aronui 2023 events
Coterie
When: Monday September 11, 7pm-9pm
Where: Te Haumako | Sir Howard Morrison Centre
Cost: $50
Open to all ages
Nau mai te wiki o Te Reo Māori! Join us, for the sweet-soulful vibes of this band of brothers nō Te Aupōuri, Ngāpuhi me Ngāi Te Rangi.
Featuring their NZ chart topping waiata Māori, ‘Pūrea’."
KA WAIATA AU | Erena Koopu
When: Exhibition Open Friday 8 - 24 September
Where: Rotorua Arts Village
Cost: Free
These large canvas works are a celebration of 60 years of the Poukai, an annual event that takes place on our marae Kōkōhinau situated in the small Bay of Plenty town of Te Teko.
A Poukai is a series of visits by the Kiingiitanga or the Māori monarch to marae across the Waikato, Tainui region. Kōkōhinau marae is one of the few marae outside of this region to hold a Poukai, a tradition that dates back to the 19th century.
Poukai provides marae and iwi an audience with the Kiingiitanga and was traditionally established to offer solace for the widowed, the orphaned, the bereaved and the destitute.
These days a Poukai is a place to gather, to meet, to mourn those who have passed, to share a feast and to deliberate issues of the time. This year on January 16th, Kōkōhinau held their 60th Poukai.
KUPU MĀREIKURA - Maori Writers talk | Dr. Ngahuia Murphy
When: Tuesday 12th September, 6pm-7.30pm
Where: Sir Howard Morrison Centre | 1170 Haupapa Street
Cost: $20
Dr. Ngahuia Murphy (Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana, Ngai Tuhoe, Te Arawa) is a mana wāhine researcher and author of the books ‘Te Awa Atua: Menstruation in the pre-colonial Māori world’ and ‘Waiwhero: A celebration of womanhood’. Her PhD, completed in 2019, examined the resurgence of Indigenous women’s ritual practices in Aotearoa, Turtle Island (North America and Canada) and Hawai’i.
Ngahuia is currently a New Zealand Health Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow developing creative writings to assist wahine to craft their own sacred ritual practices.
Interviewed by Jamie Huia Rolleston (Ngāti Whakaue).
PŌHUTU | Bianca Hyslop (Te Arawa)
When: Friday 15th September 7pm
Thursday 14th September 7pm (SOLD OUT)
Where: Te Haumako | Sir Howard Morrison Centre
Cost: $30 ($25 for senior/ student/ concession)
The past, present and future abruptly intersect in multi-disciplinary dance work Pōhutu, a rich synthesis of image, object, movement, and sound. Pōhutu is an ode to the human experience navigating the ever shifting nature of memory, time, place and loss. Created by visionary Aotearoa artists, choreographer Bianca Hyslop, designer Rowan Pierce and Mātanga Mātauranga Māori Tūī Matira Ranapiri-Ransfield.
MISS ROTORUA Crowning Night
When: 16th September 6pm
Where: Matangi Rau | Sir Howard Morrison Centre
Cost: $42.47
Join us for a night of gowns & geysers, where a predominantly Indigenous cohort shares their talents to be crowned, Miss Rotorua 2023. Led by Māori fashion designer and leader, Kharl Wirepa
ARONUI MĀORI MARKET
When: Sunday 17th 11am-3pm
Where: Te Tākinga Marae, Mourea
Cost: Free
The ARONUI Māori Market will bring people together for delicious kai, arts, crafts, kids activities and live performances. Come have some lakeside and river fun with us at Te Tākinga Marae and help us celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
NGĀ KĀKANO O ARONUI - Seeds of ARONUI- The new works project
When: Tuesday 19th September, 7pm
Where: Monarch Room, Prince’s Gate Hotel, 1057 Arawa Street
Cost: $20
Come and celebrate the seeds of new works from Nikau Grace (WAIATA ANTHEMS) and Kristyl Neho (Tangihanga).
KAIRĀKAU RED CARPET PREMIERE | ‘Velvet Stone Media'
When: Thursday 21st September, 7pm
Where: Sir Howard Morrison Centre
Cost: $20
Step inside the world of historic Māori Warriors, Kairākau, as they battle for life and death in this action drama series. The series is 100% Te Reo Māori with English subtitles. Kairākau is six half-hour episodes that detail the relationships, duels, personal dynamics, forging of loyalty, emotional turns and ultimately, revenge between tribes.
Join us for the premiere of eps 1 & 2 by Velvet Stone Media.
TE AHUREI O NGĀTI PIKIAO
When: Fri 22nd, Sat 23rd, Sun 24th, 10am-4pm
Where: Te Waiiti Marae, 1550 SH 30, Rotoiti
Cost: Free
The Ngāti Pikiao Ahurei is a celebration of whānau, marae and hapū within the Ngāti Pikiao Iwi boundaries. The ahurei enables whānau to reconnect and strengthen their whakapapa by becoming familiar with Tikanga, Kapa and Pepeha.
TE TOKI O TE ARAWA Mural - DREAMGIRLS
When: September 11th-22th, 10 am - 4 pm Daily
Where: Hinemoa Tower
Cost: Free
Dream Girl’s Art Collective is the collaborative mahi of artists Miriama Grace-Smith, Xoë Hall and Gina Kiel, whose work both motivates and stimulates, introducing new ways of looking at street art and modern art practices, completely changing the landscape of the genre, and paving the way for other young female identifying creatives hoping to make a splash in the art world.
New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute: Carving, weaving, traditional arts workshops
When: Tuesday Sept 12th, Wednesday Sept 13th, Thursday Sept 14th, 1PM Everyday
Where: Te Puia, Hemo Road
Cost: Free
Join Indigenous carvers, weavers and tāmoko artists as they kо̄rero (talk) about their various art forms and their journey to date.
DAY ONE: CARVING
DAY TWO: WEAVING
DAY THREE: MOKO
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take a look at our past events
ARONUI 2022
See events from ARONUI 2022.
ARONUI 2020
See events from ARONUI 2020
ARONUI 2019
See events from ARONUI 2019.