2026
'Ake, Ake, Ake!'
Programme
announcing our 2026 offerings
Taki Rua is excited to announce our 2026 programme.
We will be touring three shows in 2026 and featuring a Main Bill Show at Circa Theatre.
Rangatahi Tour
WAENGA
In collaboration with Hurō Productions
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Waenga follows Connie, a fiery, quick-witted young wāhine caught in the crossfire of chasing her dreams and an unexplainable visit to a place she doesn’t belong.
Alongside her is Grayson, a junior defence lawyer navigating the complexities of the legal system while trying to uphold his identity and mana motuhake.
Waenga will tour to High Schools in the following regions
9-17 March 2026 - Wellington
18-20 March 2026 - Dunedin
23 March 2026 - Timaru/Temuka
24-27 March 2026 - Christchurch
School bookings will be priced at $10.00 per person and will need a min of 100 attendees.
If you are interested in booking a performance in your school,
get in touch with us at info@takirua.co.nz for more details OR fill in the booking form HERE
Main Bill Production
NOT IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
By Jamie McCaskill
Directed by Maaka Pohatu, Parekawa Finlay, and Paul McLaughlin
Starring Hariata Moriarty
CIRCA Theatre
Taki Rua Productions presents ‘Not In Our Neighbourhood’
Featuring Hariata Moriarty, this gripping New Zealand drama follows a group of women whose lives intersect at a moment of change. Told through the lens of a filmmaker, the story unfolds in quiet, unexpected ways, revealing what sits beneath the surface, in the spaces between what is said and left unsaid.
With warmth, tension, and flashes of humour, this intimate and affecting work asks you to look closer and consider what might be happening just beyond view.
NOT IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
will play at CIRCA Theatre 22nd May - 13th June
Tickets for this show will be available from the CIRCA Website
Te Reo Māori Season
RERE ATU TAKU POI
By Bea Joblin
Adapted from the book by Tangaroa Paul
Taki Rua Productions presents the return of acclaimed show 'Rere Atu Taku Poi'
Winner of the 2025 PAYPA Production of the Year Award!
Rangi loves doing haka but performing poi is his favourite - even though his classmates say it's just for girls. When the lead poi performer falls sick before a school performance, Rangi has to take her place. How will the other students and audience react - 'Surely a boy can't lead the poi?'
Rere Atu Taku Poi will tour to kura in the following regions
3-7 AUGUST - Kāpiti/Palmerston North/Whanganui/New Plymouth
10-14 AUGUST - Waikato
17-21 AUGUST - North Auckland/Wellsford/Whangarei/Bay of Islands
24-28 AUGUST - Far North/Orewa/Thames/Tauranga
31 AUGUST-4 SEPTEMBER - Bay of Plenty/Gisborne
7-11 SEPTEMBER - Uawa/Waihi/Hawke's Bay
14-18 SEPTEMBER - Central Hawke's Bay/Wairarapa
21-24 SEPTEMBER - Wellington/Porirua/Hutt Region
If you are interested in booking a performance in your school,
get in touch with us at info@takirua.co.nz for more details OR fill in the booking form HERE
Tātarakihi Tour
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KAHUKURA AO LELEI
By Renee Iosefa
This children’s play tells the story of Kahukura and Ao Lelei, a brother and sister from Aotearoa and Samoa.
They follow the rainbow across the Pacific in search of answers to climate change. Along the way, they meet friends of the forest, the river, the stars, and the ocean.
They learn that the answers are in nature – but it is people who must make the change.
Kahukura Ao Lelei will tour to community venues and kura in the following regions
24-30 OCTOBER - Nelson/Motueka/Blenheim/Kaikoura
2-6 NOVEMBER - Christchurch
9-13 NOVEMBER - Timaru/Oamaru
16-20 NOVEMBER - Dunedin/Invercargill
23-27 NOVEMBER - Wellington
If you are interested in booking a performance in your school,
get in touch with us at info@takirua.co.nz for more details OR fill in the booking form HERE
Tickets and venues for community shows will be released in 2026