Ngā Toi Creative Hawke's Bay is the Regional Arts Organisation for Te Matau-a-Māui, Hawke's Bay. Our role is to create a flourishing, vibrant, and culturally interactive creative eco-system.
Create Symposium 2026
Thursday 9 July 2026 | Hastings (venue TBC)
More details coming soon!
Wātea Youth Space
Tukuna te rangatahi kia tū, kia whanake
Allow youth the opportunity to grow
Wātea Youth Space is an open community space for rangatahi aged 12 to 24 to connect, explore ideas, build skills and grow confidence in a supportive environment.
More than a creative space, Wātea emphasises innovation, technology, career development, life skills and connection. Regular workshops, events and opportunities are supported by flexible zones for tech, study, maker activities, social connection and chill-out time.
Based at 41 Station Street, Napier, we have kickstarted this dedicated place that young people can show up as they are and help shape what comes next. This is intended to be an evolving space that will be changed and crafted based on what our rangatahi want/need most from our community.
Nau mai, haere mai.
Wātea Youth Space is a Ngā Toi Creative Hawke’s Bay project.
Your Voice Matters - Survey
Share what would support you. Take the survey today, it only takes 2-3 minutes.
Ngā Toi Creative Hawke’s Bay is building our 2026 programme and we want your voice in the mix. Take a few minutes to complete our short survey and help shape the training, mentoring and creative opportunities we deliver across Hawke’s Bay, including support for our Napier-based Youth Hub. Every response helps us build a stronger, more connected creative community.
Survey closes 27 February 2026.
Latest Events
Finance for Creatives
Register your interest for 2026… Build your financial confidence and turn your creativity into a thriving business. This two-part workshop series, covers the essentials of running a creative business, pricing your work, planning for tax, and preparing for growth.
Cultural Competency Development Programme
We will be offering this four-part, face-to-face workshop series again in 2026. Register your interest to be the first to know when dates are confirmed.
Upcoming Events: Join the Waitlist
Be the first to hear about upcoming creative workshops and events from Ngā Toi. Join our waitlist to get updates, suggest ideas, and stay in the loop as new opportunities are announced.
What We Do
ENABLE
We enable our creative communities to thrive through providing tools, resources and work spaces.
AMPLIFY
We amplify our creative community by fostering collaboration, growth, and innovation.
ADVOCATE
We advocate for our community through representation, leadership, data and research.
Ngā Toi Creative Hawke’s Bay work with the creative sector to maintain a clear focus on the future we want to create together, for artists and arts organisations, and for our communities.
We hold an understanding and respect for the depth and breadth of local creative activity and are well-connected to new research and data around the benefits and impact of the creative sector. We walk alongside our arts community and build a robust strategic vision for the future of the Hawke’s Bay’s creative ecosystem.
The Story Of Te Matau-a-Māui
Building partnerships to tell our stories
There are many stories of Māui and many story-tellers. Here’s a story of Te Matau-a-Māui, Māui’s great fish-hook – perhaps one of the greatest fishing stories of all time
This is a collaboration between Ngā Toi Creative Hawke's Bay, Ngati Kahungunu and Hawke's Bay Tourism.
Thank you to our partners:
Thank you to our supporters and funders:
