Te Ahu

28/05/2026

14/05/2026

Atamira Dance - Rongo Whakapa opened last night to a wonderful auidence. We feel so blessed to have this performance in our community. Please come and support the final performance

Closing Night Tonight Thursday 14th May
Doors open at 7 pm Show starts 7.30 pm.
Entry is through the Cinema Foyer so if you are parking in the Main Carpark at the back please enter through the green gates onto the deck area. Door Sales available with Eftpos - No Cash Sales
Online Bookings: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/.../rongo-whakapa.../kaitaia
Don't miss out on this amazing performance See lessOpening Night - Doors open at 7 pm Show starts 7.30 pm.
Entry is through the Cinema Foyer so if you are parking in the Main Carpark at the back please enter through the green gates onto the deck area. Door Sales available with Eftpos - No Cash Sales
Online Bookings: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/.../rongo-whakapa.../kaitaia
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12/05/2026

Opening Night - Doors open at 7 pm Show starts 7.30 pm.
Entry is through the Cinema Foyer so if you are parking in the Main Carpark at the back please enter through the green gates onto the deck area. Door Sales available with Eftpos - No Cash Sales
Online Bookings: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/rongo-whakapa-kaitaia/kaitaia
Don't miss out on this amazing performance

13/04/2026

BLOOD DRIVE - Te Ahu Main Hall

18/03/2026

ATAMIRA DANCE COMPANY - Presents Rongo Whakapa
Te Ahu Main Hall Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th May.

An intimate and shared exploration of presence, connection, and community through dance.

Tickets are available on the link below:
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/rongo-whakapa-kaitaia/kaitaia
Rongo Whakapā, the debut choreographic work by Brydie Colquhoun (Ngāpuhi),, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most captivating Māori contemporary dance artists, invites audiences to slow down, witness and connect.

In a time of increasing disconnection, we enter an intimate environment where six dancers respond to each other and a shifting space. Tensions between individualism and community are explored through entrancing movement, immersive sound design by Eden Mulholland, and distinctive spatial design by Rowan Pierce.

Building the foundational shape of this work are conversations, interviews, and wānanga with Mātanga Mātauranga Māori, whānau, colleagues, and friends around intimacy and connection in our contemporary lives. The language is shaped by Brydie’s extensive embodied knowledge and whakapapa of movement practice as both a practitioner and teacher of contemporary dance technique, contact improvisation and durational improvisation.
Rongo Whakapā, meaning “sense of touch,” gently explores shifts toward decolonising performance spaces, proposing new ways, or perhaps old ways, of gathering and encountering.

Atamira Dance Company is honoured to support this significant milestone in the evolving landscape of Māori contemporary dance. Having premiered in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland July 2025, Rongo Whakapā will tour to ONEONESIX in Whangārei 29 April-1 May, Turner Centre in Kerikeri 7-8 May and Te Ahu Hall in Kaitaia 13-14 May.

10/03/2026

We have a new exhibition at Te Ahu Artspace - The talented Theona Turner

09/03/2026

SAVE THIS DATE - Fabulous opportunity to support our local artists who will be showcasing their wares

10/02/2026

TE AHU - Wednesday 25th Feb 11 am - 1 pm