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 ...

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 ...

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.