20 November 2026 — 28 February 2027
Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award 2025
I te 30 o Akuhata 2024 i tangihia e te motu a Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. Hei whakamahara i a ia, ka te tuu tonu te Tohu Whakaahua a Kiingi Tuheitia i teenei tau moo te waa tuatoru, i runga i te manaakitanga me te tautoko a Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po.
He whakataetae e akiaki ana i ngaa Ringatoi e puea ana ki te whakaatu i too raatou anoo tuupuna, ahakoa te momo taaera. I mahi ngaatahi me Te Tari o te Kiingitanga ka tuu te whakataetae nei i a rua tau, aa, ka haaereere te whakaaturanga puta i te motu.
E whakatairanga ana te whakaaturanga nei i ngaa mahi toi i whakawhaaititia e te pae whakawaa. Ko Renata Te Wiata (Waikato, Ngaati Mahuta, Te Arawa, Ngaati Kea, Ngaati Tuaraa), raatou ko John Walsh (Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Irish), ko Dr Areta Wilkinson (Kaai Tahu) te pae whakawaa moo teenei tau.
Ka whakawhiwhia te Ringatoi toa i te $20,000, aa, ka whakawhiwhia ki te Ringatoi tuarua te $2,500.
On 30 August 2024 the nation mourned the passing of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. In his memory, the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is taking place again this year, for the third time, with the blessing and support of the new Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po.
The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award encourages young Maaori artists to create portraits of their tuupuna (ancestors) in any medium. Developed in partnership with the Office of the Kiingitanga the Award takes place every two years and the exhibition travels the country.
This exhibition showcases the artworks that were shortlisted by our esteemed judges Renata Te Wiata (Waikato, Ngaati Mahuta. Te Arawa, Ngaati Kea, Ngaati Tuaraa), John Walsh (Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Irish), and Dr Areta Wilkinson (Kaai Tahu).
The winning artist received $20,000 and the runner up received $2,500. The winner of the Forsyth Barr People’s Choice Award also received $2,500.
Jazmin Tainui Mihi Paget-Knebel, Taniwha Chasers, 2025. Photography. Winner - Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award 2025.
This exhibition was developed and is toured by The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata.
Exhibition Sponsors
Te Tari o Te Kiingitanga | The Office of the Kiingitanga
Te Maika Trust
Forsyth Barr
Wellington City Council
Creative New Zealand
Chris and Kathy Parkin
