Diane Stoppard, Papanui Polamalu, 2019, Silver gelatin print. Courtesy Hihiaua Cultural Centre 1
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Me Anga Whakamua – Facing the Future, a touring exhibition that explores the enduring impact of the first encounters between Māori and Europeans, opens at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata in Wellington on Thursday, 20 March 2025 and runs until Sunday 15 June 2025. The exhibition, developed by the Hihiaua Cultural Centre in Whangārei, brings together the powerful voices of tangata whenua and stunning portrait photography by Diane Stoppard, which captures Māori perspectives on the past and their hopes for the future, featuring emotive portraits alongside personal stories and aspirations.
Accompanying the exhibition is a book edited by Janet Hetaraka, which features the same striking portraits and the reflective voices of tangata whenua. This book is part of the Tuia 250 legacy, marking 250 years since the first encounters between Māori and Pākehā in 1769. Supported by Te Au Marie Trust and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, the project was launched to inspire conversations about Aotearoa’s collective journey forward.
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Me Anga Whakamua – Facing the Future, a touring exhibition that explores the enduring impact of the first encounters between Māori and Europeans, opens at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata in Wellington on Thursday, 20 March 2025 and runs until Sunday 15 June 2025. The exhibition, developed by the Hihiaua Cultural Centre in Whangārei, brings together the powerful voices of tangata whenua and stunning portrait photography by Diane Stoppard, which captures Māori perspectives on the past and their hopes for the future, featuring emotive portraits alongside personal stories and aspirations.
Accompanying the exhibition is a book edited by Janet Hetaraka, which features the same striking portraits and the reflective voices of tangata whenua. This book is part of the Tuia 250 legacy, marking 250 years since the first encounters between Māori and Pākehā in 1769. Supported by Te Au Marie Trust and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, the project was launched to inspire conversations about Aotearoa’s collective journey forward.
