This Waitangi weekend, immerse yourself in the arts at the Māoriland Hub. REGISTER HERE FOR THESE FREE EVENTS  Are you a young filmmaker? Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 February, aspiring storytellers aged 12 - 24 are invited to take part in the first of the E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Filmmaking Workshop for 2022. In the […]

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Wānanga Matauranga is a series of six wānanga at the Māoriland Hub for Maoriland artists, aimed at expanding tikanga tuku iho unlocking creative potential. “Transforming from Deficit to Abundance”. The first wānanga looks into mōteatea and waiata from our rohe, and will include kōrero from Rawiri Rikihana. Wānanga Mātauranga is a […]

REGISTER HERE Wānanga Roimata- “The Journey of Self Discovery” “Transition from Deficit to Transform to Abundance.” The wānanga roimata - facilitated by Tungia Te Ao TeUwira - establishes and affirms whakapapa continuity and descent, past, present and future. It is the metaphorical embodiment of cultural worldview. The teardrop validates individual purpose to exist in this […]

Wānanga 2 - Sunday 6th March, 10am-2pm REGISTER HERE: Mana Mind Registration link   Mana Mind is a step by step recipe to enhance, improve and increase your tamariki/rangatahi confidence and self esteem!  Being the parent of rangatahi can be challenging as we support them to grow physically, emotionally and socially. Some handle it better […]

REGISTER HERE We are taught from a young age how to read, write and do maths but these skills are worthless if we are not confident to learn them or use them! Confidence and self esteem are the foundations in which we do everything from, Want to try and make a sports team? It takes […]

NATIVE Minds are interactive discussions examining how Indigenous thinking shapes our existence and our view of the world. During the last half of the 20th century, the New Zealand government determined the lives of scores of thousands of Māori children, who they deemed to be at risk. Many of them were put into State Care […]

Presented by HTK Group Māoriland and HTK Group are excited to present a series of FREE business growth and Start Up workshops for Māori seeking new skills, knowledge and tools to grow your business.  HTK Group is a Māori owned, culturally based, valued-led organisation that works for our people, by our people and with our […]

Come along to the Māoriland Maara on Friday 13 May at midday to make up some delicious chutneys/relishes/pickles/kassundi! We provide company, guidance, opportunity and ingredients for making delicious preserved kai like our Nana’s used to.  We will be using maara produce and other seasonal surplus (we have a lot of autumn pears, feijoas and tomatoes […]

By Digi Aotearoa and Vox Dawn with support from Oceans Before Me and Angie Stretch. FREE Music Industry Skills workshop for rangatahi 10-17 years. To register, email Louisa at [email protected] Digi Aotearoa and Vox Dawn are a combination of seasoned Māori musical artists. They are passionate about sharing their journey and skills with rangatahi. They […]

UPDATE: MATARIKI RAMAROA - CLOSING WEEKEND ŌTAKI BEACH POSTPONED. NEW DATES JULY 22 - 23 Despite some big weather events that have hit the Kāpiti Coast over the past week Matariki Ramaroa 2022 has continued with music, arts and community events.  Due to COVID-19 in the technical crew, our Ōtaki Light Art Events - scheduled […]

Travel the world at Māoriland! Aotearoa’s international Indigenous Film Festival.  For five days this Matariki, Ōtaki will welcome Indigenous filmmakers from across Aotearoa and the world to share their stories with over 80 award-winning feature and short drama and documentary films. MFF2022 - June 29 - July 3 2022 Put it in your calendar now! 9 […]

Unleash the magic within yourself, put pen to paper, thoughts to script and perform the story you wish to tell at Māoriland Hub in Ōtaki! As Indigenous peoples storytelling is woven deep within our DNA. From writing, filmmaking, dance, theatre, fine arts, sound design and animation, Māoriland Charitable Trust honours storytelling in all its forms. […]

 Papamahi: Toi is Rongoā, Toi heals Do you need some time out to yourself? Are you looking for a safe space to socialise and create something special at the same time? Our world is changing rapidly and surviving is at the forefront living in a pandemic environment. With this in mind creative spaces creating joy […]

Gain new storytelling/ filmmaking skills, build confidence, and develop your creative voice! Make a short film in our FREE, two-day workshop with Ngā Pakiaka in the Rāngai Film and Television Studio. Workshop details: 31 August - 1 September 10am - 4pm Rāngai Film and Television Studio 235 Gladstone Road, Gisborne Films made in the workshop […]