10am-5pm
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Whakanuia te kaupapa o Te Hui Ahurei o Matariki 2025 – Matariki ki te Wai – mā te whai i te ia o ngā moana me ngā awa mā roto i ngā mahi auaha utukore. Rarangahia he kete, waihangatia rānei he momo tārai takutai. Ako i ngā momo here me te mātakitaki i ngā tauira e whakairo hoe ana. Tuhia ō moemoeā, ā, waihangatia he tukutuku mō tō tau aroha.
He utukore ngā mahi katoa.
Celebrate the theme of the 2025 Matariki Festival – Matariki ki te Wai – by embracing the rhythms of our oceans and rivers in a range of free, creative activities. Make a kete or coastal sculptural form, learn the art of lashing (knot tying) and watch tauira (students) carve hoe. Write down your moemoeā (dreams and aspirations) to tie to the taniwha and weave a tukutuku panel that says something about someone you love. You will also encounter sculptural forms created by ringatoi (artist) Tonina Ngātai, which you are invited to pick up and move to another part of the space, transforming it into a shifting landscape that ebbs and flows like a body of water.
All activities are free.
- Date
- Location
- Te Ātea | North Atrium
- Cost
- Free
Raranga Kete me ngā Momo Tārai Takutai
Kete Making and Coastal Forms
Ko te wai te ora o ngā mea katoa.
Water is the life-giver of all things.
Hono atu ki te ringatoi, ki a Tonina Ngātai (Ngāti Whakaue) mō tētahi awheawhe i whakaaweawetia e te takutai me ngā wai. I tēnei mahi ka tūhuratia te hononga o te tangata ki te taiao mā te toi, me te hira o te wai i tō tātou ao.
Join ringatoi (artist) Tonina Ngātai (Ngāti Whakaue) in a hands-on creative workshop inspired by the beauty and essence of our coastal landscapes and waterways. Whether weaving a kete or shaping a sculptural form, this activity invites you to explore how art connects us to te taiao (the natural world) and highlights the significance of wai (water) in our lives. Through this creative process, we acknowledge our bond with the ocean and rivers, embracing their rhythms as a source of inspiration and renewal.
Artist Bio
Tonina Ngatai (Ngāti Whakaue) is a mixed media artist who reimagines Māori kete through contemporary sculptural forms, exploring the potential of discarded and modern materials. Having recently completed a Master of Creative Practice at Unitec’s School of Creative Industries, she is deeply committed to sustainability, storytelling and cultural expression through art.
Her practice breathes new life into materials, transforming them into vessels of connection, resilience, and identity. She explores sustainability through the intimate relationship between water and humanity, emphasising that people are the body of water – fluid, ever-changing, and deeply connected to the natural world. By merging discarded materials with contemporary forms, she seeks to honour this connection, creating works that reflect the shared responsibility to protect the waters that sustain life.
