Pop-Up Tour | He Kapuka Oneone | A Handful of Soil

Exploring themes of kaitiakitaka, colonisation, environmentalism, land use, migration, identity and belonging, tours last 45-60 minutes.

The feature exhibition tour explores the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history. It will highlight the Canterbury region and also the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Māori Land March.

Image: John Miller 1975 Māori Land March, Whina Cooper speaks at Parliamentary welcome 1975 Gelatin silver print. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2024.