Ara Toi

Kia ora e hoa, hello to all!

Welcome to Ara Toi, where you can find information about our creative community and projects we are involved with here in Ōtepoti.

Toi Oho is a newsletter for showcasing and sharing information about our creative community. Read through previous copies here and subscribe to have Toi Oho emailed directly to you. 

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Toi Oho | Issue 22

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Toi Oho | Issue 19

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Calling young music writers

If you’re aged 24 or younger and have musical opinions and insights you’d like to share with the world of Toi Oho readers, we have a ...

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Moana Nui - immerse yourself

Kia ora, Kia orana, Noa'ia, Mauri, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Tālofa, Mālō e lelei, Mālō nī, Talofa lava and warm ...

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Siva Samoa - nurturing Fa’asamoa

Fa’asamoa references the Samoan way of life and the essence of the culture. It is the framework of values, protocols and practices ...

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Become A Toi Oho Contributor

The Ara Toi team invite you, the Ōtepoti arts and culture community, to showcase your recent art projects contributing an article to ...

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Stepping up Arts Fest sustainability

Dunedin Arts Festival 2025 will be packed with local and international acts, some of which are actively helping to reduce ...

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Toi Oho | Issue 21

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Toi Oho | Issue 18

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Beginners’ Guide to the 9 Year Plan

Are you wondering why ‘9 year plan’ has started cropping up in your media feeds?

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WHACT takes arts resident full circle

What have West Harbour Arts Charitable Trust (WHACT) member Emma-Jane Stanley and sculptor Jerry Howlett got to say about the annual ...

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Dancing, delighting and shaking up

Kia ora koutou. We’re a month into the Year of the Snake and hopefully you’ve shed any tribulations from 2024’s Dragon Year. We're ...

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Creative opportunities

Find out about creative opportunities as soon as they are released...

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Play and pitch in - Whare Flat Folk Festival

Ticket sales for the Whare Flat Folk Festival 24/25 launched early and attract plenty of interest in an event with participation at ...