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Tuku Whakatū

Sharing Nelson's unique stories

Tuku Whakatū aims to tuku (share) stories of people and place

The events and activities are a vibrant and exciting demonstration of Nelson’s cultural heritage. 

The TUKU26 Whakatu Programme is out now!

This year’s events and activities are a vibrant and exciting demonstration of Nelson’s cultural heritage.

TUKU26 Whakatū aims to tuku (share) stories of people and place from across the region. 

Tuku26: Āwhio Toi Presents: Mana Toi, Mana Tāngata Exhibition

Tuku26: Āwhio Toi Presents: Mana Toi, Mana Tāngata Exhibition

Tomorrow 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Discover The Wood: A Self-Guided Heritage Walk

Tuku26: Discover The Wood: A Self-Guided Heritage Walk

Tomorrow 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Elma Turner Library, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Treasures of the Māori Heritage Collection

Tuku26: Treasures of the Māori Heritage Collection

Tomorrow 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Elma Turner Library, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Maungatapu Murders; PickPath to 4WD Shuttle

Tuku26: Maungatapu Murders; PickPath to 4WD Shuttle

18 April 2026 10:30 am - 6:35 pm
Albion Square, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Growing Our History

Tuku26: Growing Our History

Tomorrow 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Broadgreen House, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Love Endures: An ANZAC Exhibition

Tuku26: Love Endures: An ANZAC Exhibition

Tomorrow 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
Broadgreen House, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Family History Friday

Tuku26: Family History Friday

1 May 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Richmond Library, Waimea
Festivals
Tuku26: Bring Your Past into Focus: Digitise Slides at the Library

Tuku26: Bring Your Past into Focus: Digitise Slides at the Library

Tomorrow 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Richmond Library, Waimea
Festivals
Tuku26: Bring Your Past into Focus: Digitise Slides at the Library

Tuku26: Bring Your Past into Focus: Digitise Slides at the Library

Tomorrow 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Motueka Library, Motueka
Festivals
Tuku26: MENZSHED Waimea Exhibition

Tuku26: MENZSHED Waimea Exhibition

Tomorrow 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Richmond Library, Waimea
Festivals
Tuku26: Motueka Memories

Tuku26: Motueka Memories

Tomorrow 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Motueka Library, Motueka
Festivals
Tuku26: Nicole Russell Exhibition

Tuku26: Nicole Russell Exhibition

Tomorrow 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Richmond Library, Waimea
Festivals
Tuku26: 100 Years of Beachside Memories

Tuku26: 100 Years of Beachside Memories

4 April 2026 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tahuna Beach Holiday Park, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Print with LEGO

Tuku26: Print with LEGO

7 April 2026 9:30 am - 11:00 am
The Armarie Room, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Tuatara Night Walk

Tuku26: Tuatara Night Walk

8 April 2026 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Brook Waimarama Sanctuary, Nelson
Conservation, Environment
Tuku26: Heritage Craft Workshop

Tuku26: Heritage Craft Workshop

9 April 2026 10:15 am - 11:15 am
The Nelson Provincial Museum, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Stack Story Time

Tuku26: Stack Story Time

9 April 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Elma Turner Library, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Together as One. Fatima’s Story

Tuku26: Together as One. Fatima’s Story

9 April 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cultural Conversations, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Tasman Heritage Slide Show

Tuku26: Tasman Heritage Slide Show

10 April 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Motueka Library, Motueka
Festivals
Tuku26: Italian Pizza Evening

Tuku26: Italian Pizza Evening

10 April 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Club Italia, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Echoes of Settlement: Nelson Past in Collectables

Tuku26: Echoes of Settlement: Nelson Past in Collectables

11 April 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Rongoā with Ngahere Magic

Tuku26: Rongoā with Ngahere Magic

11 April 2026 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Magenta Creative Space, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Motanka Doll Making

