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Guide Kaiārahi
Guide Kaiārahi

FREE

Guide Kaiārahi

FREE

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Te Haerenga | The Passage
Te Haerenga | The Passage

FREE

Te Haerenga | The Passage

FREE

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Wi Taepa: Retrospective
Wi Taepa: Retrospective

Wi Taepa: Retrospective

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Te Hei Tiki
Te Hei Tiki

$5 - $7

Te Hei Tiki

$5 - $7

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Goldie & Lindauer: Approaching Portraiture
Goldie & Lindauer: Approaching Portraiture

Free entry

Goldie & Lindauer: Approaching Portraiture

Free entry

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John Kinder's New Zealand
John Kinder's New Zealand

$5 - $7

John Kinder's New Zealand

$5 - $7

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Hei konei mai: We'll meet again
Hei konei mai: We'll meet again

Free entry

Hei konei mai: We'll meet again

Free entry

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Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai
Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai

Free entry

Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai

Free entry

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SOLD OUT Skyward with Reuben Paterson
SOLD OUT Skyward with Reuben Paterson

6–7.30pm

Members $40, Non-Members $50 Book now

Please note: This event is now sold out. This event had been rescheduled and will go ahead on Wednesday 28 July. 

Celebrate the forthcoming, spectacular sculpture by contemporary artist Reuben Paterson (Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāi Tūhoe and Tūhourangi) – a 10-metre-high crystal waka suspended vertically and casting a galaxy of stars over the Gallery’s forecourt pool.

SOLD OUT Skyward with Reuben Paterson

6–7.30pm

Members $40, Non-Members $50 Book now

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Sailing Land Rig with Te Toki Voyaging Trust
Sailing Land Rig with Te Toki Voyaging Trust

12–1pm, 2–3pm, 3.30–4.30pm

FREE

Get hands-on with a waka sail, learning the art of raising and dropping sails on a land-based rig.

Sailing Land Rig with Te Toki Voyaging Trust

12–1pm, 2–3pm, 3.30–4.30pm

FREE

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Barbara Brookes: Herstory
Barbara Brookes: Herstory

11.45am

SOLD OUT

From the women who arrived on the first waka through waves of feminism to the song-bird Lorde, University of Otago historian Barbara Brookes applies a female lens to our past in her new book, A History of New Zealand Women

Barbara Brookes: Herstory

11.45am

SOLD OUT

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Descendant talk: Ben Pitman
Descendant talk: Ben Pitman

11am and 2.30pm

Free

Join us for a series of short talks from some of the descendants of the sitters in Gottried Lindauer’s historic portraits.

Descendant talk: Ben Pitman

11am and 2.30pm

Free

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Ngā Hinepūkōrero Public Workshop
Ngā Hinepūkōrero Public Workshop

1–2pm

$5 per person Book now

Experience working alongside Ngā Hinepūkōrero in their public workshop focusing on growing writing skills and individual confidence for performing. 

Ngā Hinepūkōrero Public Workshop

1–2pm

$5 per person Book now

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Ngā Hinepūkōrero – Spoken Word Poets
Ngā Hinepūkōrero – Spoken Word Poets

3.30 – 4pm

FREE

This Waitangi Day, feel the power of the spoken word from these wāhine toa, with poetry that mixes witty and sassy with profound and hard hitting. 

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Ngā Hinepūkōrero – Spoken Word Poets in residence
Ngā Hinepūkōrero – Spoken Word Poets in residence

FREE public performances | $5 workshop

Spoken word poets Ngā Hinepūkōrero are in residence, running workshops and performing in the Gallery’s North Atrium over five days.

Ngā Hinepūkōrero – Spoken Word Poets in residence

FREE public performances | $5 workshop

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He tātai whetū ki te rangi | Reuben Paterson
He tātai whetū ki te rangi | Reuben Paterson

Free

Engage with contemporary artist Reuben Paterson’s (Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāi Tūhoe and Tūhourangi) awe-inspiring sculpture by in this free public artist kōrero (talk). 

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Te Rā Ringa Raupā: Weavers in residence
Te Rā Ringa Raupā: Weavers in residence

10am – 12.30pm daily

FREE

Weaving artists dedicated to recreating the only known woven Māori sail takes up residence in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki on 10 – 14 March. 

Te Rā Ringa Raupā: Weavers in residence

10am – 12.30pm daily

FREE

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Te Haerenga | A conversation with Shane Cotton
Te Haerenga | A conversation with Shane Cotton

12.30–1.30pm

Free, Members only

Honoa ki te hono tawhiti ka kitea ai ki nga ringatoi Māori o enei rā. | Connect to the ancient past and see it through contemporary Māori artists. Journey with the artist, Shane Cotton and Senior Curator of International Art, Sophie Matthiesson as they explore the significance of vessels like the one central to the exhibition design, Te Puawai (pictured). During their midday conversation, they’ll explore the curatorial thinking behind Te Haerenga | The Passage.

