Taro Patch

26/02/2026

Loving our new Papatoetoe park! ❤🌱🙌🏽

19/02/2026

Aho Pewa
Romiromi & Mirimiri

Session Times
• Saturday 28 February | 10am – 5pm
• Sunday 1 March | 10am – 1pm

📍 Taro Patch Creative
9 Dunnotar Road, Papatoetoe
(Onsite parking available)

⚡ Limited sessions available – bookings essential.

Book with Kooms:
https://calendly.com/taropatchcreative9/koomsromiromi

Book with Hine:
https://calendly.com/taropatchcreative/hineromiromi

04/02/2026

Malo e lelei, Talofa lava, Bula vinaka, Kia orana, teenaa koe

Starting next Wednesday, we are opening a Hapuutana space at in Papatoetoe. With and his Tauira.

This kaupapa is for haapuu mama and their partners, at all stages of the pregnancy journey. We share mātauranga and awhi mama through koomiri, while supporting partners to reconnect with how to provide care, presence, and practical support in meaningful ways.

This is a gentle, welcoming space where you are encouraged to come as you are. You are welcome to walk in at any time between 10am and 4pm and stay for as long, or as little, as you need.

The kaupapa is free. Koha is welcomed to tautoko the space and the mahi, but it is not compulsory the mahi is.

For further details, please contact us on Instagram or text 027 422 7632.

Nau mai, haere mai.

09/01/2026

Happy New Year!

Free workshop on Saturday 10th at the Mangere Markets from 10am until 1pm.

It's free and drop-in style. Bring the whanau! 🙌🏽

23/12/2025

It was an honour to host you all 🥰

It was our honour to host the Pacific Community Leaders Fonotaga last week at Taro Patch - bringing together leaders from across Tāmaki Makaurau to connect, talanoa and share their highlights of the year 🌺💗

13/12/2025

It’s our end-of-year Scribblers finale! 🎨💛

Come through on 18 December for our last session of 2025!!

New scribblers can register here ⬇
https://form.jotform.com/252428233581860

One more session, one more chance to get creative — don’t miss it!

🌱Whānau, pull up!🌱

09/12/2025

Last night’s community screening was a MOVIE.
Our hearts are full. 🙏🏽💛 s
To our LA famili thank you.




You packed out that cinema and wrapped our lil film in so much ofa. We already feel like we’ve won.

Our beautiful team, cast and crew deserve all the love, none of this happens without you.

Where our little love letter to grandma goes from here is no longer in our hands… it’s in the hands of hundreds of thousands of Pasifika people around the world. 🌍✨

Executive Producers:
Director:
Writer:
Producers:

Cast: Luciane Buchanan,


Cinematography:
Art Director:
Editors: Lisa Greenfield & Anastasia Doniants
Composer:
Costume Designer: Lolohea
1st AD:
Cultural consultant:
Intimacy coordinator: -Lealand
Art Assits: 'o,
Campaign social impact team the impact producers

09/12/2025

is in the house!

The community is coming in 💪🏾

07/12/2025

SOLD OUT 🥹🔥

Gardena Cinema community screening/celebration is officially full, Polynesians packed in the house.

Be loud, be proud. Monday we celebrate our culture and our people.

05/12/2025

SolCo famili you’ve gone OFF.🐎🚀

We opened up the reserve tickets and the Tongan/Polynesian community showed up hard.

90% of tickets are gone and these are the LAST tickets available. This night is free and all about our people, our language, our stories and our culture.

If you want to be in the room, don’t wait! once these tickets are gone, that’s it.
Grab the last ticket now link in bio.

04/12/2025

OUAAAAAA 🐎🇹🇴

Already down to 70%!!! of spots have already been reserved, only 200 tickets left.

Lea Tupu’anga: MOTHER’S TONGUE is a free celebration with LA Polynesian music artists, food, culture and community.

Lock in your ticket and invite your LA famili to come through. Tickets available in bio: