An extraordinary mapping of Aotearoa through the eyes of Te Tiriti o Waitangi Mahana. Her story, our history.

Creator of the acclaimed The Haka Party Incident, Katie Wolfe (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama) directs this new adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s epic tale of Tiri Mahana, a 185-year-old matriarch, from her birth at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi to present-day Aotearoa.

With award-winning actors Miriama McDowell (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) and supported by Nī Dekkers-Reihana (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Porou), audiences are invited to a play for the whole whānau where Tiri wants us all to remember that the good things, the right things in life, are worth fighting for.

Woven into a deeply emotional tapestry celebrating wāhine Māori and the emergent rangitahi who will take Aotearoa forward, Witi Ihimaera’s (Te Whānau a Kai and Ngāti Porou) extraordinary play will shine once again in this astonishing new production: a national treasure that continues to resonate across time and place.

Kua whatua ki te takapau o aroha, ka piata anō mai tēnei whakaari whakahirahira a Witi Ihimaera i tēnei whakaaturanga mīharo tuatahi, he tāonga puiaki o te motu e pāoro tonu nei ā haere ake nei.

“The tide of time recedes when the moon wanes, sucking at the surf, but my memory is still with those who have gone.”

Witi Ihimaera

Playwright/Kaituhi

Katie Wolfe

Director/Ringatohu

Maioha Allen

Re-imagined in te reo Māori with company

John Verryt

Set Design/ Kaihoahoa Ātaamira

Te Ura Hoskins

Costume Design /Kaihoahoa Pueru

Katrina George

Engine Room Assistant Director

Nī Dekkers-Reihana

Actor/Kaiwhakaari

Miriama McDowell

Actor/Kaiwhakaari

NZSL-Interpreted Performance	Fri 21 Nov 7:00pm by Platform Interpreting NZ
Touch Tour	Sun 16 Nov 2:30pm by Audio Described Aotearoa
Audio-Described Performance	Sun 16 Nov 4:00pm by Audio Described Aotearoa
Relaxed Performance	Tue 18 Nov 7:00pm This relaxed performance is a comfortable and inclusive experience which may be especially welcomed by autistic and neurodivergent audience members.

By arrangement with

Supporting Partner

“Comedy and tragedy alternating in a fantastic aria.”

— The New Zealand Herald

Event and Ticketing Details

Duration
Approximately 90 minutes.

Advisory

Includes descriptions of violence. Ages 10+ encouraged.

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Creative Learning

TIRI: TE ARAROA WOMAN FAR WALKING by Witi Ihimaera is suitable for year levels 9 - 13, with a performance for schools on Thurs 20 Nov 11:00am. Supporting resources are available for ākonga.

School Matinee Programme

Pay What You Wish

If you’ve never been to the theatre before, we have one night to give it a go risk-free. It’s first in, best seats, with the performance ticketed as General Admission. Tickets on sale at least 3 weeks before the performance.