

Where | Ki hea

Level 1 Cafe, Wellington Foyer, Level 2, Bush City, Te Taiao, Rongomaraeroa, the marae, Level 4

Cost | Te utu

Free event

Age

Age 16 and over

Celebrate Pride within the maramataka season of ngahuru with an evening of waiata, talks, hands-on workshops, and kai, in the museum after dark.

The whakataukī ‘He rā whatiwhati kō’ speaks to ngahuru as a busy time of harvest when the kō is used to dig up the kūmara. This whakataukī also acknowledges hard work, and through celebrating pride, we acknowledge the hard work of our takatāpui and LGBTQ+ communities.

  • Join The Tiwhas for a special drag performance inspired by ngahuru and LGBTQ+ icons of Pōneke and watch the House of Marama perform on Rongomaraeroa.

  • Bring your best moves to the dance floor with DJ KAYSEEYUH.

  • Enjoy a seasonal dinner inspired by the season of ngahuru, created by Te Papa chefs.

  • Take your photo in a set created by Telly Tuita and bring your best 'fit for accessorising by Suzanne Tamaki to show off on the runway.

  • Spend time with a section of the AIDs memorial quilt and learn about Pōneke community members who are remembered through this taonga.

R16 Event. A full schedule will be released closer to the event.

About the artists

Suzanne Tamaki (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tūhoe) is an artist and social provocateur who uses fashion and photography to create visual narratives that respond to cultural politics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her works often investigate the nature of indigenous feminisms in the South Pacific, challenging the colonial gaze and Western ideas of nationhood within a bi-cultural nation.

As an individual artist and as a member of Pacific Sisters and the SaVAge K’lub art collectives, Tamaki has exhibited works extensively throughout Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. 

The Tīwhas! Nō Ngā Hau e Wha; the takatāpui drag supergroup was formed in Te Whānganui-a-Tara in 2022. Made up of drag superstars: Tina Coco Couture (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāpuhi); Pānia (Ngāti Tuwharetoa); Slay West (Tainui); and Dame Jthan (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Rongowhakaata, Magiagi, Sapapāli‘i, Lotofaga), supported onstage by Hayden Taylor (Ngāi Tahu) and are excited to collaborate with fashion icon Suzanne Tamaki to usher in the new season of ngāhuru, bringing joy, colour, and fabulosity.

The Tīwhas will be celebrating Pride at Te Papa Tongarewa with their special blendof waiata Māori, kapa haka, pop ballads, disco, hip-hop, and more.

Matariki After Dark 2024. Photo by Neil Price. Te Papa (245644)

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