about us

PATAKA is the cultural heart of Porirua City.  Dedicated to celebrating our heritage and showcasing the very best in contemporary Maori, Pacific Island and New Zealand art.  At Pataka you’ll see work from leading local, national and international artists with a fantastic range of heritage and social history exhibitions.  All housed under one roof, with the Porirua City Library, Melody Farm Music Museum, a traditional Japanese garden and Cafe Kaizen, a cultural oasis in Porirua City. OUR HISTORY PATAKA has been the hub of Porirua City's cultural activities since 1998. In this time the museum and art gallery has carved out a niche for itself in the region's highly competitive market for cultural entertainment. PATAKA has over 165,000 people visitors P.A. *Year to July 2005 MELODY FARM Melody Farm is the greatest collection of its type in the country with Aolian reed organs, Juke-boxes, a recording gramophone, player pianos, radios from the 30s, TVs from the 60s and much more. PORIRUA LIBRARY Porirua Central Library is also part of Pataka. The library has a huge wealth of information waiting to be discovered - local history files and photographs, newspapers, magazines and over 140,000 books.   CAFE KAIZEN Quite simply, Cafe Kaizen has the best coffee in town.  Set beside a traditional Japanese garden, Kaizen is a friendly haven within Pataka serving culinary delights throughout the day. FACILITY HIRE PATAKA has a range of conference and corporate event facilities catering for groups as large as 300 and as small as 3.  Pataka offers free parking, a range of catering options, digital whiteboards, video and public address equipment, all in a modern sophisticated environment. STAFF CONTACTS PATAKA opening hours and contact details for all the staff can be found here - send us an email, write us a letter or give us a phone call! OUR PARTNERS PATAKA is proudly supported by the legal firm Maude and Miller and The Wellingtonian newspaper.  Sign and Display also provide their products and services at special rates.  We really like these guys - read on to find out more... USEFUL LINKS A list of some of our friends in the Wellington region...how useful!