Tūranga Exhibitions

Find out about the current exhibition at Tūranga, and what's coming up. Te Pito Huarewa Gallery located on Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2 and houses exhibitions that reflect the cultural identity and history of Christchurch and Canterbury.

WHAIAO: 8 August – 29 November 2026

Ki te Whaiao, Ki te Ao Marama

Our worldviews are informed by the stories we are told, the connection to land and the people we learn from. For Māori, our ancient teachers are the world itself. Mātauranga Māori is a roadmap for how our tīpuna navigated these waters, lands and skies. WHAIAO is an exploration and celebration of Māori worldviews and the items we are humbly able to hold in our collections at Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi Christchurch City Libraries.

Whakaroko - Listen

Listen to an introduction to the exhibition.

I te reo Māori

In English

What's on

WHAIAO Photos

View photos of the WHAIAO exhibition

WHAIAO in the news

Tahu News reporter Shakayla Andrews-Alapaki finds out about the WHAIAO exhibition. Watch on YouTube.

More Tūranga exhibitions

Did they really do that? Cantabrians' quests for world records

Did they really do that? World records and famous firsts!

Learn more about world records! Our Did they really do that? exhibition about Cantabrian world record attempts runs 4 July-30 August 2026.

Tuakiri

World records (and attempts) achieved by Cantabrians!

Photos from Canterbury Stories capturing local world record attempts over the years.

Positioning Ourselves Between Body and Machine

Kluge by pip adam & Nova by Tim Corballis are novels that explore Technology and AI. Hong reports from a WORD session with the two authors.

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Behind the Curtain: A Court Theatre Exhibition: 29 July to 25 September

Behind the Curtain exhibition, part of a series

Sep 9th, All day

Tūranga

A stunning exhibition of the costumes, props and set from the Court Theatre’s recent production of The Importance of Being Earnest.

Positioning Ourselves Between Body and Machine

Kluge by pip adam & Nova by Tim Corballis are novels that explore Technology and AI. Hong reports from a WORD session with the two authors.

hongwangccl

Into The Valley: Crime and Punishment with Asher Emanuel

"The Valley is an incredible work and a view into systems & how they operate in a way many of us never encounter." Troy reports from WORD.

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Chaotically theatrical: Jo Randerson's Secret Art Powers

Moata reports back from a "theatrical lecture" by Jo Randerson as part of WORD Christchurch 2026 that's full of the unexpected.

Moata

All the World's a Stage

For lovers of theatre! Titles to accompany Behind the Curtain: The Making of the Importance of Being Earnest exhibition and tie-in events.

Tūranga exhibitions

Digital Exhibitions

Visit Tūranga and other libraries to see regular exhibitions of heritage images from Canterbury Stories - and see them online too.

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