Exhibitions & Events
View all eventsNgā Hau Ngākau
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Free
Stunning paintings, intricately carved taonga puoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) and beautiful music.
Observing the Natural World
Free
Various Christchurch Library locations.
What might you find? Drop in to these free library sessions to learn about the City Nature Challenge and observing nature.
City Nature Challenge
Free
Various Christchurch locations.
Help put Ōtautahi Christchurch's biodiversity on the map.
The Bioblitz Bonanza Evening
Free
Climate Action Campus, 180 Avonside Drive, Avonside
Find a night-flyer and record your observation!
Kids event - Playing the Porotiti and Koauau
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Join the talented Ngā Hau Ngākau artists and step into the world of tāonga pūoro (traditional Maori musical instruments). Learn to play the porotiti and koauau. No experience necessary! Instruments will be provided to tamariki to try their hand with these beautiful instruments.
Bioblitz in the Styx
Free
Te Waoku Kahikatea Reserve, 303 Radcliffe Road, Belfast
Lakes, rivers, and baby forests to explore. Come along to Te Waoku Kahikatea Reserve to search and discover biodiversity along the Pūharakekenui/Styx River.
Tāonga Pūoro performance and demonstration
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Join the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists as they explore the sounds and stories of tāonga pūoro (traditional Maori musical instruments) surrounded by the stunning artworks and carvings of Ngā Hau Ngākau.
Kōrero with the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Join the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists for kōrero about the development of the exhibition and the threads and stories that weave the visual art with the sounds of tāonga pūoro - traditional Maori musical instruments.
Tāonga Pūoro performance and demonstration
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Join the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists as they explore the sounds and stories of tāonga pūoro (traditional Maori musical instruments) surrounded by the stunning artworks and carvings of Nga Hau Ngakau.
Tour with the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists
Free
Cantebury Museum at CoCA
Take a guided exploration of Ngā Hau Ngākau with the artists themselves. Discover the kaupapa that weaves together painting, carving and music, crafting narratives that honour the essence and stories of whenua.
Performance with Ngā Hau Ngākau artists
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Join the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists as they explore the sounds and stories of tāonga pūoro (traditional Maori musical instruments) surrounded by the stunning artworks and carvings of Ngā Hau Ngākau.
Adjustable Relationships: marriage, divorce and bigamy on the goldfields
Kate Sheppard House, 83 Clyde Road
$7
This talk explores how the New Zealand goldrushes gave people a chance to reinvent themselves.
Touring Exhibitions
View all eventsAncient New Zealand
Darfield Library and Service Centre, 1 South Terrace, Darfield 7510
Free
Learn about how scientists are piecing together the ancient past through a treasure trove of fossils found in North Canterbury.
House of Treasures Te Whare Taonga
Hanmer Springs Community Library & Service Centre
Free
View rarely-seen treasures from Canterbury Museum's collection in this touring exhibition.
Bugs in Your Backyard
Rangiora Library, 141 Percival Street, Rangiora 7400
Free
Discover a tiny world of insects in your backyard with a new exhibition touring Canterbury.
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Bugs in Your Backyard
Rangiora Library, 141 Percival Street, Rangiora 7400
Free
Discover a tiny world of insects in your backyard with a new exhibition touring Canterbury.
Ngā Hau Ngākau
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Free
Stunning paintings, intricately carved taonga puoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) and beautiful music.
Ancient New Zealand
Darfield Library and Service Centre, 1 South Terrace, Darfield 7510
Free
Learn about how scientists are piecing together the ancient past through a treasure trove of fossils found in North Canterbury.
Observing the Natural World
Free
Various Christchurch Library locations.
What might you find? Drop in to these free library sessions to learn about the City Nature Challenge and observing nature.
The Bioblitz Bonanza Evening
Free
Climate Action Campus, 180 Avonside Drive, Avonside
Find a night-flyer and record your observation!
City Nature Challenge
Free
Various Christchurch locations.
Help put Ōtautahi Christchurch's biodiversity on the map.
Kids event - Playing the Porotiti and Koauau
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Join the talented Ngā Hau Ngākau artists and step into the world of tāonga pūoro (traditional Maori musical instruments). Learn to play the porotiti and koauau. No experience necessary! Instruments will be provided to tamariki to try their hand with these beautiful instruments.
Kōrero with the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Join the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists for kōrero about the development of the exhibition and the threads and stories that weave the visual art with the sounds of tāonga pūoro - traditional Maori musical instruments.
Tāonga Pūoro performance and demonstration
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Join the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists as they explore the sounds and stories of tāonga pūoro (traditional Maori musical instruments) surrounded by the stunning artworks and carvings of Ngā Hau Ngākau.
Bioblitz in the Styx
Free
Te Waoku Kahikatea Reserve, 303 Radcliffe Road, Belfast
Lakes, rivers, and baby forests to explore. Come along to Te Waoku Kahikatea Reserve to search and discover biodiversity along the Pūharakekenui/Styx River.
Performance with Ngā Hau Ngākau artists
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Join the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists as they explore the sounds and stories of tāonga pūoro (traditional Maori musical instruments) surrounded by the stunning artworks and carvings of Ngā Hau Ngākau.
Tour with the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists
Free
Cantebury Museum at CoCA
Take a guided exploration of Ngā Hau Ngākau with the artists themselves. Discover the kaupapa that weaves together painting, carving and music, crafting narratives that honour the essence and stories of whenua.
Tāonga Pūoro performance and demonstration
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
Join the Ngā Hau Ngākau artists as they explore the sounds and stories of tāonga pūoro (traditional Maori musical instruments) surrounded by the stunning artworks and carvings of Nga Hau Ngakau.
Adjustable Relationships: marriage, divorce and bigamy on the goldfields
Kate Sheppard House, 83 Clyde Road
$7
This talk explores how the New Zealand goldrushes gave people a chance to reinvent themselves.
House of Treasures Te Whare Taonga
Hanmer Springs Community Library & Service Centre
Free
View rarely-seen treasures from Canterbury Museum's collection in this touring exhibition.