The second Wānaka Tukutuku was held in our weaving room 3 – 5 March, with 14 wāhine and one tāne present. Most of the weavers had attended the November hui which made the time together more relaxed. Our three new members were very excited to meet up with us all – two were from Wānaka and one from Milton.

The plan now is to do a harvest on the West Coast to gather kiekie later in the year. I have also had an offer from a local weaver to teach piupiu to our rōpū, which covers a lot of skills to learn in the making of same. [Read more…]

On 9 March we were finally able to unveil the tukutuku panels that were created between 2012 and 2013 by Whiria ka Aho ki Puketeraki, and installed in the wharenui of Huirapa, Puketeraki Marae.

The panels surround the tukutuku replica of the old Araiteuru flag. We were privileged to have the panels blessed by Huata Holmes, who was able to elaborate on why they were significant to our tūpuna.

Tukutuku panels installed at Puketeraki Marae.

Tukutuku panels installed at Puketeraki Marae.