Te Haerenga | A conversation with Shane Cotton

12.30–1.30pm

Free, Members only

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Pasifika Vibes @ MOTAT
Pasifika Vibes @ MOTAT

9am–5pm

Free

We are collaborating with the Museums of Auckland, namely MOTAT, Auckland Museum and New Zealand Maritime Museum, to celebrate Pacific culture, rhythms and flavours with Pasifika Vibes, an event running alongside the annual Pasifika Festival in Western Springs.

Pasifika Vibes @ MOTAT

9am–5pm

Free

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Pou Aho – Pillars of light with Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert Jahnke
Pou Aho – Pillars of light with Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert...

12.30-2pm

FREE

Join artists Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert Jahnke in Te Pō - the perpetual night, of the landmark exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora in this artist floortalk. Join artists Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert Jahnke in Te Pō - the perpetual night, of the landmark exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora in this artist floortalk. 

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Declaration: Setting the Agenda Symposium
Declaration: Setting the Agenda Symposium

9.30am — 7pm

Free - bookings essential Book now

 

Declaration: Setting the Agenda Symposium

9.30am — 7pm

Free - bookings essential Book now

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Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga
Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga

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A major new wānanga toi Māori, Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga is to be held in Tāmaki Makaurau to coincide with this winter’s Matariki.

Artworks

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Tamati Waka Manaia (Tamati Waka Te Puhi)
Tamati Waka Manaia (Tamati Waka Te Puhi)

Foy Brothers

Production date
circa 1872-1886
Medium
cabinet card with albumen silver print
Size (h x w)
163 x 108 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from Peter Langdon (custodian), Frances Langdon, Mark Langdon and Paul Langdon, whose father John Marshall (Jack) Langdon was the son of Louisa Langdon, one of the seven children of James Joseph Foy
Accession no
L2016/9/17
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The Waka Transformation
The Waka Transformation

Shane Cotton

Production date
2001
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
700 x 1000 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001
Accession no
2001/14
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Tamati Waka Nene
Tamati Waka Nene

Gottfried Lindauer

Production date
1890
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1019 x 842 x 50 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr H E Partridge, 1915
Accession no
1915/2/38
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On display

Te Waka Toi o Tāmaki
Te Waka Toi o Tāmaki

Fred Graham

On display

Production date
2011
Medium
Jurassic stone
Size (h x w)
1135 x 2670 x 40 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, commissioned 2011
Accession no
2011/16/2
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Tamati Waka Te Puhi
Tamati Waka Te Puhi

Gottfried Lindauer

Production date
1878
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
828 x 699 x 48 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr H E Partridge, 1915
Accession no
1915/2/39
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Waka taua of Paora Tuhaere, Orakei
Waka taua of Paora Tuhaere, Orakei

William Pulman

Production date
circa 1875
Medium
albumen on paper
Size (h x w)
179 x 291 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no
1983/22/7
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Waka at Te Taongaroa, Mechanics Bay
Waka at Te Taongaroa, Mechanics Bay

John Kinder

Production date
circa 1865
Medium
albumen on paper
Size (h x w)
144 x 205 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no
1983/22/16
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Ko Nga Waka te Karaka (or Clark) The Christian Chief of the Nga-ti-Waoroa Tribe, Waikato and Wakauenuku, his attendant boy
Ko Nga Waka te Karaka (or Clark) The Christian Chief of the Nga-ti-Waoroa Tribe,...

Unknown artist George French Angas

Production date
1844
Medium
lithograph in tints , handcoloured on paper
Size (h x w)
222 x 177 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased, 1967
Accession no
1967/20/1
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Maui and Mahuika
Maui and Mahuika

John Bevan Ford

Production date
1993
Medium
felt pen and pencil
Size (h x w)
570 x 768 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1994
Accession no
1994/5/4
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Peoples of the Pacific
Peoples of the Pacific

John Bevan Ford

Production date
1993
Medium
felt pen, pencil
Size (h x w)
570 x 768 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1994
Accession no
1994/5/3
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Tauihu, Waka taua Te Toki a Tapiri
Tauihu, Waka taua Te Toki a Tapiri

John Kinder

Production date
circa 1865
Medium
albumen on paper
Size (h x w)
119 x 192 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no
1983/22/15
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Our Canoe and Crew, Ranana, Wanganui River
Our Canoe and Crew, Ranana, Wanganui River

Alfred Burton

Production date
1885-1893
Medium
gelatin silver print, sepia toned
Size (h x w)
144 x 204 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/5/3
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The Phantom canoe: a legend of Lake Tarawera
The Phantom canoe: a legend of Lake Tarawera

Kennett Watkins

Production date
1888
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1175 x 1858 x 70 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr H E Partridge, 1915
Accession no
1915/2/72
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Tamati Waka Nene
Tamati Waka Nene

Sam Stuart

Production date
19th century
Medium
albumen print
Size (h x w)
194 x 140 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1973
Accession no
1973/17/36
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Tamati Waka
Tamati Waka

William Collis

Production date
Unknown
Medium
albumen silver photograph
Size (h x w)
60 x 100 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1994
Accession no
1994/48/26
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Nene or Tamati Waka, Chief of Hokianga
Nene or Tamati Waka, Chief of Hokianga

