A pair of hands hold taonga puoro, a traditional Māori instrument created from a hue or gourd

New programmes

Connect with culture

Three people sit on the steps outside a wharenui, each playing taonga puoro traditional Māori instruments

Tirohanga whānui

Ground yourself in mātauranga Māori

Three unique programmes that bring mātauranga Māori to life through Tiaki Taonga, Tātai Whetū, and Taonga Puoro.

Each offers a different pathway to reconnect, protect, and express knowledge, while strengthening your identity and connection to whānau, hapū, and community. Whether you’re preserving taonga, navigating through ancestral knowledge, or expressing culture through sound, these programmes are grounded in mātauranga Māori.

Preserve the past, empower your future.

Stars reflected on calm water at dusk with mountains silhouetted on the horizon

Te Tohu Tātai Whetū

Study Māori astronomy

Tātai Whetū is an introduction to Māori astronomy. Learn how the sun, moon, and stars have guided the lives of our ancestors for generations.

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Te Tohu Taonga Puoro

Traditional Māori sounds

Explore ancestral sounds, their deep connection to storytelling and wellbeing, and their place within te taiao (the natural world).

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Te Tohu Tiaki Taonga

Preserve the past

Explore traditional and contemporary ways of preserving and archiving taonga, from toi Māori to digital data.