Living on the Land: Tākata Whenua o Hakatere

Explore how the natural resources of our region were used by Tākata Whenua. This workshop involves handling taonga from our collection, including tools from the archaeological dig at Whakanui. Depending on your classes’ needs, we can focus on the technological aspects of these objects, or on the social history of Mahika Kai and the loss of these resources through Kemp’s Deed.

Extend this programme with a harakeke weaving workshop, learning about the tikanga and history of this precious plant while making a small craft to take home. Harakeke will be provided depending on seasonal availability, with paper weaving as a substitute.