Welcome to our award-winning museum, home of the region's taonga and other treasures.
Come and experience the magic of Matariki as the MTG Education Suite is transformed into a whare tapere. Here, ākonga will listen to pūrākau about Matariki and participate in a range of ngā tākaro (games) and other entertaining activities. Following the activities, tamariki will visit the Nature Culture gallery and use digital technologies to kōrero about toi seen in the exhibition.
Learning Areas and Strands: Aotearoa NZ Histories, The Arts, Social Sciences, Digital Technologies
Duration: 1.5 hours
Suitable for: Year 1 - 6, maximum 30 students
Availability: Term 2, 2023
Cost: $2.50 per student
The education programme
Based in the museum classroom, your students will:
Listen to the story of Matariki, presented using a shadow box
Take part in a variety of hands-on, traditional Māori games
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