Learn about raumati with free family-friendly activities, workshops and performances at Te Papa.
In te ao Māori, summer is known as raumati. During the summer months, Rehua is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
There is a well-known whakataukī, ‘Te tātarakihi, te pihareinga; ko ngā manu ēnā o Rehua’ (the locust and the cricket are Rehua’s songbirds), because these creatures sing when the heat of summer has arrived.
Come along and learn about ngā manu a rehua and the other creatures who are active in te taiao during the summer months.
Activities include:
- learn about kihikihi from Lead Curator Invertebrates Julia Kasper
- summer creation and waiata station
- explore Bush City and create manu sounds with taonga puoro
- face painting
- a quiet space with games.
Location: Red Gates, Amphitheatre, Bush City, Level 1 outside, Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington.
Find out more here: www.tepapa.govt.nz/visit/events/whanau-day-nga-manu-a-rehua-the-birds-of-rehua.
For tamariki 5 years and under – you might be interested in Tamariki Time: Te Tangi a Hineraumati – the Sounds of Summer on 21 February.
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