Moko dreams of becoming a master star navigator like her tūpuna and like her koro Jack.
Ngā Tohunga Whakatere - The Navigators tells the story of Māori, Pasifika and, later, European navigation towards Aotearoa through the eyes of a young girl, Moko.
The budding navigator finds herself travelling through time and space in the wake of the greatest Pacific navigators, in a fully immersive planetarium show on Space Place's stunning digital, full-dome planetarium screen.
Journey with Moko as she gains knowledge and understanding of Māori, Pasifika and European voyaging traditions and realises how skilled her tūpuna had to be to travel the largest ocean on Earth.
Ngā Tohunga Whakatere - The Navigators is a family-friendly animated 30-minute immersive show that’ll take you on an unforgettable adventure across the Pacific Ocean.
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Space Place is home to a state of the art Sky-Skan digital full-dome planetarium system hosting a range of planetarium movies for every age. Each film (except Matariki Dawn and Family of the Sun) also has a 15 minute live Night’s Sky presentation, so visitors can get to know their night skies. To check out Ngā Tohunga Whakatere - The Navigators screening times click here.
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Moko dreams of becoming a master star navigator like her tūpuna and like her koro Jack.
Ngā Tohunga Whakatere - The Navigators tells the story of Māori, Pasifika and, later, European navigation towards Aotearoa through the eyes of a young girl, Moko.
The budding navigator finds herself travelling through time and space in the wake of the greatest Pacific navigators, in a fully immersive planetarium show on Space Place's stunning digital, full-dome planetarium screen.
Journey with Moko as she gains knowledge and understanding of Māori, Pasifika and European voyaging traditions and realises how skilled her tūpuna had to be to travel the largest ocean on Earth.
Ngā Tohunga Whakatere - The Navigators is a family-friendly animated 30-minute immersive show that’ll take you on an unforgettable adventure across the Pacific Ocean.
Step behind the scenes of the Ngā Tohunga Whakatere - The Navigators
Ngā Tohunga Whakatere - The Navigators was made possible by our partners Tuia - 250 Encounters and the Lion Foundation.