Kua hoki mai te koekoeā – The koekoeā has returned
11 October 2025 - 11 October 2025
10.00 am–2.00 pm
Region(s): Wellington
Type(s): experiences
Join Te Papa for a day of free activities for tamariki, celebrating the return of kōanga spring. Watch kapa haka performances, make your own crafts, get your face painted and learn about the manu and plants that signal spring has arrived.
Aimed at young whānau, tamariki aged 2–12 years old.
Where | Ki hea: Rongomaraeroa, the marae; Te Taiao | Nature; Bush City; and Toi Art, Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, 55 Cable Street, Wellington.
More information will be shared soon. To book your places, please email publicprogrammes@tepapa.govt.nz.
A free, bookable session for Deaf tamariki and their whānau led by a Deaf facilitator, with NZSL Interpreters. 18 places available, at 10.30am–11.30am.
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