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Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu is Aotearoa New Zealand’s longest running independent Māori theatre company. Led by Jim Moriarty and Helen Pearse-Otene, Te Rākau creates Theatre Marae plays & workshops.
Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu
Te Rākau is a Māori theatre company based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.
Te Kitenga | Vision
A socially just and creatively thriving Aotearoa.
Tāu Mātou Kawekawe | Mission
Advancing wellbeing and fostering community based
story-telling through Theatre Marae.
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Articles, reviews and news about Te Rākau's mahi
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"Our working process is Cumulative, creative, chronological, organic"
Kaitohu Jim Moriarty in rehearsal
Out the Gate 2025
Links to academic research about Te Rākau's Theatre Marae by Helen Pearse-Otene
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