Waitangi Day at Pataka

• Chat with master carver Hermann Salzmann  of Te Whare Toi o Ngāti Toa, as he carves a waka in Pātaka’s Spine.
• Check out Taniko demonstrations, kakahu making, kōwhaiwhai and whakairo proudly supported by Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira
• Visit wood carving and sandstone carving demonstrations and art on display by local artists from AHI KĀ Collective

• Meet the Mauri Oho weavers who will display and demonstrate their weaving projects
• Relax to live musicians, Amahre
• Take part in a family friendly Waitangi Day themed activity
• Purchase taonga and gifts made by Porirua local artists

Image: Wiremu Grace, Wahaika 2024.
Photo by Nikki Parlane