Ohomairangi was born from the union of the ancestor Pūhaorangi, who descended from the heavens and slept with Te Kuraimonoa. Six generations later when war ravaged the Polynesian island of Rangiātea, Ohomairangi’s descendant Tamatekapua led his people to the North Island of New Zealand in...

Photograph taken by Leo White Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: ¼ plate OR Glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches

New Zealand - Maori Culture - A family group from about 1910 at the Tuhoe kainga of Te Umuroa - probably dressed in their best clothes, with the man in the shadow of the porch wearing a fine feather kakahu or cloak.

Josiah Martin - Tamatekapua meeting house, Ohinemutu

Ko Whakarara me Rangiuru ōku maunga Ko Mātaatua me Te Arawa ōku waka Ko Matauri tōku moana i te Tai Tokerau Ko Kaituna tōku awa i te rohe whenua o Te Arawa Ko Te Tapui me Te Paamu ōku marae Ko Ngāpuhi me Tapuika ōku iwi Ko Ngāti Kura me Ngati Marukukere ōku hapu Ko Ataria Sharman tōku ingoa   Tī Aroha is an Aotearoa ma

This meeting house was named after the captain of the Te Arawa canoe. The house was built in 1878 to ratify the peace between the Te Arawa and Waikato tribes. Interestingly, some of the timber used in the original construction was obtained by cutting up the canoe named Hamama. ...

Niho Taniwha has been identified as a pattern of Te Arawa and Waikato iwi. The teeth-like triangular shapes of niho taniwha are 'dragon's'…

Drawing on multiple histories, including her own whakapapa (Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Te Arawa), street art and abstract painting, Zena Elliott’s energy-filled works explore notions of individual identity within an international community.

Taupua Te Whanoa life mask. He was the principal carver and seigner of the magnificent house, Tamatekapua, In Māori tradition Tama-te-kapua was the captain of the Te Arawa canoe which came to New Zealand from Polynesia in about 1350. The reason for his leaving his homeland was the theft by his brother Whakaturia and himself of breadfruit (kuru or poroporo) from a tree belonging to a chief named Uenuku. The Te Arawa canoe landed at Maketu, New Zealand, where Tama-te-kapua settled.

Regan Balzer (Te Arawa, Ngāti Ranginui) has developed their practice from cultural iconography painted with a combination of layers and styles. Regan has exhibited extensively around Aotearoa and overseas. In 2011, Regan completed a Masters in Māori Visual Arts at Te Pūtahi-ā-Toi, Massey University, Palmerston North (NZ), graduating with honours. This residencey is a partnership between Te Whare Hēra and Mana Moana.

The descendants of Īhenga and Hatupatu married into other major lines of the Te Arawa tribe, and in time they were led by Rangitihi, Tamatekapua’s great-great-grandson. This whakapapa (genealogical chart) shows Rangitihi’s seven sons and one daughter, who were collectively called Ng...

James Ormsby was born in 1957, of Ngati Maniapoto, Waikato, Te Arawa and Katimana (Scottish) descent. He graduated with a MFA from The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia, in 2001. He has participated in both local and international group exhibitions since 1998, and has been exhibiting in solo shows since 2001. Ormsby focuses on ... Read more

C Troughton Clark - Jean Batten and Arawa Chief Mita Taupopoki

UNUSED EARLY POSTCARD RANGITIRA, ARAWA CHIEF. In excellent condition.

What might be even more terrifying than strolls through moonlit cemeteries in the wee hours of the night is arriving at October 31st without a clue of what to dress up as!

“I must restore the heart of Te Fiti. The ocean chose me.” Moana (2016) directed by Ron Clements & John Musker, screenplay by Jared Bush

The Heart of Te Fiti Moana Cake. Including Edible Moss Recipe.

This was my second year at Wondercon and I still think it's the best Comic Con I've been to. Awesome Cosplayers to shoot with and fellow photographers were pretty cool too. Wondercon sets the standard for other Comic Cons and I'm already looking forward to next year. I took these photos on the opening day of Wondercon in Anaheim. CA in March 2018.