NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, WELCOME TO WHIRINAKI WHARE TAONGA. Plan your visit, buy tickets, and discover what's on here.
Current Exhibitions
Darcy Nicholas
Land of My Ancestors
25 Jul - 18 Oct 2026
A deeply personal retrospective honouring whakapapa and legacy, bringing together six decades of work in one landmark exhibition.
8 Aug – 18 Oct 2026
Oho Mai brings together three contemporary Māori artists Garry Nicholas, Joanne Kahui, and Stephen Thorpe showcasing new work grounded in kaupapa Māori.
Image: Raranga kete, Joanne Kahui, harakeke, 2026.
17 Aug – 22 Nov 2026
Ōrongomai Tū Tonu celebrates 50 years of Ōrongomai Marae, honouring its history, people, and enduring role as a living place of identity, community, and belonging.
Image: Ōrongomai Marae 1988; whare whakairo detail; koruru and ridge beam (tāhuhu), photography by Eric Wood, 1988, courtesy of Upper Hutt City Library.
7 Mar 2025 - 11 Oct 2026
'Bodgies to Bogans' tells the story of the juvenille delinquency and teenager rebellion of the 1950s to the Bogans of the 1980s.
What's On?
New Zealand School of Dance: Spring Experience
24 - 26 Sep 2026 | Various Times
Tickets from $17.00
Take a glimpse at the artistry and extraordinary talent of the New Zealand School of Dance's full-time students in Spring Experience. This year's programme brings ballet's richness to life alongside cutting-edge contemporary dance works.
Sonic Boom - A Concert Experience for Kids
2 Oct 2026 | 4.00pm
Tickets from $20.00
A high-energy live concert experience delivering the ultimate family night out! SONIC BOOM brings the excitement of a real rock concert to young audiences, packed with epic sing-a-longs, huge dance moments, and nonstop fun.
11 Oct 2026 | 8.00pm
Tickets from $25.00
Penny Ashton is back and this time is skewering the Bard Himself. The brain behind Promise & Promiscuity, Olive Copperbottom and Austen Found is heading out on her 6th Arts on Tour odyssey with her new critically acclaimed solo musical.
18 Oct 2026 | 3.00pm
Tickets from $10.00
Upper Hutt Piano Trust presents their annual Piano Scholarship Concert featuring Lana Ritchie, recipient of the Upper Hutt Piano Trust Scholarship.
Classical Expressions 2026
30 Apr 2026 - 8 Oct 2026
Experience the treasure of music through six concerts, spread throughout the year, featuring the best of Classical music.
10 Oct 2026 | 10.00am - 2.00pm
Free entry
Explore beautifully made crafts, meet the makers behind them, and shop for unique handmade pieces.
Download a copy of the Whirinaki Whare Taonga Seasons Brochure for July - December 2026