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Waitangi Treaty Grounds has a year-round calendar of public talks, school holiday activities 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 frequent visitors. Check back to this page regularly to stay up to date with the latest events at Waitangi.
Justine Hitchcock with the buttons here students collected.
Children's Holocaust Memorial
CHILDREN’S HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
Details
The memorial incorporates twelve escalating ‘nesting tables’ and eighteen portraits. The first and smallest table is lined with mirrors where the viewer can observe themself. The next holds a single button, representing one child. The third, a small group of buttons representing a family unit.
Each table increases in size and volume of buttons, with the twelfth holding almost one million buttons. The eighteen portraits tell the stories of children from different countries that shared a similar fate during the Holocaust.
On the 6 February the Treaty Grounds closes its buildings for the day and the grounds become the location for the Waitangi Day Festival.
The free festival at the Treaty Grounds starts at 5am with a Dawn Service in Te Whare Rūnanga (Carved Meeting House). All-day entertainment creates a fun, festival atmosphere, with performance stages on the Upper Treaty Grounds, at the Waka Shelter and on the sports field opposite the Treaty Grounds.
More than 150 market stalls offer an amazing array of art and crafts, clothing and a wide variety of food options. Children’s activities include bouncy castles, kids racing cars and sports games.
An example of this year's 'do it yourself' activity.
Whānua Activities by Waitangi
Practice how language and handwriting has changed.
Whānua Activities by Waitangi
Whānau Activities
Features
Online and interactive Available to anyone - free
Details
Our education team provide at home and on-site activities for the whānua, perfect during these times when children need as much stimulation as possible.
Covering our history, culture, present and future, these activities are great for the family to connect and learn.
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