The Ngāti Kuri pou, “Te Ara Wairua” was carved by Te Wānanga Whakairo Rākau-o-Aotearoa under the tutelage of Te Taonui-a-Kupe (James) Rickard Based on kōrero received from Pineaha Murray. Carved in Totara, 2012....
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Category Archives: Community
Ngāti Kuri Pou Unveiled in New Te Ahu Centre
The Te Ahu Trust chose a “soft opening” for the partly completed Te Ahu Centre on Friday the 10th of February 2012. Muriwhenua Iwi as well as Ngapuhi, the Far North District Mayor, staff...
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Weavers, Costumes & Extras Wanted for Short Film!
Nikita Baines, one of our previous funding recipients is the production manager for a professional short film – “Maumahara…Remember who you are” being made by TOKIRUA FILM STUDIOS. The film is being made...
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Saana Murray, Ethnobotany Hui, Christchurch (1988)
Saana Murray (1925 – 2011), of the Te Hapua Traditional Arts and Crafts Trust, talks at the 1988 “Nga Mahi Maori o te Wao Nui a Tane Commonwealth Science Council Hui on Ethnobotany, Rehua...
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Radio NZ “He Rourou” Interview (15 September 2008)
Radio New Zealand’s He Rourou Program catches up with Dr Merimeri Penfold just after she had received her Creative NZ Waka Toi award. ...
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