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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Women’s stockings with traditional Maori designs by a Te Arawa master carver were a hot item that flew out the door at the biennial MAORI ART MARKet held in the Te Rauparaha Arena over the weekend.