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826 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch

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Graduation Ceremony, Ōpōtiki

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Ōpōtiki De Luxe Theatre - 127 Church Street, Ōpōtiki

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Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop

Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop

Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop, Dunedin

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442 Moray Place, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

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Kōwhaiwhai & Paint, Heretaunga

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705 Heretaunga Street West, St Leonards, Hastings

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Matariki Kōrero Kōtuitui

Matariki Kōrero Kōtuitui, Whangārei

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12 Murdoch Crescent, Raumanga, Whangārei

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Toi Exhibition

Toi Exhibition - Dunedin

Toi Exhibition, Dunedin

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442 Moray Place, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

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  1. Information Session

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    Information Session, Online

    Online
    Free
  2. Close up of a red and black korowai

    He Puāwaitanga Whirikoka 2026

    Graduation Ceremony, Gisborne

    Gisborne War Memorial Theatre - 159 Bright Street, Gisborne
    Free
  3. Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop

    Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop

    Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop, Dunedin

    442 Moray Place, Dunedin Central, Dunedin
    Free
  4. Harakeke & Weave

    Harakeke & Weave

    Harakeke & Weave, Heretaunga

    705 Heretaunga Street West, St Leonards, Hastings
    Free
  5. Information Session

    Information Session

    Information Session, Online

    Online
    Free
  6. Harakeke & Weave

    Harakeke & Weave

    Harakeke & Weave, Ōtautahi

    826 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch
    Free
  7. Close up of someone wearing a korowai

    He Puāwaitanga Ōpōtiki 2026

    Graduation Ceremony, Ōpōtiki

    Ōpōtiki De Luxe Theatre - 127 Church Street, Ōpōtiki
    Free
  8. Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop

    Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop

    Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop, Dunedin

    442 Moray Place, Dunedin Central, Dunedin
    Free
  9. Kōwhaiwhai & Paint

    Kōwhaiwhai & Paint

    Kōwhaiwhai & Paint, Heretaunga

    705 Heretaunga Street West, St Leonards, Hastings
    Free
  10. WTR26-105_-_TI_-_MATARIKI - KŌRERO KŌTUITUI

    Matariki Kōrero Kōtuitui

    Matariki Kōrero Kōtuitui, Whangārei

    12 Murdoch Crescent, Raumanga, Whangārei
    Free
  11. Toi Exhibition

    Toi Exhibition - Dunedin

    Toi Exhibition, Dunedin

    442 Moray Place, Dunedin Central, Dunedin
    Free
  12. A woman in graduation robes and a man hongi outside the wharenui

    He Puāwaitanga Waihōpai 2026

    Graduation Ceremony, Invercargill

    Southern Institute of Technology - 133 Tay Street, Invercargill 9810
    Free

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