# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Whenua Mai, Whenua Atu - An Exhibition by Nyle Turuwhenua 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am – Wed, 08 Jul, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: Whenua Mai, Whenua Atu 
An Exhibition by Nyle Turuwhenua 
20 June - 08 July 
Community Gallery Space, Franklin Arts Centre 

Opening event: Saturday 20th June, 10am, All Welcome 

Other events: Saturday 20th June, Live painting in the gallery 
                      Wednesday 08 July, Live painting in the gallery 

Whenua Mai, Whenua Atu, explores the sacred, cyclical relationship between tangata whenua and the land, the continual exchange of life and death, giving and receiving. Whenua means both land and placenta, our first source of nourishment, later returned to Papatūānuku, binding us to place, tīpuna, and belonging. From first breath to last, we remain connected to the whenua.

Within this exhibition, manu appear as tīpuna and kaitiaki, planting life into the soil. Plants emerge from kete whakairo and pīkau, a deliberate reworking of the colonial notion that land can be owned or contained. Where pots once symbolised control, these woven vessels reclaim the autonomy of whenua, living, breathing, and impermanent. Made from the earth itself, they too will one day return to it.

Through these works, whenua is revealed as both origin and destination, a living relationship in which we are never apart from the land, but of it.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pukekohe-east/whenua-mai-whenua-atu-an-exhibition-by-nyle-turuwhenua/200030194675053
- **Event Categories**: exhibitions, art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Pukekohe East
- **state**: AU
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe, Pukekohe East, New Zealand 2120
- **lat**: -37.20239
- **long**: 174.9044
- **full address**: 12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe, Pukekohe East, New Zealand 2120, New Zealand

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Whenua Mai, Whenua Atu - An Exhibition by Nyle Turuwhenua  being held?
  - **A:** Whenua Mai, Whenua Atu - An Exhibition by Nyle Turuwhenua  takes place on Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am to Wed, 08 Jul, 2026 at 09:30 am at 12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe, Pukekohe East, New Zealand 2120, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Whenua Mai, Whenua Atu - An Exhibition by Nyle Turuwhenua ?
  - **A:** Whenua Mai, Whenua Atu - An Exhibition by Nyle Turuwhenua  is organized by Franklin Arts Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Whenua Mai, Whenua Atu - An Exhibition by Nyle Turuwhenua  is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Pukekohe East, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Whenua Mai, Whenua Atu - An Exhibition by Nyle Turuwhenua  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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