Ka whakatōpūtia ngā rārangi kōrero nei ki tētahi kāhui whakaaturanga. Nā runga i te āhuatanga o tēnei momo whakaaturanga, ka whakatewhatia te noho o Te Tiriti o Waitangi hei pepa mataora, hei pepa whakahirihiri ake i te hirikapo.
Ko Te Tiriti tētahi o ngā tātai hono i te tūākiri o Aotearoa. E ai ki tā Te Tumu Ahurei a Ahorangi Rawinia Higgins “Nā tēnei whakaaturanga ka mārama te kite atu i te uaua me te tutūnga o te puehu e noho nei i roto i tōna whakamāoritanga o ēnei rā.”
Nā runga i tōna orokohanga, e mārama ana mātou ki ngā whakapātaritari ki te whakaatu i ngā mahi toi nei. Ahakoa te uaua, ko te utu, he whakahau i ngā kōrero ki te titiro e pēhea e noho tahi ai ngā whakaaro taketake me ngā whakaaro tauiwi ki roto i tō tātou pāpori.
Haere mai i runga i te manawa rere, i runga anō hoki i te ngākau makere. He wāhi a Te Herenga Waka hei whakaara ake i ngā kōrerorero nei i runga i te kauanuanu me te ngākau māhaki.
He whakaaturanga tēnei e whakahaeretia ana e te Manutaki o Te Pātaka Toi e Abby Cunnane me Brooke Pou te Kaiāwhina Nāhanaha Taonga. Ka tuwhera Te Pātaka Toi hei te Rāhoroi, 22 o Nōema.
E ai ki a Abby Cunnane – He whakaaturanga a Whai Wāhi e karapine ana i nga ringa toi nō ngā rēanga huhua. He whakaaturanga e whakaniko ana i te whakaaro o te mana motuhake me tōna whai wāhi mai ki tēnei ao hurihuri, arā, hei wānanga, hei matapaki i tā tātou noho tahi i ngā rā o uki.
Hei tāpiri atu ki ngā rārangi kōrero o te Tiriti i whakarerekētia e ngā ringa toi me ngā kaiwhakatumatuma o Te Waka Hourua, ko ngā mahi toi mai i a Kura Te Waru Rewiri, Robyin Kahukiwa, Diane Prince, Emily Karaka me Ngataiharuru Taepa. Ka whakaaturia anō hoki ētahi mahi toi o mohoa noa nei mai i a Madison Kelly me Melanie Tangaere Baldwin, tae noa ki ētahi atu mahi toi mai i a Sky Hopinka me Inas Halabi nō tāwāhi.
Ki tā Brooke Pou - kei tua atu a Whai Wāhi i te whakaatu noa iho i ngā mahi toi, otirā, ngā kaiwhakatumatuma pēnei i a Te Waka Hourua me Diane Price, inā rā, kua tāpri atu ētahi ringa toi kāore nei rātou e taka ki raro i te maru o te kaiwhakatumatuma, heoi, he mahi toi e whakapuaki ana i ō rātou ake whakaaro.
Nā tēnei whakaaturanga, ka herea tētahi kāhui mahi toi hei tīmata i ngā kōrero. Ko ā mātou hui katoa ka tū ki Te Pātaka Toi mō tēnei whakaaturanga he pōhiri, he tono kia kōrero tonu i ngā kōrero, e ai ki a Abby Cunnane.
Hē pōhiri tēnei kia haere mai ki te whakatuwheratanga a te 5.30 pm, Rāmere, 21 o Nōema 2025.
Redacted Treaty Panels debut as art
In a bold new exhibition, Whai Wāhi, Te Pātaka Toi—Adam Art Gallery at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, will display the Treaty panels from Te Papa that were redacted by artists and activists nearly two years ago.
The panels are included within the gallery’s upcoming group exhibition, which explores Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a living document, and ideas extending outward from this.
“Te Tiriti is a central part of identity formation in Aotearoa. This exhibition highlights the complexity and conflict inherent in its modern-day interpretation,” says Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Māori and Kaitiakitanga, Professor Rawinia Higgins.
“We’re aware these panels are a challenging artwork to show, because of how it was conceived. It prompts essential but difficult discourse about how Indigenous and colonial ideas coexist within our society.
“We encourage every visitor to come with their questions, their curiosity, and an open mind. Our University is a space to have these constructive conversations with respect and manaakitanga.”
The exhibition, co-curated by Abby Cunnane (Te Pātaka Toi—Adam Art Gallery, Manutaki—Director) and Brooke Pou (Project Co-curator, Kaiāwhina Nahanaha Taonga), opens at the gallery on Saturday 22 November.
“Whai Wāhi features an intergenerational gathering of artists whose artworks are also articulations of mana motuhake, of the need for change, and of an enduring will to engage in critical dialogue about our shared colonial past,” says Abby Cunnane.
Alongside the panels redacted by artists and activists Te Waka Hourua, the exhibition will feature works by prominent Māori artists—including Kura Te Waru Rewiri, Robyn Kahukiwa, Diane Prince, Emily Karaka, and Ngataiharuru Taepa. It will also feature new work by contemporary artists, Madison Kelly and Melanie Tangaere Baldwin, and moving image works from beyond Aotearoa, by Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation / Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians) and Inas Halabi (Palestine).
“Whai Wāhi goes beyond exhibiting the work of artists who are also activists, such as Te Waka Hourua and Diane Prince, to include artists who may not identify as activists but whose work nevertheless expresses their beliefs in their own ways,” says Brooke Pou.
“The exhibition brings together a group of powerful artworks as the starting point for kōrero. Our programme of public events—including lunchtime talks, an evening of sonic performances, and exhibition tours—extends an invitation to continue the conversation,” says Abby Cunnane.
All are welcome to join the gallery for the opening reception at 5.30 pm, Friday 21 November 2025.