Tuia 250 ki Tōtaranui
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Discover the Kete Kai Street Market, featuring food from a diverse range of cultures along with Maori crafts and performers on Saturday, November 23 from 3pm to 8pm.
Some of our vendors include: Manaaki, Chef Chris Street Food, Big House Honey, Boom Chef Blenheim, Chatham Island Seafood, Feast … View moreDiscover the Kete Kai Street Market, featuring food from a diverse range of cultures along with Maori crafts and performers on Saturday, November 23 from 3pm to 8pm.
Some of our vendors include: Manaaki, Chef Chris Street Food, Big House Honey, Boom Chef Blenheim, Chatham Island Seafood, Feast Merchants, Kiwi Kai Nelson, La Ruca, Nellie Mae's Food Caravan, Rosie's, Polyfest, Smoked Marlborough, Susana and Lapu, Peter The Swiss Butcher, WhareKai and many more.
Bring your picnic and enjoy a relaxed day visiting the flotilla, learning about navigation and conservation and visiting the Tuia 250 Mātauranga Roadshow on Sunday, November 24 from 10am to 4pm.
Buses depart from the Blenheim Railway Station at 6pm, dropping passengers at the Picton iSite.
The return trip departs from the Picton iSite at 11pm.
Be quick to book - return tickets cost just $10 and are available from totaranui/250.co.nz/events
Something for the whole family from 10am until late on Saturday, November 23.
Climb on board the Tuia 250 flotilla vessels and meet the crew.
Experience the wonders of the Tuia Mātauranga Roadshow. Children and their whānau can take part in fun and engaging activities that include an activity… View moreSomething for the whole family from 10am until late on Saturday, November 23.
Climb on board the Tuia 250 flotilla vessels and meet the crew.
Experience the wonders of the Tuia Mātauranga Roadshow. Children and their whānau can take part in fun and engaging activities that include an activity book, mobile app-supported activities, and a virtual reality experience. Don’t forget to download Tuia Mātauranga mobile app before you go.
Crews are offering family-friendly opportunities to learn about Pacific, Māori and European sailing and navigation traditions through interactive activities, displays and a star navigation dome.
Taste the best of Marlborough at Kete Kai Street Market from 3pm, featuring traditional Māori ingredients and delicacies from other cultures.
A mesmerising 3D light installation thanks to Interislander
And to finish off the evening a FREE CONCERT by Fly My Pretties
This is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the Tuia 250 flotilla sail into Waitohi/Picton harbour joined by waka crewed by our local iwi. It will be visible from 10am on Friday, November 22.
Join us in a huge community welcome to the crews from Tahiti, Aotearoa and Australia and stay on … View moreThis is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the Tuia 250 flotilla sail into Waitohi/Picton harbour joined by waka crewed by our local iwi. It will be visible from 10am on Friday, November 22.
Join us in a huge community welcome to the crews from Tahiti, Aotearoa and Australia and stay on for the entertainment and civic welcome by the mayor (12pm to 2pm). Get to the foreshore early to secure a good vantage point.
Join the ukuleles in singing Ko Te Waipounamu:
Ko Te Waipounamu
Maranga mai ki runga
Ē ngā iwi o te motu ē tau nei
Kaua ē tukua
Kei ngaro te whenua
Ē ngā iwi o te motu
Haere mai
Maranga Te Waipounamu
Pōwhiritia ngā iwi
Te reo karanga
Te reo pōwhiri
Ē ngā iwi o te motu
Haere mai
Families are encouraged to take an evening walk along the foreshore to experience a mesmerising 3D light installation projected onto the War Memorial, sponsored by Interislander.
Witness the great battle between Kupe and Te Wheke o Muturangi (the giant octopus) on the waters of Tōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound, forming New Zealand’s longest coastline. Watch as the Endeavour circumnavigates Aotearoa, marking the first encounters between Māori and Pākehā.
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