Taonga Tuku iho - Family Treasures
        24 July - 3 September

Year 7 and 8 students from a number of our local schools will be exhibiting their stories and treasures at the Tairawhiti Museum.   

This project has been a wonderful opportunity for students to research family history, and in particular a family treasure. The students have researched, shared their treasures, written about them, and presented them in a class book to be shared with the communities of the Tairawhiti.

From these books certain stories and taonga have been selected to exhibit in the Museum.

We are delighted to share these Stories and Taonga with you.

The house that Jack Built
         21 July 27 August

Step into The House That Jack Built

This is the dog,
That worried the cat,
That killed the rat,
That ate the malt…

…that lies in the exhibition of The House That Jack Built toured by The Dowse.

The brand new show celebrates this remarkable picture book; a New Zealand retelling of the classic rhyming tale by acclaimed author and illustrator Gavin Bishop.

Tairawhiti Museum invites visitors to step into the picture-book world of The House That Jack Built. This is a magical insight into the story behind the book.

There are 21 of Gavin’s original works in pen and ink wash on display, as well as a te reo Mâori translation of his text. There will be activities for kids, too, as visitors step straight into Jack’s world.