Te Muka Toi Te Muka Tākata
The Creativity & Culture Hui 2025
June 12 —15
Whakatipu & Wānaka
This June, creatives, cultural leaders, businesses and community groups from across the motu are invited to attend Te Muka Toi | Te Muka Tākata, a new four-day creative and cultural hui taking place from June 12–15, 2025, in Queenstown and Wānaka.
The Creative Economy: Queenstown
A thought-provoking session exploring how the creative economy sector — including film, design, and technology — drives regional economies, fosters innovation, and strengthens community resilience.
Creative Showcase: Queenstown
A space where creative minds, investors, and industry leaders can connect, collaborate, and spark new opportunities.
Artist-Run Initiatives: Wānaka
Explore the essential role of artist-run initiatives, such as mothermother, in nurturing vibrant, collaborative creative communities.
Morning Workshops: Wānaka
Book your space at a workshop session of your choice - The Business of Creativity: Experience Development, Social media with Brand + Butter, or film workshoppp
Afternoon Workshops: Wānaka
Book your space at a workshop session of your choice - Arts & Activism, Funding in Practice, and Residencies & Opportunities Roadmap
Affordable Spaces: Wānaka
A speed speed-dating style session designed to spark new collaborations.
Threads of Influence: Queenstown
Explore the essential role of artist-run initiatives, such as mothermother, in nurturing vibrant, collaborative creative communities.
Morning Workshops: Queenstown
Book your space at a workshop session of your choice - Public Art: Turning Creative concepts into Funded projects, The Business of Creativity: Experience Development, and Funding in Practice
Afternoon Workshops: Queenstown
Book your space at a workshop session of your choice - Sustainable Creative Careers, Navigating the Art World with Confidence, and Mastering the Art of Social
Affordable Spaces: Queenstown
A speed speed-dating style session designed to spark new collaborations.
Community Engagement
A relaxed day offering a chance to connect directly with place and people through guided site visits and community experiences.
Our supporters
Te Muka Toi, Te Muka Tākata - The Creative and Cultural Hui for the Queenstown Lakes District is made possible by our supporters Queenstown Lakes District Council, and the Creative NZ Creative Communities Scheme.
