Whare Hau Tutū

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Whare Hau Tutū whare toi + whare oranga = whare hau tutū
12 PEMBROKE STREET, HAMILTON📍

28/10/2026

Last one for 2026!
Ngā mihi to all the whānau who have joined Jayden Hokianga Arts for Wānanga Kōwhaiwhai.

Always cool to get a range of experiences and matauranga in the space. Shout out to Shannon and the team at Tiger Tattoo for rocking in and bringing the vibes!

See ya next year!

08/10/2026

Nau mai, haere mai! Whether you’ve never folded a zine in your life or you’ve got a stack of half-finished pages waiting for a home, this one’s for you.

Facilitated by Dr Marama Salsano and Hāwea Apiata, this wānanga supports you to shape words, images, memory, and reflection into a handmade zine - small, powerful, and entirely your own. Story, whakapapa, protest, poetry, humour, personal truth, zines can hold all of it.

No need to call yourself a writer or an artist. Just come

New to zines? We’ll guide you through styles and creative prompts to make your own from scratch. Already deep in a project? Come chip away at it with us, materials on hand, good company guaranteed.

📅 Wednesday 14 October, 6.00pm–9.00pm
📍 Whare Hau Tutū, 12 Pembroke St, Hamilton Lake

Kapu tii and katakata compulsory ☕️😄
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07/10/2026


02/10/2026

different feet, different shoes, different medium, same kaupapa - hanging out together, laughing together, coffee | tea n bikkies on the go. Today’s kaupapa, muka extraction, last one for 2026 - would you come?

Ever walked past 12 Pembroke St and wondered what goes on behind the frosted windows? Kia ora, this one’s for you 👋Whare...
29/09/2026

Ever walked past 12 Pembroke St and wondered what goes on behind the frosted windows?

Kia ora, this one’s for you 👋

Whare Hau Tutū is a kaupapa Māori creative wellbeing space in Hamilton Lake. It’s a place to slow down, make something with your hands, and be around people who get it.

Every visit starts right here, where the footpath meets the deck. Whatever you’re carrying (the to-do list, the group chat, the week you’ve had), you can leave it at the door. It’ll still be there when you get back.

Probably.

Look closely and every wall in the whare is telling a story: polaroids of the people who’ve made things here, badges pressed at the table, old ties turned into something new. None of it came from a shop. It all came from people who walked in not knowing what they’d make. Your stories are next.

Whanaungatanga is about belonging, and the connections that hold us together. Plenty of people walk in knowing no one. By the end they’re passing the scissors, swapping tips and planning when they’ll be back.

Manaakitanga. Always. The jug is always on. Tī, kāfe, sometimes a full on kai, sometimes a good chokkie. The biscuit jar is usually worth checking, too 😜

Kaitiakitanga. Toitū te Taiao. So much of what is made starts its life as something else: coffee boxes, fabric offcuts, magazine pages, broken jewellery. Minimal waste, maximum play.

“I’m not creative” Who said? Come test the theory.

Whare Hau Tutū
12 Pembroke Street
Hamilton Lake

Time for a tutū.

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12 Pembroke Street
Hamilton
3204

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 4pm
6pm - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
6pm - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
6pm - 9pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
6pm - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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