NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, WELCOME TO WHIRINAKI WHARE TAONGA. Plan your visit, buy tickets, and discover what's on here.
Current Exhibitions
Darcy Nicholas
Land of My Ancestors
25 Jul - 18 Oct 2026
A deeply personal retrospective honouring whakapapa and legacy, bringing together six decades of work in one landmark exhibition.
8 Aug – 18 Oct 2026
Oho Mai brings together three contemporary Māori artists Garry Nicholas, Joanne Kahui, and Stephen Thorpe showcasing new work grounded in kaupapa Māori.
Image: Raranga kete, Joanne Kahui, harakeke, 2026.
17 Aug – 22 Nov 2026
Ōrongomai Tū Tonu celebrates 50 years of Ōrongomai Marae, honouring its history, people, and enduring role as a living place of identity, community, and belonging.
Image: Ōrongomai Marae 1988; whare whakairo detail; koruru and ridge beam (tāhuhu), photography by Eric Wood, 1988, courtesy of Upper Hutt City Library.
What's On?
18 Oct 2026 | 3.00pm
Tickets from $10.00
Upper Hutt Piano Trust presents their annual Piano Scholarship Concert featuring Lana Ritchie, recipient of the Upper Hutt Piano Trust Scholarship.
Wind and Wonder
14 and 21 Jan 2027 | 10.00am - 2.00pm
Free entry. No bookings required
A chime making workshop.
Download a copy of the Whirinaki Whare Taonga Seasons Brochure for July - December 2026