Making the most of its renovated museum, Hamilton City Council is commemorating Waitangi Day with an awesome city event at Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum and Gallery.
Building on the Museum’s long standing Waitangi Day programme, this year will be a large-scale event with food trucks, live music, weaving workshops, and puppet shows for the kids. Enjoy guided riverside history tours to learn about paa sites, gallery tours focused on Te Tiriti, and after-hours activities at the Museum.
The event opens at 10am with a welcome from Mayor Paula. Full schedule to come soon!
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Schedule
Here's the overview of our festival.
10am | Karakia whakatimata Official opening with Mayor Paula Southgate |
10.15am - 5pm | Performances, food trucks, live music outside the Museum |
10am - 5pm | Drop-in crafts |
10.15am - 11am | Te Rito puppet show |
11.15am - 12pm | AIO puppetry workshop - Register online |
11am - 12pm | Riverside history tour - Register online |
12pm - 12.45pm | Timeline gallery tour - Register online |
1pm - 2pm | Riverside history tour - Register online |
1.15pm - 2pm | Te Rito puppet show |
2.15pm - 3pm | AIO puppetry workshop - Register online |
2pm - 2.45pm | Timeline gallery tour - Register online |
5.30pm - 6.30pm |
'Rewi’s Last Stand' movie screening - Register online |
7pm - 9pm | 'Ka Whawhai Tonu' movie screening - Register online |
All events are free to attend. Registration may be required for some events which have limited capacity. Bookings will open from Tuesday 28th January when this webpage is updated.
Please note: entry fees apply for Astronomy Photographer of the Year and for Exscite.
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Last updated 20 January 2025