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Te Powhiri

May 24, 2019 | Events, Special Events

Events A look at what is taking place in Mercury Bay this year 18 October 2019Wharekaho Te Pōwhiri is to acknowledge & commemorate that first encounter between Ngāti Hei and European 250 years ago. Visit the Mercury250 website for more information on Tuia...

Tuia 250 Voyaging Flotilla

May 24, 2019 | Events, Special Events

Events A look at what is taking place in Mercury Bay this year 18 -21 October 2019Wharekaho The Tuia 250 Voyage will take the form of a flotilla of vessels – waka hourua, va’a tipaerua, heritage vessels and their crews sailing to and engaging communities...

Te Mahutatanga o Takero – Mercury Rising

May 24, 2019 | Events, Museum Events, Special Events

Events A look at what is taking place in Mercury Bay this year 1 – 12 November 2019 This year almost exactly 250 years to the day after Charles Green, an astronomer who arrived in Aotearoa on Captain Cook’s first voyage pointed his telescope skywards to...