Artist Talks: He Ao Āpōpō, He Ao Tea: Māori Futures / Saturday 11 July 2026
Artist Talks: He Ao Āpōpō, He Ao Tea: Māori Futures
Date: Saturday 11 July 2026
Time: 11am – 12pm
Venue: Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery event space
Free, all welcomeJoin curator Cecelia Kumeroa in conversation with the artists of our Puanga exhibition. ‘He ao āpopō, he ao tea’ is from a proverb written by Dr. Rangitakuku Metekingi of Whanganui iwi. It translates to ‘tomorrow is a new day, and the new day will bring clarity’. He Ao Āpōpō, He Ao Tea: Māori Futures artists are Kauri Hawkins, Eugene Kara, Maioha Kara, Peata Larkin, Tiopira McDowell (Mokotron), James Ormsby, Tia Ranginui, Tyrone Te Waa, Kereama Taepa, Ron Te Kawa, Saffronn Te Ratana, Nephi Tupaea, Paeheretia Collective, John Walsh and Siobhan Wooding.
Time: 11am – 12pm
Venue: Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery event space
Free, all welcomeJoin curator Cecelia Kumeroa in conversation with the artists of our Puanga exhibition. ‘He ao āpopō, he ao tea’ is from a proverb written by Dr. Rangitakuku Metekingi of Whanganui iwi. It translates to ‘tomorrow is a new day, and the new day will bring clarity’. He Ao Āpōpō, He Ao Tea: Māori Futures artists are Kauri Hawkins, Eugene Kara, Maioha Kara, Peata Larkin, Tiopira McDowell (Mokotron), James Ormsby, Tia Ranginui, Tyrone Te Waa, Kereama Taepa, Ron Te Kawa, Saffronn Te Ratana, Nephi Tupaea, Paeheretia Collective, John Walsh and Siobhan Wooding.