Nau Mai, Haere Mai
He rōpū whakaari Māori a
Taki Rua ki Pōneke kua horapa ki te motu whānui.
Ko tā mātou he tuku, he tono, he whakawhanake hoki i ngā whakaaritanga mā roto i te tirohanga Māori, he tautoko hoki i ngā mahi o te ao whakaari whānui.
Taki Rua Productions is a national, kaupapa Māori performing arts organisation based in Pōneke.
We produce, commission and develop theatre works through a distinctively Māori lens, while advocating for the wider industry.
Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere tickets are now on sale!
Hōtaka mō 2024
Taki Rua Productions is excited to present Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere in a highly engaging, 30-minute piece of theatre in te reo Māori specially for tamariki and their whānau.
Suitable for young children of all backgrounds, Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere is on tour around the South Island from October 20th- November 13th.
Inspired by the beloved children’s story 'The Kuia and the Spider' by Patricia Grace with illustrations by Robyn Kahukiwa, Jamie McCaskill’s original Te Reo Māori Season play has been shortened with under 5s in mind.
Performed completely in te reo Māori, Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere is the untold story of the Kuia and her relationship with Pūpai the spider.
While in the midst of their daily bickering, Kuia and Pūpai are suddenly transported from their home in Paekākāriki into the world of spiders. There, they must work together to save Spider World from the human world's suburban sprawl.
The 3-week, South Island tour opens in Christchurch before heading to Timaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, Queenstown, Alexandra, Hokitika, Westport, Motueka, Nelson and Blenheim.
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