Carving taonga for Te Wiki o te Reo

Sep 19, 2025 | Bone Carving, 2025 Archive

Well, it couldn’t have worked out any better during Te Wiki o te Reo ( Māori Language Week ) having tutors from Aotearoa Bone and Stone running a workshop for our North West students.

Thank you Maha, Destiny and Laura for your amazing talent, knowledge and support.

Students learnt

  • Whanaungatanga
  • Tikanga
  • Purakau

Students learnt about their shapes and chose one that they felt aligned with their wairua (spirit).

They had a choice of a Rei Niho (a whale tooth) or Hei Matau (a fish hook).

Students shaped, filed and polished their bone carvings to a professional finish.

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