Taonga in the Museum / Tau 0–13

Explore the Local Histories Gallery to identify and learn about the taonga on display.

Whakarongo ki ngā purakau o Te Tauihu. Listen to iwi stories of Te Tauihu.

Make links to how these taonga, stories, people and places relate to our present day lives.

This experience is Museum Educator led.

Integrated learning with Te Ao Māori, Aotearoa NZ Histories.

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email: education@museumnp.org.nz

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All TE AO MĀORI programmes

Current Programmes

1/05/2023

Local Pūrākau: Interactive Story-telling

1/05/2023

Using traditional story-telling skills, the Museum Educator brings to life local pūrākau, stories and histories.

1/05/2023

Rakaihautū and Rotoiti / Y5-8

1/05/2023

The pūrākau of Rakaihautū's exploration of the southern lakes is told in active story-telling.

1/05/2023

The Nelson Tenths / Native Tenths Agreement /Y7-10)

1/05/2023

This experience takes students through a reenactment of the kōrero between NZ Company representatives and Tangata / Mana Whenua of Te Tauihu.

1/05/2023

The Wreck of the Delaware: Bravery in the Storm / Y1-4

1/05/2023

This is an interactive Story Telling of the heroic feats of local woman, Huria Matenga, her husband Hemi and local man Hohapata Kahupuku, who saved 9 lives from the Delaware Shipwreck in 1863.

1/05/2023