Deena Coster|Taranaki Daily News June 15, 2026 • 4:00am Hariata Moriarty, the co-creator and lead performer in the play Waenga. Using performance as a tool to engage audiences with confronting social issues could be considered part of Hariata Moriarty’s DNA. As the daughter of acclaimed Māori theatre director Jim Moriarty and playwright Helen Pearse-Otene, she had seen first hand the power the arts had to transmit knowledge, including on tough topics like racism and abuse. No

As told to Sharon Stephenson|Homed June 27, 2026 • 4:00am The six carvings were created for a play by Hone Tuwhare, In the Wildness Without a Hat. Actor Jim Moriarty salvaged the timber for these carvings from the old Wellington waterfront and they were used in a play by Hone Tuwhare. After the production was over, Moriarty ended up with the carvings which now sit on the deck of his family’s main house in Island Bay, Wellington. Jim Moriarty has been on our screens and stages

News | 18 June 2026 - Tō Tātou Pōneke Our Wellington (Wellington City Council) The first users of Toi Aro, Wellington City Council’s new arts centre, are moving into the site and bringing the space to life with rehearsals and creative development. Toi Aro located on the corner of Cable Street and Market Lane. [Photo supplied] Toi Aro continues the legacy of Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, which supported artists across film, visual arts, literature, theatre, dance and music for more