J W Giles George French Angas

Production date
Unknown
Medium
hand-coloured lithograph
Size (h x w)
425 x 279 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1961
Accession no
1961/20/2/2
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Tamati Waka Te Puhi
Tamati Waka Te Puhi

James Foy

Production date
1863-1875
Medium
albumen silver photograph
Size (h x w)
100 x 60 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1995
Accession no
1994/33/2/40
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Arrival of the Maoris in New Zealand
Arrival of the Maoris in New Zealand

Louis John Steele Charles F Goldie

Production date
1899
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1758 x 2825 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the late George and Helen Boyd, 1899
Accession no
1899/2/2
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Tara Tara Pah, Whangaroa
Tara Tara Pah, Whangaroa

Trevor Lloyd

Production date
circa 1924
Medium
drypoint, dark sepia intaglio
Size (h x w)
110 x 234 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Connie and Olive Lloyd, 1973
Accession no
1973/7/76
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Tamati Waka Nene
Tamati Waka Nene

Unknown artist Charles F Goldie

Production date
1934
Medium
photograph
Size (h x w)
204 x 180 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr and Mrs Peter Jalfon, 1996
Accession no
1996/15
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Eruera Maihi Patuone
Eruera Maihi Patuone

Gottfried Lindauer

Production date
1874
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
994 x 843 x 65 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr H E Partridge, 1915
Accession no
1915/2/24
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Te Pakanga XV: Te Waka Ātea/ Ka hanga waka ātea te iwi/ He waka nui/ He waka roa/ He waka weti weti
Te Pakanga XV: Te Waka Ātea/ Ka hanga waka ātea te iwi/ He waka nui/ He waka roa...

Para Matchitt

Production date
1974
Medium
pen and ink on paper
Size (h x w)
588 x 777 x 35 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2010
Accession no
C2010/1/9/2
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Maori war canoe, Auckland museum
Maori war canoe, Auckland museum

Josiah Martin

Production date
19th century
Medium
albumen print
Size (h x w)
152 x 204 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1973
Accession no
1973/17/4
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Te Rapa. Lake Taupo. Dec 28 1861 The Scene of Te Heuheu's death 1846
Te Rapa. Lake Taupo. Dec 28 1861 The Scene of Te Heuheu's death 1846

John Kinder

Production date
28 Dec 1861
Medium
watercolour on paper
Size (h x w)
210 x 295 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from The Fletcher Trust
Accession no
L2003/8/24
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War Speech
War Speech

Augustus Earle

Production date
1838
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
369 x 550 x 17 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1998
Accession no
1998/32/1/9
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On display

Guide Kaiārahi
Guide Kaiārahi

Reuben Paterson

On display

Production date
2021
Medium
stainless steel, transparent acrylic and glass
Size (h x w)
10000 x 719 x 2603 mm
Credit line
Edmiston Trust Collection, commissioned by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2021
Accession no
E2021/4
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Maori war canoes leaving the village
Maori war canoes leaving the village

Trevor Lloyd

Production date
circa 1920s
Medium
drypoint, sepia intaglio
Size (h x w)
100 x 252 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Connie and Olive Lloyd, 1973
Accession no
1973/7/70
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The Canoe Builders
The Canoe Builders

Frank Wright Walter Wright

Production date
1915
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1099 x 1911 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr C J Parr, 1915
Accession no
1915/5
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Prows of Maori Canoes
Prows of Maori Canoes

Alfred Burton

Production date
Unknown
Medium
albumen photographic print
Size (h x w)
145 x 194 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1989
Accession no
1989/55/11
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Rotorua and Island of Mokoia from the East. Jan 1 1858
Rotorua and Island of Mokoia from the East. Jan 1 1858

John Kinder

Production date
01 Jan 1858
Medium
watercolour on paper
Size (h x w)
165 x 300 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from The Fletcher Trust
Accession no
L2003/8/20
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Copy of correspondence between Captain Lionel Halsey and E Anderson
Copy of correspondence between Captain Lionel Halsey and E Anderson

E Anderson Lionel Halsey

Production date
23 Jun 1913
Medium
ink on paper, type-written
Size (h x w)
265 x 210 mm
Credit line
Partridge Correspondence, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2009/2/61
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River scene
River scene

Walter Wright

Production date
1910
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
305 x 508 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Miss Connie Lloyd, 1982
Accession no
1982/23/1
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On display

Star Eater
Star Eater

Shane Cotton

On display

Production date
2011
Medium
acrylic on linen
Size (h x w)
2650 x 2650 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2012
Accession no
2012/9/1
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Not on display

Painting 1993
Painting 1993

Peter Robinson

Production date
1993
Medium
tar, wax, earth and oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1020 x 5320 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1993
Accession no
1993/8
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At Coromandel
At Coromandel

John Hoyte

Production date
Unknown
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
225 x 325 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Lady Ellis, 1957
Accession no
1957/22/1
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Partridge Correspondence
Partridge Correspondence
Production date
1896-1930
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2009/2

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