Hutt City News A theatre production exploring justice, identity and civic participation is set to visit both Upper Hutt and Wainuiomata this July, bringing contemporary Māori storytelling directly into community spaces. Waenga, created by siblings Hariata and Tamati Moriarty and produced by Te Rākau in partnership with Hurō Productions, will be performed at Ōrongomai Marae in Upper Hutt on July 17 and Wainuiomata Marae on July 18 as part of a lower North Island tour. The crit

Te Rākau are proud to present an expanded version of the 2025 critically acclaimed play Waenga, created by sister and brother Hariata and Tamati Moriarty, directed by Jim Moriarty with dramaturgy by Helen Pearse-Otene. Developed with Te Rākau, Waenga premiered in the Kia Mau Festival in 2025 and was presented to schools in 2025 and early 2026. Te Rākau presented Waenga ki Porirua, a Theatre-In-Education version at Aotea College last year. Te Rākau is adding our Theatre Marae

by Alia Marshall 16/11/2025 Brought to us by the brilliant Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu, Out the Gate is Theatre Marae that seeks to start a conversation about incarceration in Aotearoa. Legends of Aotearoa’s theatre scene Jim Moriarty (Director), Helen Pearse-Otene (Playwright), and Tānemahuta Grey (Choreographer) have come together with 16 performers and a musician (Rameka Tamaki) to create this mahi, and I find myself excited despite the show’s promised heavy subject matter