Museum at Te Ahu

29/05/2026

Sound check! Check out Emily Pio ~ reo version of the Cranberries ‘Linger’ Kia Aotearoa-ngia te ao pāpaoho. 12noon kick off! Come to Te Ahu Hall, Full line up of local music for ‘Our Sounds Our Spaces’ NZ Music Month 2026 🎼🎤🎶🌺

25/05/2026

“Sing with us, Toia mai he waka, he waka nei, haere mai rā haere mai…🎶”
Haere atu rā e Jools.. E tangi ana, e mihi ana, moe mai rā e Dame Jools Topp.

Aroha tino nui, our condolences to Dame Lynda, Bruce & Jean.

Fitting it is NZ Music Month as we mourn the passing of a national taonga, musical legend Jools Topp.

The Topp Twins are incomparable, a twin sister duo that gave us decades of rich harmonies, blending folk music, country, yodeling, waiata Māori and sharp, character-driven comedy.

Beloved & respected as activists & entertainers as young “Untouchable Girls” busking in the 70’s & 80’s their street shows became so massive that they were taken to court in 1989 for obstructing a footpath on Queen Street, Auckland.

Unflinching advocates for social justice, they sung folk & protest songs on many hikoi & Māori land occupations, their special blend of musical humour graced triathlons & speedway races, from A&P shows to the Pasifika festival & countless stages in town halls to screens across the nation. Their tv series celebrated while critically assessing our country - particularly ‘kiwi culture’ with unforgettable laugh out loud antics of comedic characters, like the iconic Camp Leader, Camp Mother, Ken & Ken.

Watch Jools & Lynda as the twin-set Dilly & Prue singing out a Xmas festival audience in 2020 with their ditty ‘Pukana & Pearls.’

Gracious to the end.
“We love you, see ya darling.”

20/05/2026

We are proud to be working with TOI OHO SOUND to bring a FREE LIVE CONCERT to the stage at Te Ahu Community Hall next Saturday 30th May for "Our Sounds Our Spaces" May 2026 NZ Music Month - stay tuned for the exciting line up!

He mihi nui ~ Our thanks to the Far North Regional Museum Trust in association with Far North District Council

28/04/2026

Locals have only a few more days to 'sign' our ANZAC Autograph Wall with your whakaaro, add to the thoughts, messages of appreciation, sketches & sayings to acknowledge all those who have served from WWI to today. Lest We Forget.

24/04/2026

Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou ~ We will remember them.
This phrase honours fallen soldiers, particularly on Anzac Day. It signifies an enduring commitment to remembering the sacrifices made by the 28th Māori Battalion and all service personnel who died in wars and conflicts.
At the setting of the sun, and in the morning. We will remember them ~ I te tōnga o te rā, tae noa ki te ata. Ka maumahara mātou i a rātou.

22/04/2026

15/04/2026

Tomorrow at 10:30am we are starting our 'Putiputi' Flax Flower making workshop ~ if you haven't registered yet, let us know today :)

13/04/2026

NAU MAI 11am, Tuesday 14th April ~ Tomorrow we launch our special ANZAC Autograph Wall.
Our team will be ready with the source 'Autograph Book' for you to look through ~ Memories of Gallipoli: The Autograph Books of Sister Florence Duckett, offers rare & poignant personal perspectives on Gallipoli by reproducing and contextualising three original autograph books filled by wounded soldiers between 1915 and 1917.
Help us commemorate with your own message of remembrance, gratitude, humour, or a sketch or mihi maumahara. Arohatia ❤️ANZAC

30/10/2025

11am - Friday 31st October, NAU MAI, you are welcome to come along to a very special poetry reading with whaea Wiki Makiha, sharing her uniquely powerful storytelling voice with us at Te Ahu Museum, as part of the exhibition Kaa Ranga: He Wāhine He Whenua.