Play with purpose at Nōku te Ao Capital E

Activities for ages 0-13

Planning out the next school holidays? See our upcoming events and activities.

Play space for ages 0-5

Visit our play space inside Te Matapihi
ki te Ao Nui.

Visit our play space inside Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui.

New name, same game

Things might look a bit different around here, but we’re still helping tamariki learn, play and create.

Nau mai, haere mai

The play space is open Monday-Saturday, 9.30am-3.30pm.

The play space is closed on public holidays.

Our Saturday morning programme

Join us on the first Saturday of every month for an interactive activity.

Make your own Maramataka Journal

Each Saturday in July on the Mezzanine.

Find us

We are located inside Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, Wellington Central Library, at 65 Victoria Street, Wellington Central.

Tautoko mai
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Your support helps us provide safe spaces for tamariki and rangatahi to learn, play and create. Together we can create a creative sanctuary for our children

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