Artist Graham Tipene (Ngāti Whātua) has etched his way from the needle to the chisel and now moving his designs to the roads, bridges, and parks of Auckland. His purpose is to bring more of a Māori presence to Auckland by doing what he does best.
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Māori whakairo to be carved in Antarctica
A pair of Māori carvers are off to Antarctica for two weeks to complete two whakawae (door frames) and a pare (lintel) they carved for Scott Base.
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Lardelli leads Te Poho-o-Rawiri restoration
Derek Lardelli is overseeing the restoration of carvings from the Te Poho o Rawiri meeting house by teachers and students of Toihoukura, the school of Māori visual arts in Gisborne.
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Master Carver envisions whakairo wānanga in every iwi
Clive Fugill is the longest-serving employee at Te Puia Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua having served 50 years. Te Arawa refers to him as the master carver of our time, so Te Kāea took the time to catch up with him.
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NewsThree significant pou whakairo represent Te Arawa style of carving
Three significant pou whakairo have been set up at the front entrance of the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute’s new Wānanga Precinct located at Te Puia in Rotorua.
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Carvings restored as a symbol of Waikato chiefs mana
Four pou were rededicated today at the Auckland Domain. A symbol of Waikato Chief Pōtatau Te Wherowhero's power in Tāmaki Makau Rau.
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Ngāti Porou whakairo book recognised at Ockham NZ Book Awards
Two Ngāti Porou women have been recognised at the Ockham NZ Book Awards, the country's premier literary honours for works written by New Zealanders. Authored by Ngarino Ellis and photographed by Natalie Robertson, their book A Whakapapa of Tradition focuses on carved meeting houses within Ngāti Porou and was awarded a Judith Binney Best First Book Award for best-illustrated non-fiction.
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Master carver concerned the art form of whakairo will be lost
A master carver is concerned the traditional Māori art form is being lost because a lack of young people who are learning the craft.
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Taonga signifies relationship between Auckland and Kansai
As the World Masters Games closes here in Auckland we meet the weavers and the carvers behind the specially created mauri representing Māui and adorned in rare Albatross feathers, a gift for the Japan 2021 World Masters Games.
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Te Puia Master Carver honoured for 50 years of service
New Zealand Māori Arts & Crafts Institute Master have acknowledged Master Carver of the National Wood Carving School, Clive Fugill for 50 years of service to the institution. Mr Fugil (Ngāi Te Rangi) was one school's very first students who studied under famous Master Carver John Taiapa.
