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Date Te rā me te wā
07 Nov 2025 - 01 Jul 2026
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Price Utu hoko
Free entry with museum entry
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Location Te wāhi
New Zealand Maritime Museum -
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Te Moana-nui-a-Toi, an area largely unknown and rarely visited by most Aucklanders, comes alive through storytelling, ocean science, mātauranga Māori, contemporary art, and the voices of tangata whenua (Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea).
The exhibition reveals how both the giants and the smallest creatures play vital roles in maintaining the balance of this thriving marine world. Each year, these species gather in abundance during the seasonal upwelling of food-rich waters, a natural rhythm that has sustained life here for thousands of years. Today, that lifeforce is under pressure from climate change and human activity.
Through interactives, compelling stories, and voices grounded in whakapapa, Ngā Huhua: Abundance invites you to deepen your connection to the moana and feel inspired to help protect this extraordinary place.
This exhibition is presented in partnership with Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea, the mana whenua (customary guardians) of Aotea Great Barrier Island, whose whakapapa (ancestry) traces back to Toi, and whose people welcomed Kupe into Rangitāwhiri (Tryphena Harbour).
Exhibition is FREE with museum entry Photo: R Robinson www.depth.co.nz
Location Te wāhi
New Zealand Maritime MuseumCorner of Quay and Hobson Street, Auckland 1140
Plan your routeGetting there Te huarahi ki reira
The Museum is a short walk from the centre of town and Britomart station. There are also parking buildings nearby on Pakenham St East and Market Lane.