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Please consider giving a regular amount to The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora to provide ongoing support, whether monthly, quarterly or annually.

Nau mai, haere mai, ki te Whare Tapere

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A House of Indigenous Storytelling
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 practice.

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Off Centre, Full Festival Programme Released

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Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre is today releasing the full programme for Off Centre, a festival to celebrate the centre’s restoration and the diverse creativity it supports.

Korihi te manu (for Reuben)

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Title of artwork: Korihi te manu (for Reuben)

Off Centre, a celebration of a glorious restoration

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A festival bursting with music, comedy, theatre, food, a market, and vibrant entertainment is coming to Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre. It will be a weekend spectacular, from the 3-5 March 2023, for all ages bringing to the forefront The Arts Centre’s unique spots, amazing retailers, and stunning restored heritage spaces that are perfect for creativity.

Co-working spaces for developing health technology companies

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The long-term ambition is for this to become more than just a place for health technology companies to co-locate, it will become a community of connection, inspiration, and support, through the development of the Health Tech Quadrant whereby advisory services such as commercial, intellectual property, investment, strategy, export, quality and regulatory advice are wrapped around these companies to provide the support high growth companies need to succeed.

From the Black Water (Crossed Eels with Hoop)

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Title of artwork: From the Black Water (Crossed Eels with Hoop) Artist: Bing Dawe

Health Technology Quadrant

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The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora is developing a Health Technology Quadrant which will be launched next year in the original Canterbury College School of Engineering buildings which sit at the heart of The Arts Centre.

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Accessible parking
To use any of these parks, you must display an official mobility parking permit.