{"id":986,"date":"2025-04-03T02:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T02:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/toiowairaka\/?p=986"},"modified":"2026-10-20T22:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T22:02:00","slug":"raranga-taura-kutai-ki-wairaka-4-18-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/toiowairaka\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/raranga-taura-kutai-ki-wairaka-4-18-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Raranga Taura K\u016btai ki Wairaka \/ 4 &#8211; 18 April, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This installation features taura k\u016btai (woven mussel ropes) made from harakeke gathered at Rangim\u0101rie P\u0101 Harakeke and woven by Hinewaimarama Reihana-White, with support from John Kaulima-Panapa and members of Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua \u014cr\u0101kei weaving r\u014dp\u016b, Te Pu\u0101wai. Framed images by Peeti Lamwilai accompany the taura, documenting the making process and the relationships that sustain this kaupapa. Originally exhibited in Pohewa Pahewa: a M\u0101ori design kaupapa at&nbsp;Objectspace, the work reflects the ongoing relationships and responsibilities shared between mana whenua, weavers, whenua, and moana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This iteration follows from the first taura k\u016btai woven and deployed in 2017 into the waters of \u014ckahu Bay. Grounded in collaboration and care for te taiao, the project&nbsp;continues to express kaitiakitanga through raranga grounded in ancestral connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/toiowairaka\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eight-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/toiowairaka\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eight-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/toiowairaka\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eight-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/toiowairaka\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eight-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/toiowairaka\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eight-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, 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Framed images by Peeti Lamwilai accompany the taura, documenting the making process and the relationships that sustain this kaupapa. 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