Tuku26: Motanka Doll Making

11 April 2026 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Elma Turner Library, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Murder, Mayhem, and Megalomania: The Rise of Authoritarianism

Tuku26: Murder, Mayhem, and Megalomania: The Rise of Authoritarianism

11 April 2026 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Play with Clay

Tuku26: Play with Clay

12 April 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Nelson Community Potters, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: A Night with Mau Rākau

Tuku26: A Night with Mau Rākau

13 April 2026 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Whakatu Marae, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Nelson Historical Society April Meeting- ‘The Cable Bay story'

Tuku26: Nelson Historical Society April Meeting- ‘The Cable Bay story'

13 April 2026 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
St Stephens Community Church, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Beyond the Face Exhibition

Tuku26: Beyond the Face Exhibition

15 April 2026 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
The Granary, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Herbert the Brave Sea Dog

Tuku26: Herbert the Brave Sea Dog

15 April 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Treasures of the Research Room

Tuku26: Treasures of the Research Room

15 April 2026 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Elma Turner Library, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Rewa Rise (Whakatū)

Tuku26: Rewa Rise (Whakatū)

15 April 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: NCMA 125th Anniversary Building Tour

Tuku26: NCMA 125th Anniversary Building Tour

16 April 2026 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
NCMA, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Tuku Wāhine Whakatū

Tuku26: Tuku Wāhine Whakatū

16 April 2026 5:30 pm - 7:15 pm
The Boathouse, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Morris Dancing Workshop

Tuku26: Morris Dancing Workshop

16 April 2026 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Trafalgar Hall, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Design with Type

Tuku26: Design with Type

17 April 2026 9:30 am - 11:30 am
The Armarie Room, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Mahitahi Breathe Workshops

Tuku26: Mahitahi Breathe Workshops

18 April 2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Elma Turner Library, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Collecting History Exhibition

Tuku26: Collecting History Exhibition

18 April 2026 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Granary, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Te Ata Pō – Legends of Te Tau Ihu

Tuku26: Te Ata Pō – Legends of Te Tau Ihu

18 April 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tatou Studios, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Vintage Posters

Tuku26: Vintage Posters

18 April 2026 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Armarie Room, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Hanfu: Threads of History

Tuku26: Hanfu: Threads of History

18 April 2026 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Multicultural Hall, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Book Talk: Mohua Gold by Mike Johnston

Tuku26: Book Talk: Mohua Gold by Mike Johnston

19 April 2026 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Elma Turner Library, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Tangata Tiriti Stories

Tuku26: Tangata Tiriti Stories

19 April 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Victory Community Centre, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: To Those Whose Shoulders We Stand On

Tuku26: To Those Whose Shoulders We Stand On

19 April 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Virtual Reality Time Travel

Tuku26: Virtual Reality Time Travel

20 April 2026 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Richmond Library, Waimea
Festivals
Tuku26: Picturing the News with Alistair Hughes

Tuku26: Picturing the News with Alistair Hughes

21 April 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Richmond Library, Waimea
Festivals
Tuku26: Whakatū/Nelson Heritage - Where to from Here?

Tuku26: Whakatū/Nelson Heritage - Where to from Here?

21 April 2026 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Boathouse, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Intent

Tuku26: Intent

21 April 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Theatre Royal Nelson, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Where Conversations Speak and Music Flows

Tuku26: Where Conversations Speak and Music Flows

21 April 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cultural Conversations, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Stitch ‘Biscornu’ with Nelson Embroiderers’

Tuku26: Stitch ‘Biscornu’ with Nelson Embroiderers’

22 April 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Richmond Library, Waimea
Festivals
Tuku26: Open Day at Isel Park Research and Collections Facility

Tuku26: Open Day at Isel Park Research and Collections Facility

22 April 2026 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Isel Park, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Brazilian Beats Open Evening

Tuku26: Brazilian Beats Open Evening

22 April 2026 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Granary, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Introduction to Ancestry Workshop

