Waitī, Waitā, Wairākei: A Day of Celebration at Pāpāmoa Library
Sat, 08 Jun
|Pāpāmoa Library
Te Ao Mārama – Pāpāmoa Library will offer something for everyone at this special one-day event to kick off Tauranga Moana Matariki Celebrations.
Time & Location
08 Jun 2024, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Pāpāmoa Library, 15 Gravatt Road, Papamoa Beach, Papamoa 3118, New Zealand
About The Event
Learn about Waitī and Waitā and their relationship with Tauranga Moana.
Live mural painting by Tauranga Moana’s own worldfamous muralist Mr. G (Graham Hoete).
Toi Māori (traditional arts) demonstrations including hīnaki (eel traps), kupenga (nets), and muka (flax fibre) extraction for aho (cordage).
Award-winning storyteller and creator of ‘Nuku: Women’, Qiane Matata-Sipu, will share her brand new pukapuka nstagra (children’s book) ‘Ngā Kupenga a Nanny Rina: Nanny Rina’s Amazing nets’.
Local taiao (environmental) experts Kia Maia Ellis, Des Heke and Dean Flavell share their mātauranga (expertise) around nsta (crayfish), tuna (eels) and tohorā (whales), featuring a special guest speaker Te Kaurinui Parata, who will share his wealth of knowledge and experiences in honouring whales who have stranded.
Special reading of local pūrākau ‘Ngā Maunga Tohorā: The Whale Mountains’ by Hinemarie Burton.