Ringa Toi 2026

Ringa Toi is an annual exhibition that showcases student artwork with a focus on Toi Māori and Pacific Arts at Excellence level. 

The exhibition includes a range of art across categories:

• Toi Wharepora (contemporary and traditional weaving forms)
• Toi Whakairo (carving)
• Toi Matihiko (digital print where the reproduction processes have been completed by computer)
• Toi Matatuhi (printmaking such as intaglio)
• Toi Waituhi (paint, ink, and drawing)
• Toi Matarau (shaping and fashioning)
• Toi Whakaahua (photography with no digital manipulation)
• Kaupapa Pasifika (Pasifika artwork). 

Ringa Toi is recognised as a vehicle to enhance student engagement, achievement and encourage retention at school. It also provides a platform to advance the use of mātauranga Māori and Pacific knowledges and is a tool to accelerate Māori and Pacific learner success.

Each year ākonga from around Aotearoa submit artworks for selection and judging, with Highly Commended and Commended awards in each category.

This year’s judges are Kereama Taepa (Ngā Toi Māori) and Jack Kirifi (Pasifika), two respected artists whose practices span innovation, tradition, and cultural storytelling. Exhibition visitors can also vote for the People’s Choice Awards.

Image above: Cleo Collins, Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga,Marlborough Girls' College, Year 13 Ngā Pēpi Harikoa o Te Ao Kōhatu (The Happy Babies of The Old World) Kāore au e kōrero i te Reo? (Why Can't I Speak my Language)

Image below: Savannah Fili, Papakura High School, Year 12‘Fa'aāuāu le folauga i le va'a o tautai, Continue the Voyage with Competent’ Way Finders of the Ocean