Rangatiratanga – Creative Maori Leadership
Permanent Exhibition
Commissioned by paramount chief Wi Tako Ngatata in the 1850s as a sign of support for Kingitanga, Nuku Tewhatewha, is one of seven pataka built around the North Island as 'Pillars of the Kingdom'. In TheNewDowse Nukutewhatewha is presented as a tohu (symbol) of thecreative, forward-looking response to change that characterises much of Maori history.This idea is reinforced through profiles of creative, enterprising 21st Century Maori - social leaders, artists, scientistsand entrepreneurs.