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Maori cultureE nga reo, e nga mana, e nga karangatanga o te motu, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. E mihi ana ki a ratou, e hinga mai nei, e hinga atu na, e hinga mai ra, haere, haere, haere, haere whakaoti atu. Ratou ki a ratou kua wheturangitia, tatou ki a tatou te kanohi ora, kati kua ea. Welcome to Tamaki Paenga Hira, Auckland MuseumFor 150 years Auckland Museum, has protected and cared for the taonga, the treasures, of Iwi and Hapu from throughout Aotearoa. And together we are now forging ahead, to create new levels of understanding and enlightenment in the presentation of Maori culture and customary values, that will benefit all visitors to the Museum. These pages will link you to the numerous Maori activities, operations, exhibitions, programmes and events that occur daily within our Whare Taonga, and also out in the community.
Nau mai, haere mai, piki mai, kake mai, whakatau mai.  MAORI CULTURAL PERFORMANCE & TOURSThe Auckland Museum is the only venue in Auckland that provides authentic Maori cultural performances on a daily basis. Our outstanding Maori cultural group performs every day with performances that will introduce you to the story of Aotearoa through traditional song and dance.  MAORI GALLERIESMaori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa – New Zealand, and Auckland Museum is the guardian of the largest and most significant collection of Maori treasures in the world. Over 1000 taonga are displayed in this gallery and are supplemented by Te Kakano – a Maori and Pacific resource centre newly opened in 2003 to provide information on Maori and Pacific culture.  THE SYMBOLIC NAUTILUSRead the translation of the prophesy made by Orakei seer, Titahi, two generations before the arrival of Lieutenant Captain Hobson. It provides the context as to why Te Puputarakihi was selected to symbolically represent Tamaki Paenga Hira – Auckland War Memorial Museum.  TAUMATA-A-IWIThe Taumata-a-Iwi acts in a trustee role in representing the interests of Maori and advising the Trust Board on matters of custodial policy and guardianship of taonga (Maori ancestral treasures) and any whakapakoko, uru moko and koiwi (indigenous human remains) held by the Museum.  MAORI VALUES TEAMThe Maori Values Team are integrated throughout the Museum. These positions are specialists in their areas but also meet together regularely as the Maori Values Team supporting the Director Maori and bringing a new level of integration of Maori policy, practice and procedure to the Museum in all aspects of management, collection, storage, exhibition, interpretation and marketing.  KO TAWAThe Ko Tawa Exhibition opened on June 10th, 2005. This section is devoted to the stories of the taonga, the journies Maori people went on to talk to their ancestral descendants and expressions of the importance of taonga to Maori today.  EVENTS & LECTURESAuckland Museum promotes and organises ongoing lectures and events that address relevant Maori issues, and also many other areas of interest.  MAORI & PACIFIC RESOURCESHere you can find information about the Natural History Information Centre, the Te Kakano Information Centre and the Pictorial Collection. Auckland Museum hosts the Hammond Collection and also has a number of contemporary photographic collections that are relevant to Maori. The painting and drawing collection numbers over 1500 works including oil and watercolour paintings, pencil sketches and lithographic prints.  FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSIn this section questions like: " Where can I find information on Maori Culture?" are answered |
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This building and the exhibits within, represent the shared history of two peoples working together, fighting together, living side by side, and moving forward into the future. Many of the taonga you see here represent our ancestors, and they provide a link back to the past. Treat them with respect. 
