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Wharenui Harikoa at the Waikato Museum | BLENNZ

Wharenui Harikoa at the Waikato Museum

Published: July 25, 2024

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BLENNZ Hamilton had the privilege of taking a group of ākonga and whānau to explore the Wharenui Harikoa at the Waikato Museum.

Wharenui Harkoa promotion banner
Figure 1 - Wharenui Harikoa promotion banner.

It was very exciting having Lissy and Rudi, the creators of this wharenui, there to explain their journey with creating this amazing piece of art. Ākonga had a chance to explore this creation by touch and learn about the various stories represented in this wharenui thanks to our excellent audio describers.

For several of our ākonga this was their first experience with a live audio description. It was exciting to hear how Lissy and Rudi had wanted to make this a tactile experience due their experiences with their own whānau who were kāpō.

Ākonga and whānau standing in front of the wharenui and listening to a description about what is represented on the front panels.

Figure 2 - Ākonga and whānau in front of wharenui listening to audio description