Tiri Te Araroa: Woman Far Walking
Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking is an acclaimed New Zealand theatre production directed by Katie Wolfe for the Auckland Theatre Company, a bilingual retelling of Witi Ihimaera’s story about Tiri Mahana, a Māori matriarch born on the day Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed (1840), making her 185 years old in the play, embodying centuries of Aotearoa’s history, resilience, and the complexities of the Treaty, featuring actors Miriama McDowell (Tiri) and Nī Dekkers-Reihana (Tilly), blending English and Te Reo Māori to explore cultural identity, trauma, and hope.
