Te Papa Learning

11/06/2026

Matariki is known by many names across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa 🌌✨While the kupu may differ from place to place, the themes of remembrance, connection, reflection, and looking ahead are shared across many of our Pacific cultures 💛

As we get ready to celebrate Matariki, we celebrate not only the rising of the stars, but the deep connections that exist across our moana, our languages, and our peoples 🌊✨

📣 This year, to celebrate te reo Māori and the shared histories of Aotearoa and the wider Pacific, The Warehouse and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (the Māori Language Commission) have produced a limited-edition kākahu (clothing) range for Matariki. Coming soon!

Kia Kaha te Reo Māori | Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

07/06/2026

Looking for a Matariki themed Kahoot for your classroom?
We got you covered - click on the short link below or search: Matariki on Kahoot and you will see our quiz tile there :)
Karawhiua! :)
https://rb.gy/7xnucf

02/06/2026

You cann still visit this amazing artwork - 'āiga - created by Salome Tanuvasa and 58 students from Tava'e - the sāmoan biligual unit at Naenae Primary School

02/06/2026

Tālofa lava! Try these phrases in Gagana Samoa - the Samoan language - to celebrate Samoa Language Week.

Tālofa lava! Try these phrases in Gagana Samoa - the Samoan language - to celebrate Samoa Language Week 🗣️

Visit to our website for more language resources and ways to celebrate 🎉 https://bit.ly/4jwdKhR

27/05/2026

25/05/2026

Titirohia tēnei rauemi hou. New resouce alert 🔥 ⚠️ 📢 👀.
'He Kupu toi, He Toi Kupu"
The power of words found in the national art collection.
This is great chance find new fun ways to engage with language and art.
Featuring artworks from:
Michael Parekowhai, Peter Robinson, Mary-Louise Brown, Joanna Paul, Daniel Malone and more.
Fun word play, crosswords, binary code , and other creative challenges.
Check it out today 👍

Discover and play with the power of kupu (words) found in the National Art Collection Te Papa.

22/05/2026

He toi ora, he toi tupu.

[JUST ANNOUNCED] He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving is a major new long-term exhibition opening at Te Papa this 29 August.

Bringing together 147 taonga from the Te Papa collections, the exhibition includes works dating back to the 1300s and those of leading contemporary carvers, revealing whakairo as a practice steeped in history, cultural identity and a living, evolving artform.

He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving | Opens 29 August.
Find out more here: https://tepapa.nz/HeToiWhakairo

21/05/2026

https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/22/maori-carving-exhibition-spanning-700-years-to-open-at-te-papa/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR8XfNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE4TzRBNzhzeWM3SGMyQUJac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlYWBG2rcsrxnoBnVqRvw6CjekYLomzhRugdq-O61xGpBpVZsvCn6kOtsked_aem__vtV3BZt7gtDPkPV3wXSBQ

Major showcase in Wellington will be the first time many of the taonga have been publicly displayed.

10/05/2026

Noa'ia - this week is Rotuma Language Week - Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta🌟
The Rotuma community has chosen this year's theme as: "Ȧf'ȧk, putua, a'pumuạ'ȧk ma rak'ȧk 'os fäega ma 'os ag fak Rotuma, la se maoen 'e 'os tore"
This translates to: Treasure, nurture and teach our Rotuman language and culture so it may live on through generations

head over to the Ministry for Pacific Peoples website for more resources and info https://www.mpp.govt.nz/programmes-and-funding/pacific-languages/pacific-language-weeks/rotuman-language-week/

Try some phrases in Fäeag Rotuạm ta - the Rotuman language - to celebrate Rotuma Language Week 🗣️

Have a go at these Rotuman words and phrases this week, and head to our website for more language resources.