Kōanga Festival
Te Tuangahurutanga o Te Ahurei Whakaari o Kōanga
10 years of celebrating new Māori storytelling at the time of Kōanga
Kōanga is a time when te taiao comes to life with new growth. Kōanga Festival cultivates new ideas and shares the bounty of new narratives through Māori performing arts.
Bold new contemporary Māori performing arts premiere at Te Pou Theatre; the community comes together at Whānau Day to hear stories from around the world; and Māori storytellers thrive as new plays are developed and shared for the very first time.
Te piko o te whakaaro
Te tupu o te whakaari
Tākiritia!
Our 10th annual Kōanga Festival is set to be our biggest yet, spanning three and a half weeks with 11+ events – it is our most extensive national programme of whakaari Māori.
FULL HŌTAKA
6 Sept | Ngā Tohu o Te Taiao
7 Sept | Whānau Day (Free event)
11 - 14 Sept | NEKE by Scotty Cotter
11 - 14 Sept | Māori Krishna + AltarNative by Hone Taukiri & Acacia O'Connor
16 Sept | Tōiri presented in partnership with NZ Opera
19 - 22 Sept | Ngā Rorirori by Hone Kouka
20 Sept | Play Readings Pōmere by Tawhi Thomas & Tūī Matelau
21 Sept | Play Readings Pōhoroi by Turene Jones & Rainton Oneroa
25 - 28 Sept | Rutene Spooner's Be Like Billy?
