Nau mai, hare mae ki Porirua City. We invite you to celebrate Matariki at Pātaka Art + Museum where there will be fun for the whole whānau.
Please click here for the complete Porirua City Matariki Festival event schedule.
Friday 24 June - Friday 1 July
FREE 9am - 5.30pm
Join us for some whānau craft and share your hopes for the Māori New Year on our Star Wall – write your message of reflection, celebration or aspiration for the year ahead. Event details
Our Waitangi Day drop-in creativity stations will offer whānau-friendly arts fun for the young and young at heart.
Friday 24 June
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Matariki Event booth
FREE 9.30am – 4.30pm
Arts and craft for tamariki, colour in the nine stars of Matariki and make a glow in the dark Matariki star. Spot prizes along the way. Event details
Friday 24 June
Curatorial tour for ‘Nomads of The Sea.’
FREE 11am
Join us at Pātaka for a 45-minute curatorial tour of Lisa Reihana: Nomads of the Sea. Book to avoid disappointment. Event details
BOOK: 04 237 3849, visit Pātaka reception, or walk-in on the day.
Friday 24 June
Storytime: Te Kuia Me Te Pūngāwerewere
FREE 11am and 12pm, Pātaka Art Museum
Bilingual Story telling by Taki Rua’s Tanemahuta Gray of The Kuia and the Spider, a beloved children’s book by Patricia Grace. Event details
Friday 24 - 25 June
Whiti Te Rā! tours with Ngāti Toa
FREE 10am, 11.30am and 2.30pm
An opportunity to learn from our iwi hosts about the stories and taonga of Whiti Te Rā! – the iconic exhibition of Ngāti Toa with 30-minute tours. Book to avoid disappointment. Event details
BOOK: 04 237 3849, visit Pātaka reception, or walk-in on the day.
Saturday 25 June
Let’s Whatu-Maurioho Weavers workshop
FREE 11.00am – 2.00pm, Pātaka Art Museum
Join us at in the Spine at Pataka for Raranga demonstrations between 11:00 am-2:00 pm. There will also be completed weaving crafts for sale. Event details
