What's happening at Waitangi
Waitangi Treaty Grounds has a year round calendar of cultural performances, public events and displays of the nation’s most important historical treasures.
We regularly welcome new exhibitions to the museum’s temporary gallery so there is always something new to see, even for our frequent visitors.
See below for upcoming events, our next Event Programme will be out in Autumn 2020.
Taonga Tākaro Tākoha.
Treasures, toys and gifts of old re-imagined with a contemporary twist.
8-24th January 2020, Weekdays 10am – 1pm
Inspired by our current exhibition, tamariki and whānau get to explore traditional taonga and treasured games to create some of their own. Come along and have some fun!
Tatau Pounamu: unpacking the tākoha of Waitangi
Open 14th December – 5th April 2020
This exhibition is based on Waitangi’s long, and often unseen, collecting history. Curated by one of our very own passionate staff members Ella Weehuizen, it is inspired by Lord Bledisloe’s speech at the first Waitangi celebration here at the Treaty Grounds. Come and Visit!
Raranga Matihiko
Opening 8th November – 8th December 2019
An exhibition of Digital Tapestry woven by students retelling their past and present to envisage the future. This exhibition celebrates over one year of Waitangi Treaty Grounds working in partnership with Te Papa, Auckland Museum and MTG Hawke’s Bay to deliver innovative digital technologies to those with limited digital learning opportunities.
Waitangi Day celebrations
Every 6 February
On Waitangi Day the Waitangi Treaty Grounds closes its buildings for the day and the grounds become the location for the Waitangi Day Festival.
