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Touring Dates of Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking
Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking was a sensation in 2025 at the ASB Waterfront Theatre and we are proud to see it travel across Aotearoa and internationally.
Creator of the acclaimed The Haka Party Incident, Katie Wolfe (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama), in association with Auckland Theatre Company, directs this epic tale of Tiri Mahana, a 186-year-old matriarch, from her birth at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi to present-day Aotearoa.
This bilingual retelling written by Witi Ihimaera (Te Whānau a Kai, Ngāti Porou), Katie Wolfe, Maioha Allen (Ngāti Apakura, Kahungunu Whānui, Ngāti Hauaroa, Whakaue, Ngāti Porou) and Tā Haare Williams (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Tūhoe) is drawn from the original play Woman Far Walking by Witi Ihimaera.
With award-winning actors Miriama McDowell (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) and Nī Dekkers-Reihana (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Porou) reprising their roles, this astonishing production is a national treasure that will continue to resonate across time and place.
Witi Ihimaera spoke to the Guardian recently in support of this tour – read more here.
Brisbane Festival
10 – 13 Sep | Brisbane Powerhouse
From intimate encounters to works of scale and awe, Brisbane Festival features world premieres, Australian exclusives, free events and unforgettable experiences from artists from Queensland, Australia and around the world.
Festival of Design Aotearoa
16 Oct | Royal Whanganui Opera House
Festival of Design Aotearoa is a national festival celebrating how design shapes life in New Zealand and beyond. It's a festival where big ideas meet everyday life, inviting everyone, from practising designers to the simply curious, to see, test and co-create the future of design in Aotearoa.
Nelson Arts Festival
22 – 23 Oct | Theatre Royal Whakatū
The Nelson Arts Festival is strong pou for the Whakatū creative community. Now in its 32nd year, it is the longest running annual regional festival in Aotearoa. Every spring, they curate 11 days of unmissable arts experiences in of Whakatū Nelson, Te Tauihu (and beyond).
Tauranga Arts Festival
30 Oct | Addison Theatre Baycourt
This year marks the first annual presentation of the Tauranga Arts Festival. From music, theatre and comedy to stunning visual arts and thought-provoking literature, the Festival is 11 days of inspiration, joy and connection.
This Auckland Theatre Company production is touring thanks to Creative New Zealand, Playmarket and PANNZ.
Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking by Witi Ihimaera, Katie Wolfe, Maioha Allen & Haare Williams was commissioned by Auckland Theatre Company in 2025.
Woman Far Walking by Witi Ihimaera was originally commissioned by the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts in 2000.