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Pātaka Pātaka Art + Museum is the creative hub of Porirua PATAKA has five main galleries with over 14 major exhibitions annually.
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PATAKA Art+Museum is dedicated to celebrating our heritage & specialises in showcasing Maori, Pacific Island, New Zealand art & culture. Enjoy a coffee at the cafe while relaxing beside our Japanese garden or let us tempt you with a gift from the TOI Store. PATAKA is part of an integrated facility that includes the city's public library and the adjoining Te Rauparaha Arena, fitness gyms, swimming pools, and skateboard park.

📣 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘆𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗵𝘂𝗸𝗶𝘄𝗮: 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗼̄𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗼 with Roma Pōtiki + Francis McWhannell𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲, 𝟭𝗽𝗺 | Pātaka Art+Museum Join ...
23/06/2026

📣 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘆𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗵𝘂𝗸𝗶𝘄𝗮: 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗼̄𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗼 with Roma Pōtiki + Francis McWhannell
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲, 𝟭𝗽𝗺 | Pātaka Art+Museum

Join curator Roma Pōtiki and gallerist Francis McWhannell for an insightful kōrero about 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘆𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗵𝘂𝗸𝗶𝘄𝗮: 𝗧𝗼𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗶 𝗧𝗼𝗶. This discussion will explore individual works and situate Robyn Kahukiwa’s artistic contributions within the visual and cultural landscape of Aotearoa.

In the lead up to this exciting event, you can listen to the recent RNZ interview with Curator Roma Pōtiki as she discusses the process of hunting for pieces and the one still missing. 👉🏾 https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/culture-101/audio/2019040163/roma-potiki-on-robyn-kahukiwa-the-masterpiece-still-missing

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘆𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗵𝘂𝗸𝗶𝘄𝗮: 𝗧𝗼𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗶 𝗧𝗼𝗶
23 May–13 July 2026
𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢̄𝘰𝘳𝘪 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘺𝘯 𝘒𝘢𝘩𝘶𝘬𝘪𝘸𝘢 (1938–2025), 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘞𝘢̄𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.

𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 | 𝗡𝗴𝗮̄ 𝗔𝘁𝘂𝗮 𝗼̄ 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶 ✨13 June – 19 July, 2026𝘈𝘱𝘦𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘛𝘰𝘪 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪...
22/06/2026

𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 | 𝗡𝗴𝗮̄ 𝗔𝘁𝘂𝗮 𝗼̄ 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶 ✨
13 June – 19 July, 2026
𝘈𝘱𝘦𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘛𝘰𝘪 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘪 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘵𝘶𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘪.

▪️At the heart of Ngā Atua ō Matariki are nine twinkling portraits reimagining the Atua of Matariki through contemporary tinana mahi toi (face and body painting).
▪️Apex the Artist paints tangata whenua models to embody the strengths and characteristics of each star—these ephemeral creations are then captured and presented as photographs. ✨ ▪️Using tinana mahi toi the body becomes Apex the Artist’s canvas—honouring the living vessel formed from the earth by our Atua and refined over generations.

🕊️ Ngā Atua ō Matariki is also in celebration of Apex the Artist’s late father Pitaarangaōtemahita Rongopai. Pita is currently on his journey on Te Waka o Rangi, with Matariki 2026 marking the completion of his journey. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗮’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.

Tenei wiki ki Pātaka | Robyn Kahukiwa in the Post, exhibition changeovers and ngā manu o Pātaka▪ '𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘆𝗻’𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻...
19/06/2026

Tenei wiki ki Pātaka | Robyn Kahukiwa in the Post, exhibition changeovers and ngā manu o Pātaka

▪ '𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘆𝗻’𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵.' - 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘗𝘰̄𝘵𝘪𝘬𝘪, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵, 15 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 2026.
▪ Join curator Roma Pōtiki and gallerist Francis McWhannell for an insightful kōrero about Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi. Saturday 27 June, 1pm.
https://pataka.org.nz/news/robyn-kahukiwa-exhibition/

▪ Bottle Creek says goodbye to Expressions in Clay and sets up for Marama Malama: Te Manavā Moana Women (opens Saturday 20 June)

▪ Sometimes in the Spine/Atrium we get visits from ngā manu e rere ana. While it can mean our wonderful FOH staff have more work to do 🧼🧼 🧼 it also encourages us to pause and listen to the beautiful birdsong we would otherwise miss.

There's always something happening at Pātaka 🖤

𝗧𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗧𝘂̄𝗮𝗼 𝗮̄-𝗠𝗼𝘁𝘂 | 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸Today we want to acknowledge the tireless work of the 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮̄𝘁𝗮𝗸...
17/06/2026

𝗧𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗧𝘂̄𝗮𝗼 𝗮̄-𝗠𝗼𝘁𝘂 | 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸

Today we want to acknowledge the tireless work of the 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮̄𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗮 🖤

Friends of Pātaka was formed soon after Pātaka Art + Museum opened, to help celebrate and support the gallery and museum and to provide mutually beneficial links with the community. Among many other things, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮̄𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 – a great opportunity for all artists living, working or studying in Porirua City to be recognised, rewarded, and be exhibited at Pātaka.

