Revival of the whare whakairo
Māori carving school By the 1920s the traditional arts associated with building whare whakairo were in serious decline.
Part of story: Māori architecture - whare Māori
Ancestors
Apanui Ringamutu Te Whānau-ā-Apanui is named after the 17th-century ancestor, Apanui Ringamutu. (He was also known by the Ngāti Awa people as Apanui Te Haua and Apanui Te Kuti.) The tribe
Part of story: Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
Māori architecture - whare Māori
The whare whakairo (carved meeting house) is seen as synonymous with Māori architecture.
Part of story: Māori architecture - whare Māori
Plants for weaving
Harakeke and wharariki Harakeke (flax) and wharariki (mountain flax) were the main plants used for weaving. Their tough, sword-shaped