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Tautai Pacific Arts Trust

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20220806 095721 Artspace Aotearoa
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Tautai Pacific Arts Trust is a Pacific gallery in Auckland, New Zealand and a charitable trust founded by Fatu Feu'u to empower Pacific arts in New Zealand.

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Tautai Pacific Arts Trust
Karangahape Road Cycleway, Auckland Newton

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Karangahape Road Cycleway
1002 Auckland, Newton
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