Kia mahara, he nui ngā mata o te taiaha. There’s the public story and then there’s the personal one.
Over 185 years ago, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, and Tiri was born.
Walk with Tiri through the years of struggle, resilience and hope. From the arrival of Pākehā to the violence of the New Zealand Wars and the 1918 influenza epidemic, she has fought to protect her whānau, her whenua and her mokopuna’s future. Along the way, she confronts a history that refuses to stay buried.
Tiri is more than a witness to Aotearoa’s history. She carries its promises, its betrayals and its unfinished story. Now, with the future of Aotearoa in the hands of its rangatahi, Tiri asks us to look back at what has been lost and what it will take to make things right.
Piri mai ki a Tiri e whakamānawa nei i te inamata, rātou i pakanga mō te anamata o Aotearoa. Join Tiri in honouring the past and all who fought for Aotearoa to better shape its future.
Witi Ihimaera’s groundbreaking Woman Far Walking is reimagined for a new generation in a startling bilingual adaptation, co-written with Katie Wolfe, Maioha Allen and Tā Haare Williams. Weaving seamlessly between te reo Māori and English, this accessible version is an open invitation to all.