Te Pou Theatre

02/06/2026

🌠 A rare chance to catch our annual tamariki show outside of kura! 🙌🏽

In partnership with The Dust Palace, we're excited to present Kua Rewa Te Aihikirīmi, a te reo Māori circus theatre show touring three venues across Tāmaki Makaurau this August 🤸🏽🤹🏽‍♀️🍦.

Usually performed exclusively for kura, this year we're opening up just THREE public performances for whānau to enjoy 🤩.

Expect a double scoop of fun, sprinkled with acrobatics, contortion, juggling laughter, and plenty of mischief. It's the perfect outing for tamariki (4-12) and their pakeke

🎟️ Book your tīkiti now via the 🔗 link in bio or visit tepoutheatre.nz/kua-rewa-te-aihikirimi/

📍 Te Pou Theatre - 2 shows only
🗓️ Sat 8 Aug, 9:30am & 1pm

📍 Ellerslie Arts - 1 show only
🗓️ Sat 15 Aug, 1pm

👩🏽‍🎨 Hero Artwork made by the talented Sara Moana 🙏🏽

29/05/2026

🤩 We had the FIRST development for a new work by Amber Curreen & Tainui Tukiwaho called ‘Line Up Kaupoi’ - yeehaaaww! 🤠 Inspired by Amber’s Dad’s love for country music 🎶, the joy in coming together through line dancing 👢 with our kaumatua & rangatahi and that classic Māori humour 😉.

It was such a fun weekend, we cannot wait to see where this one goes! ✨Ngā mihi to Auckland Live for supporting this workshop. 🙏🏽

24/05/2026

🚀 How to Boosted & Budget Workshop is happening next Sat 30 May at 11am

Invest just 2 hours of time with us to set yourself up for success ✨️ with your next Boosted campaign. We’ll have the dynamic duo 💅🏽 Jess Palalagi & Poe Tiare Tararo in the whare dropping all the gems on Boosted, Boosted X Moana, E Tū Toi and budgeting. 😎

🙂‍↕️ Gather your mates and register today
💻 Visit our website for all the details and to sign up | tepoutheatre.nz/how-to-boosted-and-budget/

18/05/2026

🍃 Kua hoki mai te whānau a Atamira i te Nōta. Our Atamira whānau have returned from their Northland Tour of Rongo Whakapā and are right back into their next kaupapa. It’s cool to have them home. 🫶🏽

Have a beautiful week e hoa mā! 🌺

16/05/2026

Your final reason why we need more VT’s lol

🫳🏽 E te whānau, it’s the last day to apply for a paid internship with us! Specialise as either a Techie, a Producer or in Stage/Production Management 🚀

💻 All the details and to apply here | https://wkf.ms/4rXKcxS
Applications close TONIGHT, 11:59pm ‼️

14/05/2026

As promised, more about our Nohonga Artist in residence - Raureti Ormond 🎶🎭

Raureti Ormond is an emerging whakaari pūoro/musical theatre artist descended from the fresh waters of 💧 Waihāhā and Whanganui (Ngāti Tūwharetoa). His original works include Hāpaitia (NZ Fringe Festival), He Ingoa (Kia Mau Festival) and Grass Roots (Tahi Festival). He is otherwise known as ‘Pānia’ in the award-winning drag rōpū The Tīwhas. 💅🏽✨

Raureti and collaborators will be spending the week in Tāhū workshopping ‘URUPĀ’ a powerful and thought-provoking musical. 👉🏽 Swipe to read more…

13/05/2026

👉🏽 Anei e hoa mā, a FREE workshop for the creatives to learn how to budget smart and boost your crowd through a BOOSTED Campaign! Here’s what you’ll learn…
💥 BOOSTED 101’s - essentials, what it is & how to build a successful campaign
💥 Practical steps to bring your idea to life
💥 About BOOSTED X Moana & E Tū Toi
💥 Budgeting for your project

🤩 Not to mention this workshop will be facilitated by Jessica Palalagi & Poe Tiare Tararo!

Set yourself up for success and sign up for this workshop 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾
📅 Āhea | Sat 30 May, 11am - 1pm
🫶🏽 Mō wai | Open for all - especially those with new and emerging skill levels
🫡 Register Here | https://forms.gle/nd8McdbsqVESdtAK9

12/05/2026

📢 6 days left to apply for an internship with us! Over 15 weeks, we’ll pay you to soak up the life as either a...
🎭 Producer for theatre
🔦 Stage and Production Manager
⚙️ Techie.

👉🏽 Swipe to find out what you’ll learn in each pathway and visit our website for details & to apply | https://wkf.ms/4rXKcxS

Applications close on Sunday 17 May, 11:59pm

11/05/2026

🔥 What a way to start the week 🤗. Welcoming in our second Nohonga creative resident - Raureti Ormond and his collaborators as well as our wāhine toa leading out our AKO Pia Programme.

Raureti and team have travelled from Pōneke 🌬️ and will be in Tāhū this week working on their kaupapa URUPĀ. A powerful and thought-provoking musical that delves into the dark history of colonial acquisitions in museums and the display of stolen taonga and human remains. More to come about this later in the week 🙏🏽

🙌🏽 Ānei te toko toru tapu o AKO….
🍃 Stormy Kay - Kaiwhakahaere AKO
🖤Cat Ruka - Poutoko AKO
🎭 Vanessa Immink - Kaiwhakahaere Matua AKO
What a powerhouse of a team driving the AKO Pia Programme 💥 our rangatahi Māori looking to step into Te Ao Whakaari are in safe hands 🫶🏽

05/05/2026

We were lucky to have this thought provoking whakaari in the whare over the weekend 🙌🏽

Tautoko our Rebel Alliance whānau to tour this work and 'The Valentina' if you can 🚀

🫰🏾 Koha here | http://bit.ly/48GHWnS

This weekend we had a phenomenal remount of 'Watching Paint Dry' at Te Pou Theatre.

The remount also gave us an opportunity to launch our Boosted NZ crowdfunding campaign to raise some funds for our 2026 touring this year of 'Watching Paint Dry' and 'The Valentina'.

If you've got the means, which we know is by no means is a given these days, we hope you will be able to support us.

We are 39% of our way there! So far but also. So near!

More details in the link in the comments.

Photo: Julie Zhu Photography