Pārongo
Up and Coming EventsPārongo is our events and campaign hub. Here you will find information about any upcoming hapū and iwi events, including our most recent campaign projects and media releases to date.
As tangata whenua of central Tāmaki Makaurau, we embrace our role as kaitiaki and take great pride in leading and supporting numerous kaupapa within our rohe. Explore our Pārongo hub, where you'll find a collection of projects and events that we are actively involved in, all of which are driven by a deep commitment to enhancing the betterment of our whānau and hapū.
April 2024
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Mon29Tue30In-Person Event
He Aha Te Hau Theatre Production
April 29 @ 6:30 PM - April 30 @ 6:30 PMQ Theatre - 305 Queen Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010HE AHA TE HAU is a groundbreaking theatrical event that uniquely fuses ancient ritual and incantations through storytelling, haka, waiata, and karakia. Spatial design, lighting, soundscape, and costume design blend effortlessly to take the audience on a magical journey of love, war, loss, and destiny.
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Sat11Sun12In-Person Event
2024 Tāmaki Makaurau Senior Kapa Haka Regionals
May 11 @ 9:00 AM - May 12 @ 7:00 PMSpark ArenaHosted by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei at Spark Arena, come and see the best senior kapa haka Tāmaki Makaurau has to offer in this qualifying round to represent our rohe at Te Matatini 2025.
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2024 Pūpūtarakihi Tohu Tiketike (NWO Awards)
June 21 @ 6:00 PM - 11:00 PMThe Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei awards event, Pūpūtarakihi Tohu Tiketike returns, taking place Friday, 21 June, 2024 in the Grand Hall, Ngā Ana Wai (Eden Park).
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Fri28Fri14In-Person Event
2024 Umu Kohukohu Whetū ki Takaparawhau
June 28 @ 5:00 AM - July 14 @ 9:00 AMTakaparawhau, Ōrākei MaraeMānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki
Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi
Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te tau
Friday 28 June, 2024 - 5.30am start - Takaparawhau (Ōrākei Marae)
Huihuia mai e te tī, e te tā ki te whakamānawa i te mātahi o te tau.
Please join us for an exceptionally special celebration of the Māori new year with Hautapu, Umu kohukohu whetū, on Takaparawhau in the early hours of the morning to observe Matariki and participate in this traditional ceremony.
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Wed18Online EventIn-Person Event
Tuku Whenua 2024 - Apihai's Gift
September 18 @ 6:00 AM - September 18 @ 10:00 AMTe Kahu Tōpuni o TupeririTuku Whenua - Apihai's Gift - The Birth of Auckland
Ko te rā 18 o Hepetema e tohu ana i te 183 tau mai i te Tuku Whenua i tukua ai e Apihai mā ki a Kāwana Hōpihana me tana Kāwanatanga pūhou.
Monday, 18th of September marks 184 years since the Tuku Whenua by Apihai Te Kawau and Ngāti Whātua to Governor-Lieutenant William Hobson and his fledgling government.
E te iwi, nau mai haere mai ki tēnei rangi nui whakaharahara, e whakamaharatia ai e tātou tēnei hononga tapu kei waenganui i a tātou me te karauna.
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Sat26In-Person Event
Te Ahurei o Ngāti Whātua
October 26 @ 9:00 AM - 6:30 PMNgāti WhātuaE whakarite, kia rite, whakarite!
Maranga mai Ngāti Whātua, mai Maunganui ki Tāmaki. Nau mai, whakakao mai ki tēnei hui o tātou.
If you thought the previous Ngāti Whātua ahurei was fantastic, the next will be even better.
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Wed27In-Person Event
Workforce Development Expo
March 27 @ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMToitoi Manawa – 75A Felton Mathew Avenue, St Johns, Tāmaki 1072Introducing our Workforce Development Expo!
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has joined forces with various stakeholders to hold an expo for whānau and the hapori that focuses on Employment! Come down to the Toitoi Manawa hub and join us for a day filled with opportunity.
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Wed20In-Person Event
Waitohu
March 20 @ 6:00 AM - 9:30 AMWhakarongo Pā, at the foot of Te Ara Pūeru in Māngere, Māngere MountainNō te 20 o Poutūterangi 1840, i waitohua ai e Te Kawau rātou ko Te Tinana ko Te Rēweti Te Tiriti i te wāhi e kīngia nei ko Whakarongo Pā. On the 20th of March 1840, our tūpuna Te Kawau, Te Tinana and Te Rēweti signed the Treaty at Whakarongo Pā near present day Māngere Bridge.
I tēnei tau 2024, ka haere tātou ki Whakarongo Pā, ki te pūtake o Te Ara Pūeru ki Māngere, ki te tuku i ngā tangi me ngā maioha ki ngā tūpuna e renarena ai te hononga tapu ki waenga i a Ngāti Whātua me Te Tiriti. This year, we will travel to Whakarongo Pā, at the foot of Te Ara Pūeru in Māngere, to share our love and acknowledgement for our tūpuna and this sacred connection between Ngāti Whātua and the Treaty.
Register here to attend - https://wkf.ms/4bZRiuL
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Mon26Online EventIn-Person Event
Hauora, Sports & Recreational Centre Whānau Feed-In
February 26 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PMTe Pou Whakairo, Ōrākei MaraeNau mai e te whānau. Join us tonight for the 2nd whānau workshop hui. Tonight's hui will again focus on the proposed Hauora, Sports and Recreational Centre. 7pm tonight (Monday 26th February 2024) at Te Pou Whakairo, Ōrākei Marae.