When: 6pm, Monday 4th February

Where: Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Price: FREE Entry - tickets must be reserved via Eventbrite

This year is the 10-year anniversary since the waka taua (war canoe) Te Hono ki Aotearoa (The Link to New Zealand) was ceremonially gifted, on permanent loan, to the Museum Volkenkunde, the Netherlands Ethnology Museum in Leiden. This is the only waka taua in the Northern Hemisphere. The late Sir Tā Hekenukumai “Hector” Busby built the waka. It was his 27th waka, and he saw the exchange as part of a bigger intercultural partnership.

To raise awareness of this unique intercultural partnership, the Netherlands Embassy will be screening the documentary at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, “Te Hono ki Aotearoa” by New Zealand film maker Jan Bieringa. The Netherlands Ambassador Mira Woldberg will give remarks.

Following the documentary there will be a panel discussion on the theme: 10th anniversary of the waka Te Hono ki Aotearoa, connecting people and navigating a future course.