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Waitangi Day

6 February 2018

11am-3pm

Free event

Waikato Museum hosts Waitangi Day celebrations featuring performances, crafts, tours and kids activities for the community from the community.

 

Performances, 11am – 3 pm, Gallery 12

11am

Greetings and welcome, karakia

11.10am

Taiohi Manawataki: Maaori performing arts

12pm

Sambatron: Live and loud drumming with Brazilian influences

1 pm

Goddess Belly Dance Troupe: Dances from around the world

2pm

Taiohi Manawataki: Maaori performing arts

 

Crafts, 11am - 3pm, Marae Aatea

Marei Kura Creations: Maaori arts and crafts

Aotearoa landscape: Collaborative mosaic art project, interactive demonstration and workshop

 

Purerehua Demonstration, 12pm and 2pm, Museum forecourt

 

Talk/tour

11am

Gallery 3-5

For Us They Fell guided tour

1pm

Gallery 6

Te Whare Waka: The legacy of partnership

 

Kids activities, 11am-3pm, Gallery 6

Traditional Maaori games