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Whānau Day: Ngā manu a Rehua – The birds of Rehua

Learn about raumati with free family-friendly activities, workshops, and performances.

When | Āhea

Sat 25 Jan 2025, 10.00am–2.00pm

Where | Ki hea

Red Gates, Amphitheatre, Bush City, Level 1 outside

Cost | Te utu

Free with museum entry

In te ao Māori, summer is known as raumati. During the summer months, Rehua is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

There is a well-known whakataukī, ‘Te tātarakihi, te pihareinga; ko ngā manu ēnā o Rehua’ (the locust and the cricket are Rehua’s songbirds), because these creatures sing when the heat of summer has arrived.

Join us to learn about ngā manu a rehua and the other creatures who are active in te taiao during the summer months.

Activities include

  • Learn about kihikihi from Lead Curator Invertebrates Julia Kasper

  • Summer creation and waiata station

  • Explore Bush City and create manu sounds with taonga puoro

  • Face painting

  • A quiet space with games.

Matariki Whanau Day 2024. Photo by Jo Moore. Te Papa (246226)

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