He Tukutuku Auahatanga: Maureen Lander with Community
14 Jun - 12 Oct 2025
Maureen Lander returns to the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery with an extensive exhibition which will include collaborative installations with weavers, children and community members.
Dr. Maureen Lander MNZM (Ngāpuhi, Te Hikutū) a celebrated installation artist, presents a major collaborative exhibition that focuses on shared learning and explores ideas of kaitiakitanga, whanaungatanga, and the connections between whakapapa and raranga.
Over 100+ artists have been involved in the making of the four large-scale fibre installations on display. You are invited to become a collaborator as well – within this exhibition there is a making-space where you can become a ‘star weaver.’ Gift the first star you make to the Star Waka installation and receive someone else’s as a gift to take home.
Nau Mai! Haere Mai!
Project Partners
- Te Ara Taiao, Ngā Manu Pīkoko
- Te Ahi Mutunga Kore, Auckland War Memorial Museum
- Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Exhibition Partner
- Natural Paint Company
Residency Partners
- Creative New Zealand
- Friends of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
Opening Day Programme
10.30AM – 12PM MOURI WAI, MOURI TANGATA: THE NEXT GENERATION OF KAITIAKI SHARE THEIR STORY
Hear from Ngā Manu Pīkoko, youth leaders, who have collaborated with lead artist Maureen Lander to create Ngā Puna Waiora 1993/2025, a fibre installation focused on kaitiakitanga and hauora. Ngā Manu Pīkoko will share their connection to local awa, kiwi, and whenua, and their passion for the environment and cultural heritage.
1 – 2PM ENTWINED PERSPECTIVES: A TOUR WITH THE ARTISTS
Join Maureen Lander and collaborating artists present for the exhibition opening as they share insights into the ideas and processes behind their work. Together, they will consider how knowledge systems—both inherited and emergent—are woven into a collective form.
2.30 – 3.30PM HE TAUIRA, HE TAURA, HEI TAUIRA
Be inspired to engage with and revive the playful mix of innovation and tradition evidenced in the small kete made by our kuia. Join five of the artists involved in the kete iti kaupapa, Bethany Matai Edmunds, Kiriana O’Connell, Makareta Jahnke, Nadia Tamihana and Audra Potaka as they discuss the mātauranga Māori gained from participating in the project.