Pou Whakapapa
Beyond Auckland’s shoreline lies Te Moana-nui-a-Toi, the outer reaches of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park - an ocean abundant with life, yet largely unknown to most New Zealanders. On 7 November, the New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa will open Ngā Huhua: Abundance, a new immersive exhibition that brings this extraordinary place, one most people will never experience firsthand, to the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Through stunning underwater photography and immersive videography, visitors will encounter some of the Gulf’s most surprising residents: seven-metre-wide manta rays, critically endangered Bryde’s whales, several species of dolphins and toothed whales, turtles, sunfish, seals and unique NZ storm petrels, among many others. The exhibition blends science, mātauranga Māori, art, a storytelling in a multi-sensory experience. Interactive displays are brought to life by the voices of ocean advocates and the mana whenua of Aotea (Great Barrier Island), Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea, the kaitiaki of Te Moana-nui-a-Toi.
“This exhibition is a celebration, but also a call to protect our moana,” says Vincent Lipanovich, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited New Zealand Maritime Museum Director. “Ngā Huhua: Abundance gives Aucklanders the chance to explore a marine world most are likely never to have seen, and to understand why more protection of Te Moana-nui-a-Toi is so urgent.”
Opens November 7
NZ Maritime Museum
Mātauranga Māori
Long-term aspiration is the restoration of our Ngāti Rehua traditional knowledge and wisdom. In the short-term we will do this via regular wānanga including karakia, waiata, kapahaka, whaikorero and karanga practice and training for our people. We will celebrate the Mātauranga Māori of our people via a Ngāti Rehua focused exhibition at the NZ Maritime Museum.
Te Reo Māori
Long-term aspiration is to increase the number of fluent speakers of Te Reo Māori within our Iwi, this will include the establishment of a Kura Reo on Aotea in partnership with Pou Tangata. Short-term this will be via regular Te Reo Māori training and hui both on Aotea, on the mainland and online.
Wāhi Tapu
Long-term aspiration is to map and protect all our sites of significance within our rohe including on Aotea, Hauturu and the surrounding Islands. Short-term we will do this via working together with Council and the Department of Conservation to identify and select sites and put protections in place, install Pou, Waharoa, signage and fencing at selected sites of significance. This action will be in partnership with Pou Whairawa (Resource Consents) and Pou Rangatiratanga (Treaty Settlement).
