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Story: Māori theatre – te whare tapere hōu

Whatungarongaro, 1991

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<em>Whatungarongaro</em>, 1991

Roma Potiki and her company He Ara Hou devised the production Whatungarongaroin 1990, and it premiered that year in Wellington. This is the poster for its North Island tour the following year. The play portrays a dysfunctional and violent modern Māori family, and incorporates elements of traditional Māori drama. 

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-D-DEPOT-1991-01

Courtesy of Taki Rua Productions

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Mark Derby and Briar Grace-Smith, Māori theatre – te whare tapere hōu – First Māori theatre companies, 1970–1990, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/43337/whatungarongaro-i-te-tau-1991 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby and Briar Grace-Smith, published 14 November 2013.