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AFTER GLOW

A new spotlight session at Te Ara i Whiti to platform our artists and emerging talent. Some familiar faces. Some new ones. Some, a welcome surprise.

A different performance every night. Thirty minutes. All original.

Come for Te Ara i Whiti. Stay for the After Glow.

Mon Oct 5 I Sam & Lu
Joined by producer/musician Lu, Sam is a powerhouse vocalist who’s opened for TikiTane, was a CMNZ Entertainer of the Year finalist, and a Whakaata Māori's 5 Minutes of Fame winner.

Wed Oct 7 I Details at www.ttaf.nz

Fri Oct 9 : HAAMI
Award-winning singer-songwriter HAAMI will pre-launch his brand-new single live - giving home audiences an exclusive first listen ahead of its official release.

FREE ENTRY I 7pm | 5, 7, 9 October 2026
The Cut | Waikanae Beach I Info at: www.ttaf.nz

Spring School Holiday Guide 🌷

Full of fun things to do across Te Tairāwhiti these school holidays

https://www.gizzylocal.com/post/spring-school-holiday-guide-1

Ā mua

Chamber Music New Zealand, in association with Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival, presents ‘Ā mua’.

Riki Pirihi and Tina Makereti bring together kupu, taonga puoro and orchestral strings in a new work commissioned by Chamber Music New Zealand. Taking Māori futurism, whakapapa and taiao, Ā mua spirals to form connections across time.

Tickets ON SALE NOW: www.ttaf.nz

Sunday 11 October | 4:00pm – 5:30pm

Lawson Field Theatre, 7 Fitzherbert St, Gisborne

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Te Ara i Whiti

Te Tairāwhiti Art’s Festival’s flagship light exhibition Te Ara i Whiti lights up a new path at 'The Cut', Waikanae Beach - bringing together some of Aotearoa's most exciting contemporary artists and local kura to illuminate stories from the area.

An interactive visual arts experience of illuminated installations and sculptural works Te Ara i Whiti invites communities to come together, explore and connect through storytelling, shared kōrero, and engage with the artworks.

Pack a blanket. Bring your people. See you there.
Info at www.ttaf.nz

FREE ENTRY | TIME: Daylight – 10pm | 3–11 October | 'The Cut', Waikanae Beach