A Māori artist annoyed at an awards invite snub earlier this year is "really stoked" he's finally received an invitation to an awards ceremony for the bridge he helped design. Ngāti Whātua artist Graham Tipene says it's a sign "someone is listening".
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NewsMāori artist annoyed at awards snub
A Māori designed bridge won a prestigious architecture award recently but not without controversy. The Māori artist who created its striking look is frustrated he wasn't given the recognition his work deserves and says it's something that happens all the time to Māori.
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Ancient Māori village discovered in Gisborne
The Southern Pacific Archaeological Research (SPAR) unit form The University of Otago has uncovered a Māori Village in Gisborne that is believed to have been from the 14th century.
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Māori TV wins Interior Architecture Award
The new Māori Television premises has taken out the Interior Architecture Award at the Auckland Architecture Awards.
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Iconic Tūhoe building inspires young aspiring architect
After visiting the iconic Te Wharehou o Tūhoe building in Tāneatua, 13-year-old Haeora Boynton-Rata, made a firm promise to become an architect. It's news that reached the Jasmax team, designers behind the one-of-a-kind building, and today Haeora's family found themselves spending the day with their architects.
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Marae at risk of being demolished
More than 70% of marae in New Zealand are facing a shakeup under new earthquake legislation. The Building Amendment Act 2016 imposes tougher rules on all buildings, especially those located in red zones or earthquate prone locations and include many marae who can't afford insurance or to re-build
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History told through whare whakairo
A new book on whare whakairo by pākehā art historian and curator Damian Skinner hits the shelves this week. Complete with more than 100 historical and contemporary photographs and original watercolour illustrations, "The Māori Meeting House: Introducing the Whare Whakairo", is a guide to the history and meaning of whare whakairo.
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Native Affairs- Saving The Waka
Just as te reo Māori is a dying language, the art of building waka is considered one of the most endangered Māori Arts. So, the first and only traditional waka school in the world was created to help revive the art. But will the legacy live on with only two graduates?
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Architectural Design Award for Tanatana Marae in Waimana
Tanatana Marae in Waimana has won the commercial/industrial architectural design section award. The award is based on Ngāti Rere's new building which cost $300,000.
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NewsTūhoe documentary "Ever the Land" to be screened in Venice
Acclaimed New Zealand documentary “Ever the Land” about the Te Wharehou o Tūhoe will be be screened in Venice this month at the beginning of the city’s famous Architecture Biennale.
