Her garment Toi Aotearoa, inspired by the patterns in carving, weaving and kowhaiwhai (Maori painted scroll ornamentation), is also a finalist in the South Pacific section at the World of Wearable ...

Their contemporary designs impressed local and international ... Shona Tawhiao of Tawhio utilises traditional Maori weaving methods to produce hand woven, moulded and lacquered flax corsets.

Storytelling, musical performances, panel discussions, readings by Maori writers ... of traditional Māori designs, historic films on the art of weaving, a demonstration of waka paddling skills ...

READ: New Zealand Women Who Changed The World: Merata Mita With each work she references the book, Raranga Whakairo, a visual summary of the many patterns of Maori weaving, each containing their ...