Matariki 2025
Poetry with Pūoro - Matariki Edition
Sunday 15 June 2025
Time
4.00PM – 5.30PM
Pricing
(+ $1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Venue: Great Hall
Get cosy by the fire and listen to some star-filled poetry by Ōtautahi-based creatives, their words woven with the mesmerising sounds of taonga puoro. Featuring Isla Huia (Te Āti Haunui a-Pāpārangi, Uenuku), Josiah Morgan (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Maniapoto), Danielle O'Halloran (Ōtautahi-born Samoan (Malie, Mulifanua) and Pākehā (Irish/English)), and Ariana Tikao (Kāi Tahu).
Photo credit: Sarah Amazinnia
This event is a part of our Matariki 2025 programme happening between 7 - 22 June. View the full line-up of events.
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