JOIN THE LEARNING ABOUT MATARIKI THROUGH CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AT THE MUSEUM! Toi Oriwa takes you through a myriad of matauranga Māori mahi toi art and creativity through a series of workshop events. Make your own Poi! Choose between Tues 13th or Tues 20th at 10am-12pm or 12.30pm-2.30pm With materials supplied, make a set […]
"Poipoia te kakano, kia puāwai" "Nurture the seed and it will blossom" Puāwai is an engaging creative studio workshop environment where audiences participate in various creative activities and art development practise with an artist's creative space. Oriwa Morgan-Ward is a Māori artist who has been working with the Museum for a number of years as […]
Kia kaha i te reo Māori with Toi Oriwa! For the month of September, the Museum has created virtual activities to help you learn a bit of te reo while making traditional cultural items using contemporary materials. Choose from a Poi or Tī Rākau priced at $5 per pack. Pay for it at the Museum […]
Tui & Tama's Find-our-Friend Giveaway! We have some new game tables up in the mezzanine that introduce Tui & Tama's new friends. Meet these new friends by spotting them around the Museum, then get an entry form from reception, fill it in and go into the draw for two prize packs. As Tui & Tama […]
DezignaBug! Get ready this school holidays for some creative DezignaBug activities! We've created some awesome activities that test your creative styles. To celebrate our new Curioseum Bug activities we're getting buggy with it! Register: Not necessary Dates: 4th - 16th October 2021 Time: Pick up your packs during Museum opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-2pm Cost: […]
Tui & Tama's Great Bat Trail, cancelled! Due to the Covid levels, we have to cancel the Tui & Tama's Great Bat Trail! We apologise for not being able to run this, however, we hope you're all keeping safe and we'll look forward to welcoming you back into the Museum soon!
Rā Maumahara: NZ Land Wars Commemorations The 28th of October is a day of commemorations for the Aotearoa New Zealand Land Wars including 1863-1864 British invasion of the Waikato. Locally we remember Pā Te Rangi and the sacking of Rangiaowhia, Hairini and Ō-Rākau. Flags will be flying throughout townships within the Waipā district where possible. […]
Backyard Bug Hung & Giveaway is Extended! For all parents and kids who are out and about, call in to the Museum and play our Bug Hunt for the rest of the month in November 2021! Find all the bugs and go into the draw to win a great prize and a Wētā badge! Come […]
We've extended this great FREE kids activity! Come in during this month of November 2021, and collect your FREE activity pack that includes: 1. Dezignabug 2. Create a 3D Dezingabug Sculpture 3. Create your own Dezignabug Badge. More fun than you can poke a stick at!
Karangawai Marsh MMVA will be taking three master classes in January 2022 to support her exhibition in the Gavin Gifford Gallery - He Marangai ki te Whenua, on now at the Te Awamutu Museum. Karangawai holds a Master of Māori Visual Art from Te Toioho ki Āpiti at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University in […]