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Story: Māori weaving and tukutuku – te raranga me te whatu

Kaitaka aronui

This kaitaka aronui (cloak with tāniko border) is made from muka (flax fibre) dyed with traditional colours, and is also decorated with coloured wool. 

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Kahutoi Te Kanawa, Māori weaving and tukutuku – te raranga me te whatu – Kākahu – woven cloaks, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/43479/kaitaka-aronui (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kahutoi Te Kanawa, published 6 December 2013.