Mō Tātou: Te Hokinga Mai

20 February - 20 June 2010
Robert McDougall Gallery at Canterbury Museum
9.00 am – 5.00 pm daily.
General admission is free; donations are appreciated.

Te Hokinga Mai celebrates the return home of the Te Papa developed exhibition Mō Tātou: The Ngāi Tahu Whānui Exhibition. The exhibition is presented alongside the complementary show Mō Kā Uri: Taonga from Canterbury Museum.

Workshops

In conjunction with Te Hokinga Mai - Mō Tātou & Mō Kā Uri, Taumutu rūnanga will be hosting a weekend of activities at the Robert McDougall Gallery, Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch next weekend, Saturday 27 March - Sunday 28 March. Be in quick to book as spaces are limited: phone 0800 KAI TAHU - nau mai tauti mai:

Weaving Workshop - (15 spaces available for each session)

Weave some magic into your world. Come and learn from our Ngāi Tahu weavers and discover how to weave a small kete (kit or basket) using harakeke, feathers and other natural materials. Sessions times available are as follows:

Saturday 27 March Session 1 - 10am - 12noon
Saturday 27 March Session 2 - 1pm - 3pm

Mauri Kohatu Workshop - (15 spaces available for each session)

Come and learn how to draw and paint your very own design onto a Kohatu Mauri (stone mauri). Your tāua and pōua would love one of these on their mantel piece. Be part of the new generation of Ngāi Tahu rock artists! Sessions times available are as follows:

Saturday 27 March Session 1 - 10am - 12noon
Saturday 27 March Session 2 - 1pm - 3pm

Sunday 28 March Session 1 - 10am - 12noon
Sunday 28 March Session 2 - 1pm - 3pm

Te Atakura Kapa Haka Performances (all welcome to attend)

Come and enjoy live performances showcasing local rūnanga talent through waiata, whakapapa and kōrero.
Sunday 28 March, 3-4pm
Taumutu, Rāpaki & Arowhenua

Tuna Heke (Migrating Eel)

Thursday 23 March, 6.00–7.00 pm
Robert McDougall Gallery

Every autumn mature female tuna (eels) start their migration from Te Roto o Wairewa (Lake Forsyth) to the Pacific Ocean and head for a region near Tonga where spawning takes place.

To leave the lake the tuna have to cross the shingle bar at Birdlings Flat where it is traditional for the people of Wairewa to capture some of the tuna and store them for eating later in the year.

Iaean Cranwell will share stories of this mahinga kai (food gathering) practice.