Māoriland Presents Estère
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandAlso known as the Empress of Electric Blue Witch-Hop, Estère's velvety voice has been compared to that of Erykah Badu, entrancing venues across the globe with her singing, sampling and looping live set. Estère doesn’t play music - she creates sonic amalgamations that merge culture, language and legend. She breathes life into narratives that marry […]
Māoriland Presents Delaney Davidson
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandWell known for his hypnotic and original One man and his Ghost Orchestra show, enigmatic multi-instrumentalist Delaney Davidson both defines and commands his own unique realm in the shadowy musical world some call ‘Country-Noir’ or ‘Gothic Americana’. This NZ singer-songwriter has produced countless phenomenal solo albums, as well as collaborations with fellow artists including Troy […]
Ōtaki E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Workshop
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandThe Māoriland E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Workshop (ETW) is for rangatahi Māori aged 12- 24 to make a film in two days. E Tū Whānau is a movement for positive change developed by Māori for Māori. It’s about taking responsibility and action in your community and supporting whānau to thrive. Facilitated by award winning […]
Māoriland Presents Nadia Reid
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandNadia Reid is praised all over the world over for her intimate, complex songwriting. She is described by The Guardian as ‘an understated, wise guide through uncertain territory’, while her lyrics are called ‘allegorical...brutally honest’ by The Revue. What brings Reid's lyrics to life is her unique voice and accompanying soundscapes that seem to at […]
FOOD SECURE ŌTAKI – Taiao Tuesday
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandMāoriland Maara and Kai Collective presents FOOD SECURE ŌTAKI All are welcome to join us at this special Taiao Tuesday to create delicious kai and talk about food security in Ōtaki! - From 11am-2pm, we will be chutney/pickle-making with some bread and crackers, feel free to come along for a little snack! -At 6pm, we […]
Māoriland Film Festival 2021
ŌtakiMāoriland Film Festival is New Zealand’s premier international Indigenous Film Festival. Now into its eighth year, it is a cultural and arts event that invites New Zealanders to the Indigenous world through screen storytelling. For five days in March, Ōtaki is home to the largest Indigenous Film Festival in the southern hemisphere presenting films from […]
Māoriland Keynote Address – Rena Owen
Rangiātea Church 33 Te Rauparaha St, Ōtaki, New ZealandThe Māoriland Keynote address is a personal and historical perspective given by a prominent Māori filmmaker. It is presented at Rangiātea Church. Past keynote speakers were Tainui Stephens, Lawrence Makoare, Larry Parr, Julian and Mabelle Dennison, Rawiri Paratene, Heperi and Awatea Mita and Temuera Morrison. Multi-award-winning actor Rena Owen will deliver the 2021 address. Rena […]
Opening Night Screening – Cousins
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandJoin the cast and crew of COUSINS for this red carpet screening. Based on Patricia Grace’s much loved novel, Cousins is co-directed by Briar Grace- Smith and Ainsley Gardiner. Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separated by circumstances, yet bound together by blood. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau and lives out […]
Māoriland Rangatahi Film Festival
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandThe films in this programme have been selected for young people by Ngā Pakiaka, a group of rangatahi filmmakers aged 14 – 24. Many of the films in this programme were made by rangatahi filmmakers – come to the Māoriland Rangatahi Film Festival, travel the world through film and be inspired to tell your own […]
E Tū Whānau Awards
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandThe premiere of films made by rangatahi aged 12-24 at Māoriland Rangatahi-led filmmaking workshops across Aotearoa. Prizes will be awarded to Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and many more. E Tū Whānau Awards Friday 26th March - 9:30am Memorial Hall, Ōtaki CLICK HERE TO BOOK TICKETS
Free Whānau Screening – Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandA precocious, self absorbed little girl finds herself in wildly unfamiliar territory when she makes a wish. There, she encounters a band of highly unusual characters who change the course of her destiny. Click here for more info and to watch the trailer! Free Whānau Screening - Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters Saturday 27th […]
Māoriland Red Carpet Party with TROY KINGI
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandPut on your most glam outfit and walk the red carpet for the annual Māoriland Red Carpet Party. A celebration of all the filmmakers and their collaborators at MFF2021. Featuring the multi award-winning musical artist Troy Kingi and band. An award is given to the film voted as ‘the people’s choice for MFF2021’. There are […]
Māoriland Presents Laughton Kora
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandLaughton Kora is one of the very talented Kora brothers and former member of the band Kora, Heavy Metal Ninjas and Fly My Pretty. His creative output is prolific and transcends into performance, acting, production, teaching, musical mentorship as well as his incredible and signature contributions to music in Aotearoa. Māoriland Presents Laughton Kora Māoriland […]
Māoriland Maara – Taiao Tuesday – Food Secure Ōtaki
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandIn conjunction with Kapiti Coast District Council Māoriland invites you to learn about a variety of composting options including worm farming and bokashi processes so that you can figure out what will work best for you. Plant-based waste can be part of a circular economy, where things are a part of a closed-loop life-cycle, […]
Māoriland Presents Shayne Carter
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandShayne Carter is best known as the songwriter/singer/guitarist in such bands as Dimmer, Straitjacket Fits, Doublehappys and Bored Games. He is a seven times New Zealand Music Award winner and a member of the NZ Music Hall Of Fame. His autobiography “Dead People I Have Known” won the Award for General Non-Fiction and the E.H […]
Pukekaraka Tree Planting Day
Pukekaraka 4 Convent Road, Ōtaki, Kāpiti Coast, New ZealandOrganised by Māoriland Maara with Pa Peter of Pukekaraka Mission House This Saturday 24th April from 10am, come lend a hand and together we can clear part of the beautiful Pukekaraka hill in preparation for Native tree planting during our upcoming Matariki events, to be announced soon! Park beside St Mary’s Parish, 4 Convent Road, […]