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Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop

Te Tirohanga Māori

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442 Moray Place, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

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Kōwhaiwhai & Paint

Toi Ataata

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705 Heretaunga Street West, St Leonards, Hastings

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Matariki ki Māngere

Māngere Campus

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15 Canning Crescent, Māngere, Auckland

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Whangārei Campus

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12 Murdoch Crescent, Raumanga, Whangārei

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Toi Exhibition

Māori & Indigenous Art

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442 Moray Place, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

Free

Te Haa o Ako – The breath of Living, Learning & Teaching

Book Launch

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510 Te Rapa Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton

Free

Whiria Te Tangata, Whiria Ngā Whetū, Whiria Ngā Pou

Toi Exhibition

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5 Heriot Drive, Elsdon, Porirua

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Mānawatia a Matariki ki Waitākere

Waitākere Campus

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207 Lincoln Road, Henderson, Auckland

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He Puāwaitanga Waihōpai 2026

Graduation Ceremony, Invercargill

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Southern Institute of Technology - 133 Tay Street, Invercargill 9810

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  1. Te Ao Māori Foundation Workshop

    Te Tirohanga Māori

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

    Toi Ataata

    705 Heretaunga Street West, St Leonards, Hastings
    Free
  3. Matariki ki Māngere

    Māngere Campus

    15 Canning Crescent, Māngere, Auckland
    Free
  4. WTR26-105_-_TI_-_MATARIKI - KŌRERO KŌTUITUI

    Whangārei Campus

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

    Māori & Indigenous Art

    442 Moray Place, Dunedin Central, Dunedin
    Free
  6. Te Haa o Ako – The breath of Living, Learning & Teaching

    Book Launch

    510 Te Rapa Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton
    Free
  7. Whiria Te Tangata, Whiria Ngā Whetū, Whiria Ngā Pou

    Toi Exhibition

    5 Heriot Drive, Elsdon, Porirua
    Free
  8. Mānawatia a Matariki ki Waitākere

    Waitākere Campus

    207 Lincoln Road, Henderson, Auckland
    Free
  9. 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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