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  • Murray Dickinson

    Board & Management

    Like all Cantabrians, The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora is a special place for Murray. 
    His parents met in the Great Hall during the University of Canterbury Orientation in 1964.  So his very being is entwined with The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora.

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  • Maxine Burney Art Studio/Gallery

    Galleries & museums

    Welcome to Maxine Burney Art Studio/Gallery
    Maxine Burney creates original, eclectic paintings from her light-filled, iconic Art Centre studio. Renowned for her versatility, she effortlessly moves between diverse genres—from evocative landscapes and pure abstractions to symbolic interpretations of life, dreams, travel, and nature. Maxine also offers art cards, bookmarks, reproductions (photo or archival giclées), and unique gifts.

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  • Health Technology Quadrant

    News

    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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  • Embracing ahunga nui (connection) through ngā toi (the arts) this Matariki

    News

    The Arts Centre will be exploring ahunga nui (connection) through ngā toi (the arts) as the country celebrates Matariki, the start of the Māori new year, and its significance in Aotearoa.

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  • Friends Fundraising Film Evening TENOR: My Name is Pati

    Wednesday 22nd April 2026
    $30.00

    Join the Friends of the Arts Centre for a Fundraising Film Night on Wednesday 22 April in aid of Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre.

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  • Everyone an Artist Trust

    Offices

     

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  • Neil Dawson’s sculpture Echo rises again

    News

    This week Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre celebrates the return of Neil Dawson's beautiful sculpture Echo to the North Quad.

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  • A truly stunning setting

    Venue hire

    An ideal heritage space

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  • Corban Te Aika

    Board & Management

    Corban (Ngāi Tahu) was appointed as a Trustee of Te Matatiki Toi Ora | The Arts Centre of Christchurch Trust Board in July 2021.

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  • Our Cultural Narrative and Name

    About Us

    It weaves together the cultural values, traditions and history of Ngāi Tūāhuriri in whose takiwā (district) we stand. It recognises the rights and guarantees provided under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and respects the mana of the local hapū, iwi and all peoples who call this land home.

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