💫 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 💫

https://pataka.org.nz/whats-on/events/friends-of-pataka-call-for-entry-2026/

Volunteering New Zealand Friends of Pātaka

17/06/2026

Pātaka can't wait to open this exhibition. These exhibitions! Here in Bottle Creek and in the heart of Porirua CBD Te Manawa Lightboxes.
We are grateful to Lēo'o Jenny Taotua-O'Carroll and her exec at PACIFICA Whitireia Branch. and Nuugalo Jacinta Mauga for stunning images of the Mama's.

Marama Malama: Te Manavā Moana Women
P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A. Inc Commemorates 50 Years in Porirua
20 June–16 August 2026
Bottle Creek Gallery
A celebration of 50 years of P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A. Inc, with portraits of esteemed Pacific women in Porirua photographed by Nu’ugalo Jacinta Mauga.

WINNER | Wellington Architecture Awards 2026▪️ Pātaka is beyond thrilled to be named a winner in the Enduring Architectu...
15/06/2026

WINNER | Wellington Architecture Awards 2026

▪️ Pātaka is beyond thrilled to be named a winner in the Enduring Architecture category at the Wellington Architecture Awards last week. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲+ for designing a whare that weaves kaupapa, brings people together, and endures!

▪️ Whether you visit us for culture, connection or you simply enjoy walking through our sun-soaked spine, we know Pātaka is deeply embedded into the Porirua community as well as the wider arts landscape of Aotearoa.

▪️ We would like to acknowledge too, the visionary planning and strategic investment 30 years ago by Darcy Nicholas and the Porirua City Council that shaped Pātaka into the award-winning facility it is today. Ngā mihi nui. 🖤

https://www.nzia.co.nz/news/2026/2026-wellington-architecture-awards-winners/

Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa - It's Sāmoa Language Week, and at Pātaka we would like to highlight the work of AXEL IVA, an a...
01/06/2026

Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa - It's Sāmoa Language Week, and at Pātaka we would like to highlight the work of AXEL IVA, an artist featured in IHI, an exhibition curated by Israel Randell and Ioana Gordon-Smith.

AXEL hails from the villages of Apolima and Iva, and was raised in Mangere, Tāmaki Makaurau. This is VILT, Axel's fale umu, an outdoor cooking house commonly found in Sāmoa. When Axel's father moved to Aotearoa, New Zealand, he built his own fale umu in the driveway of his Māngere home—a way to bring a piece of Sāmoa with him.

'Like his father’s construction, VILT balances nostalgia and reinvention. Made from materials more commonly used for roofing or greenhouses, it differs greatly from the more robust fale umu found in Sāmoa or what Axel describes as the “janky eyesore” of its Māngere version. Its fragile, ethereal form evokes a delicate tether to a sense of “home,” felt through memory or imagination. Its title blends family surnames while also nodding to “Virtual Instructor-Led Training,” a form of learning that happens at a distance.'

The 2026 theme for Samoa Language Week is "‘E afua mai i mauga tetele manuia o le 'nu'u - From the high mountains are the blessings of the village."

Emerging from Mangere Mountain, this construction is truly a blessing for our village here in Porirua.

IHI
Axel Iva, Te Ara Minhinnick and Ming Ranginui
On until 19 July 2026

Three emerging artists explore ihi — a charged inner force — by moving familiar forms into unfamiliar roles.

Check out Axel's website: https://www.axeliva.com/

📷 AXEL IVA, VILT, 2025, twinwall polycarbonate and PVC tubing
Courtesy of the artist. Image by Mark Tantrum

King’s Birthday weekend at Pātaka Art + Museum | On Monday 1 June Pātaka is open from 10am to 5pm + Cafe Kaizen is ope...
29/05/2026

King’s Birthday weekend at Pātaka Art + Museum | On Monday 1 June Pātaka is open from 10am to 5pm + Cafe Kaizen is open 9am to 3pm (kitchen closes 2pm). Nau mai hoki mai! Plenty of beautiful art works not to be missed - see you there 🖤

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘆𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗵𝘂𝗸𝗶𝘄𝗮: 𝗧𝗼𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗶 𝗧𝗼𝗶 is live! ▪️ From Saturday 23 May this proud display of works is open to the public. Wha...
22/05/2026

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘆𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗵𝘂𝗸𝗶𝘄𝗮: 𝗧𝗼𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗶 𝗧𝗼𝗶 is live!

▪️ From Saturday 23 May this proud display of works is open to the public. What a special time it was to have some of the Kahukiwa whānau for a private viewing tonight, with karakia led by Ngāti Toa.

▪️ Open from 23 May–13 July 2026
𝘏𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢̄𝘰𝘳𝘪 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘺𝘯 𝘒𝘢𝘩𝘶𝘬𝘪𝘸𝘢 (1938–2025), 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘞𝘢̄𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.

Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi is developed and toured by The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, in partnership with Te Manawa Museum.

Coming soon: 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 | 𝗡𝗴𝗮̄ 𝗔𝘁𝘂𝗮 𝗼̄ 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶13 June–19 July 2026Apex the Artist transforms Toi Gallery into an...
21/05/2026

Coming soon: 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 | 𝗡𝗴𝗮̄ 𝗔𝘁𝘂𝗮 𝗼̄ 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶
13 June–19 July 2026

Apex the Artist transforms Toi Gallery into an immersive, tamariki friendly, celebration of the Atua of Matariki. At the heart of Ngā Atua ō Matariki are nine twinkling portraits 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝘂𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗶 𝘁𝗼𝗶 (𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴).

For more information and to see how you can support this show, visit - https://www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/projects/nga-atua-o-matariki

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