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Te Ara Ātea

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NameTe Ara ĀteaDescriptionTe Taumutu Rūnanga gifted the name, Te Ara Ātea, to the community.

Te Ara Ātea means unobstructed trail to the world and beyond. The name expresses a notion that this is a place for learning, gathering, connecting, exploring and celebrating the district’s heritage and people.

Te Ara Ātea is like a mahinga kai, a resource-full place - a stopover on the path of lifelong learning.

Based near the south-eastern corner of Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere), Te Taumutu Rūnanga is one of the 18 papatipu rūnanga of Ngāi Tahu, the principal Māori iwi of Te Waipounamu (South Island). Te Taumutu Rūnanga are the mana whenua in this region. Among their responsibilities, is to champion cultural traditions and stories. Hence the gifting of the name.

Te Ara Ātea reflects and recognises the building’s location within a network of traditional Ngāi Tahu settlements and mahinga kai areas on the central part of the Canterbury Plains. Of particular importance to this network are the trails that connect the many mahinga kai sites on the shores of Te Waihora and across the plains to the Waimakariri in the north and the foothills of the Southern Alps to the West.

As well as being a library and council service centre, Te Ara Ātea houses a community lounge with a fireplace and attached cafe. It has spaces that can be booked for meetings, presentations and performances, as well as a tamariki zone.

This collection will house images and the cultural narrative behind the development of Te Ara Ātea.Discover

Collection

Te Ara Ātea Exhibition 2024: Undercurrents

Ā mātou kōrero kai: our place in food, 2023

Te Ara Ātea Exhibition 2023: At Home

Te Ara Ātea Exhibition 2023: Herbarium

Te Ara Ātea Exhibition 2021: Tō Mātou Ao Toi, Our Place in Art

Te Ara Ātea Exhibition 2022: Pahū!

Te Whakanui i ā Tātou Tamariki Share-'n-Show Case at Te Ara Ātea

Te Ara Ātea heritage exhibitions, 2021

Outdoors at Te Ara Ātea

Building and Features at Te Ara Ātea

Art at Te Ara Ātea

Te Waka Huia

Ā mātou kōrero kai: our place in food (2021)

Image

Te Ara Ātea Exhibition Case for the 2022 award won by Selwyn District Council for Te Ara Ātea

Unveilling Te Hekenga, 2022

Piri Cowie, Te Hekenga, 2022

Whakaata Mai te Kūkūwai: Reflections from the Wetlands Exhibition

Te Puna Wai ō Tūhinapō exhibition at Te Ara Ātea

Puamiria Parata-Goodall and Corban Te Aika from Te Taumutu Rūnanga

Rolleston Reserve Snow

Video

Bird's eye view of Te Ara Atea mid construction

Shelving the books at Te Ara Ātea

The making of the Te Ara Ātea rug

Narrative

Herbarium Exhibition Essay

Projection Wall

Our landscape in textiles

Event

Whakatuwhera/Official opening of Te Ara Ātea

Whakatau Whare/Blessing of Te Ara Ātea

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CollectionArt at Te Ara ĀteaCulture and HeritagePlaceTauwharekākaho RollestonTaumutuEventWhakatuwhera/Official opening of Te Ara ĀteaWhakatau Whare/Blessing of Te Ara ĀteaImageCath Brown-inspired Panels in Te Ara ĀteaTe Waka Huia VideoBird's eye view of Te Ara Atea mid constructionShelving the books at Te Ara ĀteaThe making of the Te Ara Ātea rugNarrativeTe Hekenga - Piri CowieMore InformationStuff article about Te Ara ĀteaStar News article about Te Ara ĀteaTe Ara Ātea spaces

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