Three tamariki tāne, Coby, Dayton, and Charlie from Pegasus Primary School called us up the other week with an idea. As it was coming to their last days of primary school, they took it upon themselves to find a way to symbolise their friendship before they take on high school. On their own initiative, they…
Noah Mackie | 14.10.22 In July we launched our first Whatu Kura Toi course- a twelve week journey that explores the myriad of wonder in Te Ao Māori in both the past and the present. In the beginning, one of the first things we thought of was ‘will this course be the first step in…
Noah Mackie | 26.9 | Whakaraupō Carving Centre Trust As of May, this year, it had been close to five years since I had last been in Aotearoa, and in that time, there has been a profound gap in the political and social views between New Zealander’s. It’s astounding, the extremities of the Prime Minister…
One of our most recent whakairo taonga has been a patu carved for Kendra Cocksedge, a rangatira within her rōpū who recently announced her retirement from professional rugby. Last night, before going to moe I was scrolling through TikTok, eventually coming to a video of mātua visibly experiencing ihi, wehi, and wana from their daughter…
Handling Taonga in the Whare Wānanga The remarkable whakairo waharoa carved by the late master carver George Edwards required periodic restoration and maintenance last week at Lincoln University. The wānanga has partnered with us to ensure their taonga goes through this process in a culturally sound way and ultimately to preserve the artistry of George…
27 years ago, Lee Tamahori’s film Once Were Warriors screened for the first time, unearthing one fragment of the thousands suffering from poverty in Aotearoa. Through the screen, Tamahori disrupted a pākehā ūtopian myth that led Māori into a world completely unknown.
