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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.

Tūmanako (Hope) Mural

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Title of artwork: Tūmanako (Hope) Mural

Cubbin Concert

Wednesday 29 July - Sunday 2 August

Cubbin Concert brings Cubbin Theatre Company’s love of music to the stage in a relaxed and joyful performance for very young children and their caregivers.

Homegrown Gallery

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Celebrating Ōtautahi artists and their unique talents. You will have a chance to Meet the Maker; there is a different artist in residence every day of the week. Choose from a fantastic selection of products handmade by our artists and other makers throughout Aotearoa. Visit the Homegrown whānau upstairs in Boys' High Building and Support Local!

Cubbin Theatre: Bundle Baby

Wednesday 18 - Sunday 22 February & Wednesday 2 September - Sunday 6 September 2026

Peekaboo! Cubbin Theatre Company presents Bundle Baby, a gentle and playful theatre experience designed for babies aged 1 to 2 years, with older children welcome.

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Cubbin Theatre: Sportsball

Wednesday 7 - Sunday 11 October

Sportsball is the story of Tai, a young child with an active inner world and an active outer world. Tai loves playing and watching sports with his dad and he loves his big red ball. He can do lots of amazing tricks with his ball but when a game at a birthday party doesn’t go his way, Tai has to work through his feelings and find a way to move through a difficult situation with the help of his dad, his friends and his imagination.

Artists’ Studios Re-open at The Arts Centre

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Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre has reinstated the tradition of open artists’ studios, where the public can watch artists at work. The open studios were a popular feature of The Arts Centre before the Canterbury earthquakes.

Mark Making

Monday 22 to Sunday 28 June 2026

Mark Making by Josh Bashford is a solo exhibition bringing together a body of old and new woodcut works that explore the relationship between gesture, memory, and place. At its core, the exhibition considers mark-making as both process and language, where carving and printing become ways of responding to landscape, lived experience, and observation.

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