Toi Māori Aotearoa

28/09/2026

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15/09/2026

Toi Māori Aotearoa is proud to be sponsoring the NZQA Ringa Toi Exhibition❤💙

08/09/2026

Tāmaki peeps!

Te Pou Theatre presents 'IHIRANGARANGA'... a one-of-a-kind cultural and artistic experience bringing together taonga puoro, live music, spoken word, and real-time painting.

Experience a visuals arts performance from Te Ātinga Co-Chair Regan Balzer and live taonga puoro from husband, Horomona Horo who are both part of the Toi Māori Aotearoa network.

📅This Sunday 13 September, 4pm
📍Te Pou Theatre, 2 Mount Lebanon Lane, Henderson, Tāmaki Makaurau

👆Link to ngā tīkiti in our bio

02/09/2026

He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving

This major exhibition celebrates the dynamic practice of whakairo from the past to the present. One of the most comprehensive displays of Māori carving since ‘Te Māori’, ‘He Toi Whakairo’ demonstrates the prowess of Te Rūnanga Whakairo and includes works commissioned for the national collection by Lyonel Grant, Rangi Kipa, Riki Manuel, Fayne Robinson and Stacey Gordine.

Now open at Te Papa Tongarewa📍

28/08/2026

“This should be living in amongst our people as a product of us living out of our best lives.”
-Rangi Kipa

Toi Māori Aotearoa is proud to support the artists of the new exhibition, ‘He Toi Whakairo’.

He Toi Whakairo is open to the public tomorrow, 29th August Te Papa 🤎

26/08/2026

Toi Māori Aotearoa is proud to support Bagurrk Murrup – Kotahitanga and the artists involved in this important kaupapa❤️💙

Tautoko here: https://www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/projects/bagurrk-murrup---kotahitanga?tab=about&fbclid=PAcGRvZgRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwyNTYyODEwNDA1NTgAAafv_3lcIfrTyJE6pMv7nCI2z8iG6qa7abJboKrmfa7WR4UwIv_57ppnFSioyA_aem_nHyQvaFXUXs2HSxxCjnvvA

Kia ora everyone ✨
Our Boosted campaign is now live — you can support here:
https://www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/projects/bagurrk-murrup---kotahitanga
Ngā mihi nui to everyone who has already donated 🖤 We know times are tough, so even sharing this with your networks makes a huge difference and helps us grow this kaupapa.
Mauri ora 💫

19/08/2026

We were thrilled to attend the opening of Oho Mai – The Awakening, at Whirinaki Whare Taonga, a fabulous exhibition by three contemporary Māori artists who reside in Te Awakairangi ki Uta | Upper Hutt, including recent work by former Toi Māori General Manager, Garry Nicholas!

Oho Mai features exceptional raranga—kete whakairo, tātua, piupiu and whāriki—by Joanne Kahui, a range of drawings and kōwhaiwhai panel paintings derived from the moko practice of Stephen Thorpe, and an ensemble of carved characters – tekoteko, koruru, poupou—and figurative kōwhaiwhai by Garry Nicholas.

Intended as the first in a series of work promoting contemporary Māori artists living in that region, Oho Mai was the perfect complement to Darcy Nicholas’ outstanding retrospective, Land of my Ancestors (to 18 October), and Orongomai Tū Tonu, a wonderful exhibition celebrating 50 years of Kahukura, the whare tupuna of Orongomai marae (to 22 November 2026).

Congratulations to Whirinaki curator, Chriss Doherty-McGregor, our old friend and Māori Market stalwart, and her team, for presenting such a rich and stimulating programme – must see, highly recommended 😊

Dr Anna-Marie White
Tātai Taura o Toi Māori Aotearoa

15/08/2026

Land of My Ancestors | Solo Exhibition by Darcy Nicholas 🍃

Haere mai, toro mai e te iwi!

📅Open until 18 October 2026
📍Whirinaki Whare Taonga, 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
⏰ Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm