It was an inspiration to be with a large group of weavers at the national gathering and talk about the different weaving projects they were working on. Here are just a few of the weavers I spoke to. Jute, cotton and raffia aren’t traditionally used in Māori weaving but these materials were …

Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the Māori weavers’ association of New Zealand, hosted a national gathering, or hui, recently at Kawerau as part of their Biennial General Meeting. A number of participants wore woven cloaks to the customary welcome ceremony, or powhiri …

This eye-catching pattern belongs to a well-worn basket (kete whakairo) that a participant brought along to a two-day weaving workshop at Waikawa marae (raranga wananga noho marae) which I was invited to tutor at recently. I searched for and found the pattern in Mick Pendergrast’s …