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Tiny Toy Shop
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Every Educaid has been providing educational resources to New Zealand schools, preschools, and parents for over 50 years.
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Sangkutsa
Eat & drink
Sangkutsa is a Christchurch-based food truck serving modern interpretation of the Philippines cuisine and re-creates these flavours using local produce found in Canterbury.
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A must-try is their crowd favourite, Sinigang Crispy Chicken – boneless chicken drizzled with tangy tamarind glaze (our little umami bomb) on rice, or Adobo sa Gata Fried Chicken, boneless chicken drizzled with coconut-infused soy sauce on rice. They also have delicious Beef Pares, Canterbury beef slow-cooked for 12 hours with rich sweet soy sauce on rice, garnished with bean sprouts and fried garlic. -
Stella Ward
Board & Management
With over a decade of executive leadership across health, technology, and innovation, Stella has had the privilege of leading large-scale digital transformations, building high-performing teams, and creating spaces where creativity and collaboration flourish. Stella became chair of the board in December 2025.
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An intimate and contemporary space
Venue hire
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If you submitted an enquiry via the online enquiry form between 19/12/25 - 12/1/26 please get in touch with us by emailing venues@artscentre.org.nz. Regrettably, there was an error with the form during this period, and enquiries were not received. -
Māori arts space opens at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre
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Te Whare Tapere, a space run by Māori artists for Māori artists and beyond Māori artists at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre, will be formally opened on 8 September.
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The dedicated space is supported by two part-time positions, filled by artists Juanita Hepi (Kāi Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Ngāti Mutunga, Moriori, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Wai, Ngāpuhi) and Ngaio Cowell (Waikato Tainui, Ngaati Te Ata, Ngāti Porou, Tauiwi). The pair are overseeing the fitout, programming, and community development, in consultation with the Māori Advisory Committee of Te Matatiki Toi Ora.
Ms Hepi is clear that Te Whare Tapere is not a European-style gallery. “Te Whare Tapere is a multidisciplinary, indigenous house of storytelling. It should be a warm, safe space to practice kā toi Māori, facilitating the intergenerational transfer of mātauraka.”
To underline its difference from the traditional white room gallery, the once white walls of the space have been daubed with messages and drawings using natural pigment from whenua collected locally (supported by a partnership with Natural Paint Company). The names and aspirations of local artists, rangatahi and tamariki, have literally been written into the walls. Although this mark-making will eventually be covered over, it is a way to transfer mauri into the space. “We’re working out how the values of mana whenua, mana moana and mana tangata can be realised in this space. Our people have been here, having their say, before we officially open. At the heart of this whare is relationships, for sure,” says Ms Cowell.
Director of Te Matatiki Toi Ora, Philip Aldridge, says Te Whare Tapere is a testament to the vision of mana whenua artists, especially Paula Rigby who continues to encourage The Arts Centre to live its values by empowering Māori artists. “Te Whare Tapere is one step in a journey to see Māori creative practices thrive here again,” Mr Aldridge says.
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Sculpture Festival celebrates art in the round
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The curator of the annual Sculpture Festival at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre says the three-dimensional form holds eternal appeal.
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Altiora brings circus back to The Arts Centre
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Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre is reviving its long-standing association with circus arts, partnering with an exciting new tenant in the former gymnasium.
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Nau mai, haere mai, ki te Whare Tapere
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A House of Indigenous Storytelling
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Whare Tapere were spaces on Pā sites, where Māori would come together to celebrate and use a range of artforms to share their stories. Artist-scholars such as Charles Royal and Nicola Hyland are bringing to light this history through their research and writing. Māori artists are embracing and enlivening the storied tradition of these houses in their work. -
Arts Centre Creative Residents Announced
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Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre has announced the next four artists to live and work in the heritage precinct in Ōtautahi. They are: Sacha Copland (dance), Shay Horay (writing), Phoebe Hurst (music), and Ron Te Kawa (textile arts). All four will create new work in their areas of practice while in residence for the period 8 April to 16 June.
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Altiora (The Gym)
Performing arts & film
Altiora is a space where you can experience alternative cross-genre performing arts, such as cabaret, burlesque, and circus. The name, Altiora, comes from the inscription in stone above the main entrance urging students to Seek Higher Things.
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