Te Tangi a Te Tūi

He karanga nō te kainga.

Pulling us heart first back to the ngāhere. The Tūī soaks up the world around it and responds in song. Though beautiful, its tune is now a faint echo of what it once was when Aotearoa was blanketed in the ngāhere, flutes of patupaiarehe filled the trees and Māori alone walked gently upon their mother.

Proudly presented by TSB Showplace, this collaboration between kaupapa Māori theatre company, Te Pou Theatre and circus theatre company, The Dust Palace, is an evocative narrative of love and loss between Māori and the natural world in the face of colonial impact.

Children under 12 months are permitted to sit on an adult's lap - subject to availability. Not applicable to the Gallery level.
Suitable for ages 10+
Contains strobe lighting and smoke effects
There are mature themes including violence