Ngā Mahi ā te Whare Pora & Raranga (Weaving)
Learn how to create beautiful mahi toi from a variety of different fibres.
We’ll help you understand the entire process from harvesting and protecting harakeke, through to completing projects both individually and collectively.
Moments from our journey
Representing tāne in the weaving classroom
16 May 2023Weku Kereopa may have been the only tāne (male) in his raranga (weaving) class but that didn’t deter him from completing the Diploma in Māori and Indigenous Art.
Raranga programme helps funeral director to connect with traditional cultural practices
06 June 2024Descended from a long line of undertakers, it’s no surprise that it was tangi that brought Delano Murray (Ngāti Kurī) to Heretaunga, where he’s a funeral director for Simplicity Funerals and studying Toi Paematua Level 5 in raranga with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
Raranga guides new mum back into te ao Māori
18 April 2024Joy Gilgen had always thought that raranga was a practice reserved for older generations, but after having her first pēpē in 2022, she had the urge to do something holistic and reground herself in te ao Māori.