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matARiki AR Magic Quest
Sat
11 Jul
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Sat
18 Jul
2026
Celebrate Matariki with an interactive outdoor experience for the whole whānau.
Celebrate Matariki with an interactive outdoor experience for the whole whānau. The matARiki AR Magic Quest invites families to explore the matARiki Sculpture Trail through a guided adventure enhanced with augmented reality on 11 and 18 July.
Artists will share insights into the creative process, technology, and storytelling behind the digital sculptures. Using your own smartphone or tablet (or one of ours), you’ll uncover hidden virtual artworks that bring the trail to life in a whole new way.
The matARiki Sculpture Trail is a groundbreaking, free, and interactive augmented reality (AR) exhibition held in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, during the Matariki festival period. The trail brings together traditional Māori, or mātauranga Māori, with modern digital technology, allowing participants to use their smartphones or tablets to view and interact with 3D digital sculptures.
With four sessions to choose from, the
Children must be supervised at all times.
Event Dates
July 11, 2026
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11:00 am
July 11, 2026
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1:00 pm
July 18, 2026
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11:00 am
July 18, 2026
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1:00 pm
Workshop
Join our hands-on Popping Boba workshop. You’ll learn the science behind these juicy flavour bursts and create your own colourful popping pearls from scratch. Experiment with flavours, get creative with colours, and discover how to turn simple ingredients into something seriously cool. Best of all, you’ll get to take your homemade boba home (if you don’t eat it first!). Registrations essential.
7 Jul
Workshop
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14 Aug
Talk / lecture
Inachord Singers Tauranga are proud to invite you to a warm, community‑minded afternoon with Southland soprano treasure Deborah Wai Kapohe. Deborah will share stories from her extensive and varied professional career — a life lived across opera, contemporary Māori music, musical theatre, songwriting, guitar performance, arts leadership, and law. Bring a cushion (though seats provided!) and your favourite mug to maximise feeling at home, and settle into a relaxed, family‑friendly atmosphere as she opens the door to her creative world with humour, insight, and generosity. Following an intensive workshop the day prior, the afternoon will also feature a small selection of songs from both Deborah Wai Kapohe and Inachord Singers Tauranga, offering a gentle touch of live music to complement the storytelling. With afternoon tea available, free tickets for children under twelve and a portion of proceeds supporting local charities, this gathering promises inspiration, wonder, beauty, and through fellowship, genuine community spirit. Come for the stories, stay for the songs, leave with connection.
23 Aug
