After the Maori welcome and the Poi and Haka are done, we have the chance to visit the rest of the Te Puia Cultural Center. Initially, Te Puia focused on traditional Maori hand crafts, especially ...

VISUALLY-impaired youngsters have been getting a taste of life on the other side of the world. Students at Henshaws College, Harrogate, have been learning about the ancient customs of the Maori people ...

RENAISSANCE WOMEN: Dame Rangimarie Hetet (1892 – 1995) and her daughter Diggeress Te Kanawa (1920 -2009), who were both tohunga of mahi raranga whatu (traditional Maori weaving experts) The most ...

‘Tāniko work has its own beauty when woven with pride and exhibiting masterly control of the artform. It is as relevant now as it was when this book was first published.’ – Linda Tuhiwai Smith, from ...

Visitors can learn the ancient Maori art of flax weaving at an event in Sandhurst Library tomorrow. The library in Broadway is hosting the demonstration of the craft which uses flax plant leaves to ...

Everyone is being given the chance to learn traditional Maori art with Matariki celebrations this month. Matariki is the traditional Maori New Year, marked by the rise of the group of seven stars ...

Storytelling, musical performances, panel discussions, readings by Maori writers, weaving demonstrations, waka paddling drills and contemporary Ta Moko will be among the events at Christchurch Art ...