A Niu Dawn

Name: A Niu Dawn
Start: 2024-10-02T16:00:00+12:00
End: 2024-10-02T18:00:00+12:00
Location: 1 Ponsonby Road, Auckland, New Zealand 1021

Schedule

Wed Oct 02 2024 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC+12:00

Location

1 Ponsonby Road, Auckland, New Zealand 1021 | Auckland, AU

Linda Va'aelua, Elisabeth Kumaran, Siliga David Setoga, Gary Silipa, Sione Faletau & Christian Alaimoana-Turner
A group show of New Zealand-born Samoan and Tongan artists responding to the events of the Dawn Raids in the 1970s and its subsequent ramifications on Pasifika people in Aotearoa New Zealand. To allow for healing and understanding, A Niu Dawn challenges and educates on a dark and lesser known part of our recent history. ‘Niu’, the Samoan word for coconut (a derogatory term for Pasifika people), pronounced like ‘new’ suggests a fresh beginning.
The assistance of Creative New Zealand— Pacific Arts Strategy towards this exhibition is gratefully acknowledged.
1 Ponsonby Road
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 4pm
Galleries 1, 2 & Room 10: 3 Oct - 31 Oct
Opening event: Wednesday, 2 Oct, 5pm