Te Herenga Waka ki Te Whanganui ā Tara
Phase 5
10-12 April 2026
Toi Ihiihi is about using art, music, movement, and drama to share your ideas, feelings, and stories.
It helps you to be creative, confident, and excited about learning. Link to resource in CANVA: https://www.canva.com/design/DAHGx4Bfzz8/OU1W1W6q6T2VtHaZ70JUBw/view?utm_content=DAHGx4Bfzz8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer
He Kōrero Whakataki – Opening Panel
Toi Ihiihi brings together the creative knowledge and practices of six artists whose work reflects the richness of mātauranga Māori.
Through sound, movement, weaving, storytelling, and traditional practices, each artist carries forward the wisdom of their tūpuna while sharing it with new generations.
From the living sounds of taonga pūoro performed by Horomona Horo, to the natural expressions of light, colour, and environment in the artwork of Regan Balzer, we are invited to experience the world through a Māori lens.
The movement and rhythm of ngā taonga tākaro shared by Wiremu Sarich remind us that learning lives within play and storytelling.
Through the skilled hands of Kylie Simeon, Kat Lilly and Hera Maxwell, the traditions of rāranga and tāniko continue to weave connections between people, whenua, and moana.
Ashleigh Zimmerman is grounded in the works of clay to form taonga uku with intricate designs that replicate pūrākau.