Haerenga | Noa Hāmana

Haerenga by noa hāmana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kura, Ngāti Toa) explores Māori migration and its continuation in the 21st century. Waves of dispersal across Moana-nui-a-Kiwa brought interludes of radical cultural adaptation, generating ancestral stories that hold mana and connect tangata Māori to whakapapa. Migration holds a paradox of possibility and loss, raising questions of choice, push, and pull—echoed today in movement from Aotearoa to Australia. Rooted in colonial economic histories, these cross-colony pathways have long carried the weight of displacement. Haerenga returns to submerged dreams and forgotten stories, revealing culture as fluid, interconnected, and continually redefined.
1 Ponsonby Road
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 4pm
Gallery 3
Opening event: Wednesday, 24 Jun, 5 - 7pm