WakaāHapori

At the Foot of the Maunga, part of Auckland Arts Festival’s Whānui programme, is a project where the neighbouring suburbs of Tāmaki and Maungakiekie team up to transform public space. This exchange of ideas will see large-scale installations created within the communities and displayed in Onehunga and Panmure.

In association with TGTB Charitable Trust and led by artists Bobby MacDonald and Chantel Matthews, a series of workshops have been created to engage and invite the community to come along and assist in the making of these sculptural installations.

Waka ā Hapori

Venue: Onehunga Basin

A sculpture installation led by artist Chantel Matthews
The sculpture is a waka tētē (fishing canoe) inspired by traditions of trading at ports and the transportation of people and goods along the rivers.
The workshops included creating fish scales made from recycled milk bottles which adorn the waka.

Waka ā Hapori hopes to inspire a new voyage, connecting communities through history, art, kōrero and set the challenge to take guardianship of our land and sea.