Toi Mahara

Toi Mahara Toi MAHARA is the Kāpiti Coast District Gallery

Nau mai, haere mai

We showcase work by local, national and international artists.

Our award-winning building was designed by Athfield Architects and built by Crowe Construction. Core funding from Kāpiti Coast District Council, supported by:
Deane Endowment Trust
Philipp Family Foundation
Friends of Mahara and private donors
Waikanae Community Board
Creative Communities Kāpiti
Ngā Manu Nature Reserve
Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust
Te Wānanga o Raukawa
Picture Perfect Framing
Coast Access Radio 104.7FM
Kāpiti Signs
MaxiMarketing Services
Kāpiti News
BMC Law

art and poetry by Raumati artist Tim Roberts opened at Toi MAHARA today. ‘I don’t draw or paint, so much as play’ says T...
31/05/2026

art and poetry by Raumati artist Tim Roberts opened at Toi MAHARA today.

‘I don’t draw or paint, so much as play’ says Tim. Art and poetry have helped to ease his symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

Visit Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm. Entry is free.

28/05/2026

EXCITING WINTER EVENTS!

We're holding a wide range of art, music, culture and community events at the gallery from 13–28 June.

There is something for all ages and interests.

Find out more via the link in our bio

Expressing his wonder at the sky and universe has been the main theme of Shigemitsu Ohashi’s work as the 2025–26 summer ...
26/05/2026

Expressing his wonder at the sky and universe has been the main theme of Shigemitsu Ohashi’s work as the 2025–26 summer Resident Artist at The Kilns at Te Horo.

View his ceramic works as part of ‘Beyond the sky and at hand,’ on now at Toi MAHARA.

The Kilns at Te Horo

Brent Wong, 'Building and sphere', 1971View the work in person at Toi MAHARA, Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm. Entry is free.
25/05/2026

Brent Wong, 'Building and sphere', 1971

View the work in person at Toi MAHARA, Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm. Entry is free.

ANNOUNCING OUR WINTER LIVE ART SERIES!Sunday 13 June–Sunday 28 JuneFor the second year, our beautiful Te Manawa Toi | Co...
24/05/2026

ANNOUNCING OUR WINTER LIVE ART SERIES!
Sunday 13 June–Sunday 28 June

For the second year, our beautiful Te Manawa Toi | Coastlands Gallery will be a ‘blank canvas.’

We're holding a range of art, music and community events for all ages and all interests to celebrate the mid-winter month of June and Matariki.

Make art, join The Brent Wong Fan Club, learn how to buy art like an expert, go on a torchlight tour of Toi MAHARA and much more!

Find out more: https://toimahara.nz/events/live-art-toi-mahara-2/

Last week to view the artwork by members of Te Ara Korowai. Exhibition closes on Sunday 24 May. 📸 Ryan B McCauley
23/05/2026

Last week to view the artwork by members of Te Ara Korowai.

Exhibition closes on Sunday 24 May.

📸 Ryan B McCauley

Seasons, tides and even the movement of the earth we stand on are all driven in part by the gravitational pull of the mo...
19/05/2026

Seasons, tides and even the movement of the earth we stand on are all driven in part by the gravitational pull of the moon. The moon also subtly affects our own moods and activities.

View Shigemitsu Ohashi’s ceramic recreation of the moon and other planets in his exhibition ‘Beyond the sky and at hand’ on now at Toi MAHARA.

📸 Ryan B McCauley

Work by members of Te Ara Korowai is on show at Toi MAHARA. Selected work is for sale.
18/05/2026

Work by members of Te Ara Korowai is on show at Toi MAHARA. Selected work is for sale.

For more than fifty years, Brent Wong has been one of New Zealand’s most distinctive and enduring artists. Toi MAHARA is...
17/05/2026

For more than fifty years, Brent Wong has been one of New Zealand’s most distinctive and enduring artists.

Toi MAHARA is showing a selection of his work from the 1970s to 1990s.

Visit the exhibition Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm.

Image: Brent Wong, Anarchy, 1971

Address

20 Mahara Place
Waikanae

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+6449026242

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