Tuku26: Introduction to Ancestry Workshop

23 April 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Motueka Library, Motueka
Festivals
Tuku26: How to Look at Art with the Suter Art Gallery

Tuku26: How to Look at Art with the Suter Art Gallery

23 April 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Richmond Library, Waimea
Festivals
Tuku26: ANZAC Dawn Service

Tuku26: ANZAC Dawn Service

25 April 2026 5:30 am - 7:00 am
Anzac Park, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Researching Your Family’s WW2 Involvement

Tuku26: Researching Your Family’s WW2 Involvement

25 April 2026 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Isel House, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Nelson/Stoke Civic ANZAC Service

Tuku26: Nelson/Stoke Civic ANZAC Service

25 April 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Nayland College, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Seasonal Self-Care: Chinese Qi Gong and Aotearoa Plants Wisdom

Tuku26: Seasonal Self-Care: Chinese Qi Gong and Aotearoa Plants Wisdom

25 April 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cultural Conversations, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Isel at War

Tuku26: Isel at War

25 April 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Isel House, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Poi 103

Tuku26: Poi 103

28 April 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Magenta Creative Space, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Weaving Story with the Land

Tuku26: Weaving Story with the Land

29 April 2026 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Elma Turner Library, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Beyond the Canvas: Art in all its forms

Tuku26: Beyond the Canvas: Art in all its forms

29 April 2026 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
Broadgreen House, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Greedy Cat Craft and Stories

Tuku26: Greedy Cat Craft and Stories

29 April 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Motueka Library, Motueka
Festivals
Tuku26: Treaty Redaction Screen Printing

Tuku26: Treaty Redaction Screen Printing

29 April 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Magenta Creative Space, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Craft Pottery a Nelson Tasman Story

Tuku26: Craft Pottery a Nelson Tasman Story

30 April 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Putangitangi Greenmeadows, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: The “Jazz Age”

Tuku26: The “Jazz Age”

30 April 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Honest Lawyer, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Virtual Reality Time Travel

Tuku26: Virtual Reality Time Travel

1 May 2026 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Motueka Library, Motueka
Festivals
Tuku26: Saree Stories

Tuku26: Saree Stories

1 May 2026 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Mediterranean Dances by Tarante

Tuku26: Mediterranean Dances by Tarante

1 May 2026 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Trafalgar Hall, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Pacific Dance with Lemau Creative

Tuku26: Pacific Dance with Lemau Creative

2 May 2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Founders Heritage Park, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Trailblazers! Nelson Tramping Club History (1934 - 2026)

Tuku26: Trailblazers! Nelson Tramping Club History (1934 - 2026)

2 May 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Elma Turner Library, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: From the Ground Up!

Tuku26: From the Ground Up!

2 May 2026 11:15 am - 12:45 pm
The Granary, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Tracing the Tideway

Tuku26: Tracing the Tideway

2 May 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Anzac Park, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Fresh FM – Behind the Mic

Tuku26: Fresh FM – Behind the Mic

2 May 2026 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Granary, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Shared Communities Pop-Up Multicultural Market

Tuku26: Shared Communities Pop-Up Multicultural Market

2 May 2026 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Top of Trafalgar Street, Nelson, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: Indian Block Printing Workshop

Tuku26: Indian Block Printing Workshop

3 May 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre, Nelson
Festivals
Tuku26: The Life and Work of Photographer Rosaline Frank (1864 - 1954)

Tuku26: The Life and Work of Photographer Rosaline Frank (1864 - 1954)

3 May 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Elma Turner Library, Nelson
Festivals

Tuku 24 Whakatū: Mau Rākau

Tuku 24 event provided an insight/introduction to the Māori martial art Mau Rākau and the school of Māori weaponry, Te Whare Tū Taua o Whakatū. 

Attendees had a chance to try the martial arts themselves and watch some of the pou (elders) train through their curriculum and mahi. 

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