Whakaraupō Carving Centre Trust is a Māori-led Charity and Not-for-Profit that creates pathways for rangatahi and learners through the workshops, courses and programmes it provides, to educate and inform our learners through the ancient practice of Whakairo and Kaupapa Māori Toi

Whakaraupō Carving Centre is a non-profit Charitable Trust established by whānau members of Te hapū o Ngāti Wheke in 2010. Our purpose is to uphold the mana of Te Ao Māori, we focus to uphold the mana and Tikanga of Whakairo Kaupapa Toi and preserve the ancient teachings of our ancestors.

We are driven to equip the people who come into our spaces with the knowledge of history, art forms, our culture, and our protocols to promote and uphold agency and Tino Rangatiratanga.

As a Māori led organisation in the arts sector, Whakaraupō Carving Centre seeks to be adaptable and innovative by supporting the aspirations of Rangatahi, supporting Toi Practitioners, and carving out a society centred on truth, equity, and creativity.

We are located in the heart of Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū, an abundant peninsula that carries a rich canvas of Māori history and identity. Like the korero of Rākaihautū, we hope to provide for iwi, hapū, and whānau with the tools to secure their place in Aotearoa.