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Hurō Productions win Te Waka Toi Award!

Ngā Manu Pīrere – Emerging Māori Artists 2025:
Hariata Moriarty & Tamati Moriarty. Siblings, founders of Hurō Productions, and bold emerging storytellers whose debut work Waenga signals a new generation of kaupapa Māori-led theatre — grounded in whakapapa, rangatahi voices and story sovereignty.

Huge congrats to them both on this epic achievement!
We are thrilled to be working with Hariata and Tamati in 2026 to bring their show 'Waenga' to kura and communities.
Some spaces are still available. Email [email protected] to secure your spot!

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https://creativenz.govt.nz/news-and-blog/2025/12/14/20/52/33/te-waka-toi-awards-2025

Congratulation to the Moriarty whānau.

Te Waka Toi Awards 2025: Celebrating Māori excellence, leadership and the future of ngā toi Māori Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Te Waka Toi Awards — the country’s longest-standing national celebration of Māori arts excellence. Since 1986, these awards have honoured the artists, cultural leaders and knowledge holders whose work strengthens ...

🎬Good News about Happiness!

Described by reviewer Karl Puschmann as “a real showstopper”, Happiness was just the antidote audiences needed in 2025. In a genre not often created in New Zealand, the musical comedy centres on a small-town theatre company, an ex-Broadway director (Harry McNaughton) and his Mum (Rebecca Gibney) who ropes him into her theatre group’s new production.

The show also delivered an original soundtrack by Luke Di Somma, which was nominated for an APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award. The soundtrack attracted additional NZ On Air funding under our Synch Licensing initiative, which aims to see more original local music in screen productions.

Watch Happiness on ThreeNow

Congratulations to Peter Hambleton