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Exhibitions at Our City O-Tautahi have been postponed until further notice. Please contact fiona.clayton@ccc.govt.nz if you have any queries or require any further information.
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Our City O-Tautahi premises is still being assessed by structural engineers. It is unclear as to whether or not this exhibition is able to go ahead as planned. Please keep checking back for up to date information.
Takapuneke, c.1925. Jessie Buckland photograph, Akaroa Museum Collection.
Nga Roimata o Takapuneke: Tears of Takapuneke
Admission: Free
Nga Roimata o Takapuneke: Tears of Takapuneke is dedicated to those Ngai Tahu tipuna whose lives, loves, dreams and fears were played out in the Akaroa landscape. The peaks, valleys and bays of the harbour are imbued with their histories. This exhibition is a celebration of the rich cultural landscape that is their legacy.
Nga Roimata translates as 'the tears' and is a dual reference to both Nga Roimata, the daughter of Te Maiharanui (the Upoko Ariki of Ngai Tahu in the early 19th century) and also to the deep sadness associated with Takapuneke where a series of tragic events unfolded in the 1830s that led to the deaths of Te Maiharanui, Nga Roimata and many other Ngai Tahu people.
Using images, text and oral history interviews, the exhibition places the history of Takapuneke within the wider cultural landscape of Akaroa Harbour. A selection of significant taonga from the Akaroa area provide a superb and meaningful addition to the exhibition which is a collaborative project of Akaroa Museum, Akaroa Civic Trust, Onuku Runanga, New Zealand Historic Places Trust and Canterbury Museum.
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