Celebration | Connection | Love Here’s Koru Enterprises top SIX artisan gifts from our carefully curated online gift shop. Made in Hawke’s Bay, this very special one-off weaving is called, “Ko Te Aroha Te Mea Nui” (The greatest thing is love). A beautifully woven New Zealand harakeke (flax) wall hanging. The stunning taonga (treasure) would
“Ko koutou kua whai i a Pania, kua haere mai no ngā tai ki uta ki te whenua ā Karitoki Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai.” “So to you who have arrived here from over the seas, to you who have been lured like Pania from the sea tides to the lands of Karitoki,Welcome, welcome
In the recently released doco, Mō Te Iwi: Carving For The People, Rangi Hetet speaks about his teacher, Hone (John) Taiapa, more than 60 years after he learned whakairo under the renowned master carver. “I thank my teacher, John.” – Rangi Hetet says at 82 years of age Our father, Rangi’s acknowledgement of his teacher, as the source of his own knowledge
WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT MANAWATŪ, NZ? “Ko Manawatū te awa, he awa tapu, hei piringa mauri, hei piringa tangata.” “The sacred river of Manawatū, where life force remains to bring people together.” Recently Koru Enterprises was part of a tourism delegation invited by CEDA to experience the transformation and manākitanga (hospitality) of this special region We were warmly
What is SO special about knitting? Do you ever wish to become a fibre muse? There are four types: The Dreamer, the Seeker, the Giver, and the Mystic. All these fibre muses share the same qualities as each other, but each one manifests their unique type of magic more strongly than the others. Which one