[1] Te Tuhi’s history traced back all the way to the early 1960s with the creation of the Pakuranga Arts Society.

Pakuranga Arts Society founded by a group of local women, the first meetings were in a garden shed.

[2] Te Tuhi was created in a partnership between the Fisher Gallery and the Pakuranga Community and Cultural Centre.

Landing at the beach at what is now Howick's Cockle Bay, he made his tuhi, or mark, on a pōhutukawa tree situated on the foreshore, using karamea, a red ochre.

[5] During the time between 2017 and 2018, Te Tuhi had attracted 175,000 visitors, of which 5500 are students, and hosted 15 exhibitions that featured 20 artists and commissioned 11 artworks.