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Add the products you love to a favourites list and share directly from our site. It’s also easy to access our digital marketing collateral online. Sign up today to enjoy these benefits and more!The Vegan Society of Aotearoa promotes cruelty free living with resources and activities.  Show your support on one of our funky tees!Taonga such as kākahu (cloaks or garments) connect to the spiritual world through the whakapapa of the natural materials from which they are woven, the values and ancestral knowledge and practices. According to Ngāti Awa elder Hāmiora Pio, the knowledge of weaving began with Hine-rauamoa, the wife of Tāne-nui-a-rangi. This whakataukī (saying) illustrates how important a weaver was to her community in the past. From birth, a girl of aristocratic lineage was initiated into the arts of Hine-rauamoa. Muka, the inner fibre extracted from the long, sword-like leaves of the harakeke (New Zealand flax), is the preferred customary fibre for cloak weaving.

Careful observation of protocols and rituals protected the mauri (life force) of the plants and material harvested for weaving, and the mauri of the weaver herself. A well-known weaver gave mana to taonga (ancestral treasures) they created through their own personal skills and knowledge. Mastery of weaving involves many skills, from making baskets, cords and mats to fine cloaks, using processes and techniques developed over many generations. The most prized items were carefully and beautifully made for important people. These taonga increase in cultural value with each passing generation. Māori cloaks were woven by hand, without the use of a loom. Whatu, the finger weft twining technique used for making fish nets and traps, was adapted to construct garments. Closely packed wefts create a firm textile, while more widely spaced wefts give a more pliant product. Decorative tāniko borders use a similar method and are a uniquely Māori invention. Traditionally, weaving was taught within families, usually by a mother, aunt or grandmother.

Strict protocols and restrictions were part of the discipline of maintaining the integrity of this knowledge. This art was in serious decline until the 1950s, when moves were made through education programmes and national bodies such as the Māori Women’s Welfare League to preserve and maintain weaving and highlight the need to protect the natural resources vital for weaving.ion hoodie damen In 1983 Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi called the first national hui for Māori and Pacific weavers at Tokomaru Bay. the north face nimble hoodieThe Aotearoa Te Moananui a Kiwa weavers group was formed, amalgamating Māori and Pacific weavers. run dmc hoodie ebayLater the Māori national weavers’ collective Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa was established. labourer hoodies

In the 2000s Māori weaving is a highly visible and innovative art form that has influenced many contemporary forms of Māori expression.On Friday 26 May, 2017 we're asking New Zealanders to celebrate Pink Shirt Day and stand together to take action against bullying.hoodie fdm Celebrated annually around the globe, Pink Shirt Day began in Canada in 2007 when two students took a stand against homophobic bullying, mobilising their whole school, after a peer was bullied for wearing a pink shirt.clobber hoodies Pink Shirt Day aims to create schools, workplaces and communities where all people feel safe, valued and respected. Will you stand with us to stop bullying on 20 May? Pink Shirt Day is led by the Mental Health Foundation, with support from: The Peace Foundation, RainbowYOUTH, InsideOUT, New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association, Youthline and Family Works.

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