Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa

Detail of border of kahu kiwi

Detail of bottom border of kahu kiwi, showing the distinctive hair-like structure of kiwi feathers.

Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa or Māori Weavers New Zealand is the New Zealand national Māori weavers’ collective, which aims to foster and preserve Māori traditional textiles.

Founded in 'Aotearoa Moananui a Kiwa Weavers' by the Māori and South Pacific Arts Council, the Māori and Pacifika portions of the organisation were split for funding reasons—current Toi Māori Aotearoa funding is specifically targeted at Māori arts.^[1]

Te Roopu holds national hui (attendance of which is required by a number of tertiary courses), regional workshops, publishes a newsletter, coordinates with research funding agencies, publishes books.

Emily Schuster of Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua was the first chairperson. Diggeress Te Kanawa was a co-founder. Christina Wirihana is the current chairperson.^[2]

^[3] There is some overlap of personnel and events with Maori Women's Welfare League,^[4] but the League has a much broader remit, longer history and more political outlook.

National hui

• 2003 Rangiotu Marae, Palmerston North^[5]
• 2005 Owae Marae, Waitara^[6][7]
• 2007 Maraenui Marae, Te Kaha^[8][9]
• 2009 Takitimu Marae, Wairoa^[10][11]
• 2010 Rotorua^[12]
• 2011 Kawhia^[13]

Books

• The gathering : a collection of writings from the weavers newsletters of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa = Ngā kohikohinga. Cath Brown; Bert Waru; Garry Nicholas; Te Roopu Raranga Whatu O Aotearoa. 2002. ISBN 978-0-9582341-0-8
• Mai te whenua = Of the land. Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa. Rotorua Museum of Art & History. 2010 (No ISBN)
• Whiri toi : creation of our minds and hands in art. Lala Rolls; Island Productions.; Toi Māori Aotearoa.; Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa.; Creative New Zealand.
• He rito, he ranga : kiekie : our taonga plant. Wellington : Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa. Toi Maori Aotearoa, 2009. ISBN 978-0-9582341-2-2
• Whatu Kākahu: Māori Cloaks edited by Awhina Tamarapa, Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa. Te Papa Press. 2011. ISBN 978-1-877385-56-8

References

1. "Weavers: Te Roopu Raranga O Whatu". maoriart.org.nz. 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
2. "Kāhui Raranga". Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
3. "Edna Pahewa". maoriartmarket.com. 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011. Emily Schuster
4. "beehive.govt.nz - Closing of the Toi Māori Exhibition ‘The Eternal Thread’". beehive.govt.nz. 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
5. "Weavers National Hui 2003". web.archive.org. 2011. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
6. "Weavers National Hui 2005". web.archive.org. 2011. Archived from the original on December 14, 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
7. "Weavers to Gather in Waitara, Taranaki". scoop.co.nz. 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
8. "Weavers National Hui 2007". web.archive.org. 2011. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
9. "Community & Voluntary Sector - Weaving Together". scoop.co.nz. 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
10. "Weavers National Hui 2009". web.archive.org. 2011. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
11. "Weavers National Hui 2009, Takitimu marae, Te Wairoa « Te Papa’s Blog". blog.tepapa.govt.nz. 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
12. "Weaving Exhibit & Symposium, 7-13 Jan, Rotorua | TangataWhenua.com". news.tangatawhenua.com. 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
13. "Treasured weaving techniques detailed in beautiful new book". scoop.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.