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After Dark: Ka tangi te pīpīwharauroa
Huia mai ki tēnei pō koukou ā-kātua anake. E kai i ngā ngongo waiata, ngā awheawhe, ngā whakaari, me te hoko waipiro – i te hūhi o te whare, o te pō.
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Join us for a free, adults–only, late-night event. Enjoy live music, workshops, performances, and a cash bar – all in the museum after dark.
When | Āhea
Fri 12 Sep 2025, 7.00pm–11.00pm
Where | Ki hea
Papa tuawhā | Level 4
Cost | Te utu
Kore utu
Ahakoa nō hea koe, ahakoa ko wai koe, ahakoa tō taumata reo,
he kaupapa tēnei mō tātou katoa.
Mānawatia a Mahuru Māori mā tētahi pō whakahirahira ki te whare taonga i te pō, kī tonu i te reo Māori, i ngā waiata, i ngā kōrero, i ngā awheawhe ā-ringa, me ngā kai.
Whakarongo ki tētahi kōrero motuhake nā Te Rawhitiroa Bosch rāua ko Tiki Tāne mō te ororangi i He Kaupapa Waka.
E kuhu koe ki ngā māramatanga mō Te Tiriti i te whakaaturanga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Ngā tohu kotahitanga me ngā kaiwhakaako Tiriti.
Umere tahitia ngā waiata ā-iwi, me ngā waiata Māori.
Mauria mai ō kākahu hei peita, hei whakahou anō.
Tākaro kēmu, te koniahi, mātakitaki whetū rānei me ō hoa.
Ahakoa te taumata o tō reo Māori, he hua kei konei mā te katoa.
Ka puta te hōtaka katoa ā kō ake nei.
Matariki After Dark, 2025. Photo by Mel Waite. Te Papa (266475)
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