Ngā Mahi ā te Whare Pora
Māori and Indigenous Art
Learn the art, stories and tikanga of Māori weaving.
Ngā Mahi ā te Whare Pora
Learn to weave
Weaving is a living Māori practice that connects people, place, and knowledge through making.
Whether you’re beginning your weaving practice or building on existing skills, our weaving programmes support tauira to learn and strengthen their skills in raranga, and related practices, while developing an understanding of tikanga, materials, and creative processes.
Ngā hōtaka e wātea ana
Programmes available
Ngā kaupapa whakataki
Introductory programmes (1)
Levels 1-3
Ngā kaupapa takawaenga
Intermediate programmes (3)
Levels 4-6
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Kāwai Raupapa | Ngā Mahi ā te Whare Pora
Certificate in Māori and Indigenous Art | Weaving
Grow your confidence, knowledge, and creative practice. Explore new weaving techniques and learn the cultural practices of Māori weaving.
- Level 4
- Noho
- No fees
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Te Tohu Tiaki Taonga
Level 5
Explore traditional and contemporary ways of preserving and archiving taonga, from toi Māori to digital data.
- Level 5
- Classroom
- No fees
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Toi Paematua | Ngā Mahi ā te Whare Pora
Diploma in Māori and Indigenous Art | Weaving
Learn to harvest harakeke, refine fibre arts, and complete advanced weaving projects in this diploma programme.
- Level 5
- Noho
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Latest news
Finding a deeper sense of self through te ao Māori
Moving to Aotearoa from rural Australia as a teenager, Lily Warring found herself wanting to learn more about the culture and language of the place she now called home.
A journey shaped by whānau and a love of tamariki
Members of Tayla-Marie Takawe’s (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Maniapoto) whānau were among the first tauira to graduate from the Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
Reconnecting to te ao Māori through raranga
Haylee Roussel (Ngāti Rārua, Rangitāne, Ngāti Maniapoto) was searching for a way to reconnect with te ao Māori when she enrolled in the Certificate in Māori and Indigenous Art, Raranga, at the Waiwhero campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
Creating the spark for business success
With plenty of experience as an electrician, Josh Verstraten was ready to branch out from employee to business owner, but he knew running a successful business would require a new set of skills.
From financial stress to financial freedom for Auckland whānau
For Augustine Kopa, studying the Certificate in Money Management at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa was about creating a better future for her whānau.
Two generations, one reo Māori journey
When Melody Francis (Ngāti Kahungunu) saw the positive impact that studying te reo Māori had on her mum, she decided to jump on the waka and begin the journey alongside her.
Tikanga study boosts whānau presence on marae
Patrick and Donna Tobin (Ngāti Kahu) are a brother-and-sister duo studying tikanga alongside their wider whānau at Te Paatu Marae in Kaitaia, all working towards the betterment of their whānau, iwi, and marae.
A teacher’s path to understanding tikanga
Originally from South Africa, Franda Zondagh has called Aotearoa home since 2003, but it was through studying He Papa Tikanga with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa that she began to feel a deeper connection to the place she lives and people she serves in her mahi.
Leading by example and learning te reo Māori
Liisa Wharepapa’s (Te Whānau ā Apanui) journey with te reo Māori wasn’t something that happened overnight, it was a goal waiting to be pursued until the moment she felt ready to take that step.
Returning home and reclaiming te reo Māori
After many years away building his professional career, Logan Bertram (Whakatōhea), returned home to Ōpōtiki with a clear goal of reconnecting with his whakapapa and creating a better future for his young whānau.
