Tuia 250 ki Tāmaki Makaurau
Friday 25 – Monday 28 October
Labour Weekend Timetable
Welcoming the Flotilla
Friday 25 October
12pm Tuia 250 Voyagnig Flotilla sails into Waitematā Harbour and birth in Maritime Museum marina. The public is invited to greet the vessels from the end of Princes Wharf.
2pm Powhiri for flotilla crews. Eastern Viaduct Carpark. All public welcome
Open vessel tours
Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October
10am - 4pm, free
Monday 28th
10am-1pm, free (NB. Limited vessels open on Monday)
MARITIME MUSEUM:
Get up close to the Tuia 250 Flotilla vessels – learn about Pacific voyaging, navigation techniques and histories with the waka hourua Haunui, Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti and Tahitian va’a tipaerua Fa’afaite.
PRINCES WHARF:
Explore one of the world’s most accurate replicas – the HMB Endeavour – or board a gaff-rigged schooner – the R. Tucker Thompson – or imagine your next adventure sailing on the Spirit of New Zealand. Crew will host talks and activities.
- Bookings to be made on the day, first in first served
- Book and board Māori and Pacific waka from the Maritime Museum concourse
- Book and board European tall ships from Princes Wharf
On-land Activities
Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October
10am - 4pm, free
Monday 28th
10am-1pm, free
NB, Free Maritime Museum Entry for all over Labour weekend
Tuia Mātauranga and Pacific Voyaging Education
Maritime Room and Maritime Museum Learning Centre (access via Princes Wharf or via the Maritime Museum)
Beneath the stunning Stardome, and with a large scale interactive star compass, learn more about the practice of celestial navigation - the art and science of finding your way by the sun, moon, stars, and planets.
Join the crews of Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti, Fa’afaite and Haunui waka as they bring to life Māori astronomy and the navigation techniques of the earliest Te Moananui a Kiwa voyagers.
Tākiri Live: Tā Moko, Whakairo and Māori Tapa
See live artist demonstrations throughout the Museum.
Join us over Tuia 250 ki Tāmaki Makaurau Labour Weekend for live artist demonstrations showcasing the themes and artworks in our contemporary art exhibition, Tākiri: An Unfurling.
The museum will come alive with artists demonstrating the craft used to create their work:
- Tā moko with Moko Smith, Uhi Tapu
- Tā moko and whakairo with Jason Porter, Mokorau
- Māori tapa demonstration with Nikau Hindin