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A traditional Māori martial art is helping to turn around the lives of at risk youth. They are taught mau rākau - how to wield weapons - using long batons or sticks, but the lessons are about so much ...
Elizabeth Ellis' tireless work as an artist and leader in Māori arts and education has landed Ellis the title of Senior New Zealander of the Year.
It was also part of the tapestry of Maori rituals – such as Tā moko, an art that uses tattoos to express whakapapa, an individual’s ancestry and personal history, and marae, sacred communal ...
Students will work collaboratively to create and produce artwork and the Mana Moana public art events for the observance of Matariki Public Holiday. These projects will investigate a range of values, ...
One of his Maori portraits was of Takahi Atama Paparangi, chief of the Te Rarawa tribe who lived at Mitimiti, Hokianga and was known for his intricate facial moko which features in the Goldie painting ...
An introduction to the development of personal forms of expression though an engagement with the values, concepts, traditions, art/design forms and structures of the whare whakairo. The fourth number ...