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Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu
Te Rākau is a Māori theatre company based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.
Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu is Aotearoa New Zealand’s longest running independent Māori theatre company. Led by Jim Moriarty and Helen Pearse-Otene, Te Rākau creates Theatre Marae plays & workshops.
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Articles, reviews and news about Te Rākau's mahi
Waenga written by Tamati and Hariata Moriarty, directed by Jim Moriarty. Our tour in 2026 went to the regions Horowhenua, Heretaunga, Wairaroa, Waitara, Whanganui, Kāpiti and Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Over 3,000 people engaged with us in the Theatre Marae presentation.
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"Our working process is Cumulative, creative, chronological, organic"
Kaitohu Jim Moriarty in rehearsal
Out the Gate 2025
Links to academic research about Te Rākau's Theatre Marae by Helen Pearse-Otene
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