Pārongo

Up and Coming Events

Pārongo 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

  • Mon
    29
    Tue
    30
    In-Person Event

    He Aha Te Hau Theatre Production

    April 29 @ 6:30 PM - April 30 @ 6:30 PM
    Q Theatre - 305 Queen Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010

    HE 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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  • Sat
    11
    Sun
    12
    In-Person Event

    2024 Tāmaki Makaurau Senior Kapa Haka Regionals

    May 11 @ 9:00 AM - May 12 @ 7:00 PM
    Spark Arena

    Hosted 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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  • Fri
    21

    2024 Pūpūtarakihi Tohu Tiketike (NWO Awards)

    June 21 @ 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

    The 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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  • Fri
    28
    Fri
    14
    In-Person Event

    2024 Umu Kohukohu Whetū ki Takaparawhau

    June 28 @ 5:00 AM - July 14 @ 9:00 AM
    Takaparawhau, Ōrākei Marae

    Mānawa 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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  • Wed
    18
    Online Event
    In-Person Event

    Tuku Whenua 2024 - Apihai's Gift

    September 18 @ 6:00 AM - September 18 @ 10:00 AM
    Te Kahu Tōpuni o Tuperiri

    Tuku 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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  • Sat
    26
    In-Person Event

    Te Ahurei o Ngāti Whātua

    October 26 @ 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
    Ngāti Whātua

    E 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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  • Wed
    27
    In-Person Event

    Workforce Development Expo

    March 27 @ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    Toitoi Manawa – 75A Felton Mathew Avenue, St Johns, Tāmaki 1072

    Introducing 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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  • Wed
    20
    In-Person Event

    Waitohu

    March 20 @ 6:00 AM - 9:30 AM
    Whakarongo Pā, at the foot of Te Ara Pūeru in Māngere, Māngere Mountain

    Nō 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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  • Mon
    26
    Online Event
    In-Person Event

    Hauora, Sports & Recreational Centre Whānau Feed-In

    February 26 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    Te Pou Whakairo, Ōrākei Marae

    Nau 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.

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