TOURING TE-WAIPOUNAMU OCT - NOV 2025

After a successful Te Ika-Ā-Māui tour in 2024, Taki Rua is bringing back Jamie McCaskill’s play ‘Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere’.

 

This time we will tour Te-Waipounamu, bringing the show to community venues near you!

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Inspired by the beloved children’s story ‘The Kuia and the Spider’ by Patricia Grace, Jamie McCaskill’s original Te Reo Māori Season play has been shortened with under 5s in mind.

 

 

Performed completely in Te Reo Māori, Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere is the untold story of the Kuia and her relationship with Pūpai the spider.

While in the midst of their daily bickering, Kuia and Pūpai are suddenly transported from their home in Paekākāriki into the world of spiders. There, they must work together to save Spider World from the human world's suburban sprawl.

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recommended for all ages.

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please contact us at info@takirua.co.nz for more info or to register an expression of interest to book for the show.

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*dates and venues to be released later in 2025*