Matariki Ahunga Nui 2025

10am–5pm

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Join us for the Matariki Festival at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki! This free, family-friendly event celebrates community, fun and creativity. Engage in art-making activities inspired by the beautiful wai (waters) of Aotearoa. Enjoy kapa haka performances and deepen your knowledge of taonga Māori (treasures) and our connection to water through insightful tours and talks. Explore the path of Waihorotiu, the stream that carved the valley we now call Queen Street, and discover how wai has shaped our sense of place. Celebrate the start of the Māori New Year with us! 

 

Date
Location
Entire gallery
Cost
KOREUTU (Free)

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WHAT TO EXPECT 

<p><strong>Creative space &ndash; drop in workshops</strong></p> <p><strong>Te Ātea I North Atrium 10am&ndash;5pm</strong></p> <p>Celebrate the theme of the 2025 Matariki Festival &ndash; Matariki ki te Wai &ndash; 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.&nbsp;</p> <p>All activities are free.</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>

Creative space – drop in workshops

Te Ātea I North Atrium 10am–5pm

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.