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Alex Nathan

Te Roroa, Ngāti Whātua, Ngā Puhi   Ko Maunganui te maunga Ko Waipoua te awa Ko Kawerua te moana Ko Matatina te marae Ko Tuohu

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Elaine Bevan

Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Wehiwehi    Elaine’s interest in weaving stems back to her childhood observing the skilful hands of her

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Sonia Snowden

Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Whātua, Ngā Puhi   Sonia says that harakeke has been a ‘friend’ for many years, transformed by her hands into

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Para Matchitt

Te Whānau ā Apanui   Paratene Matchitt was a leading figure in the development of the Contemporary Māori Art movement. Trained in the progressive Māori

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Karl Leonard

Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Pahipoto, Ngāti Raukawa      The whakapapa of Karl Leonard is steeped in ngā mahi toi a te Māori and he is deeply

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Chris Bailey

Ngāti Hako, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Porou, Irish   Chris is a renown Māori sculptor and carver who studied at the University of Auckland

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Pip Devonshire

Ngāti Te Au, Ngāti Manomano and Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga   Pip Devonshire is a renown Māori weaver, curator and tutor from Ōtaki. Descending

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Hinauri Mead

Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou   I was always interested in ngā mahi toi as a young girl. I remember my Dad coming into school to

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