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?
Sonic Boom - A Concert Experience for Kids
2 Oct 2026 | 4.00pm
Tickets from $24.00
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.
6 Oct 2026 | 1.00pm
Entry by donation
Piano, performed by students from Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music.
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