Ngā Toi Harakeke

28/09/2026

Tēnā koutou e te whanau. 🤗
❤️🤍🖤 ✨

We just recently completed our third and final noho for our 2026 reconnection wānanga and what a beautiful few days of connecting, learning and whanaungatanga as we all came together to complete our mahi.

The final noho is always so much fun as we all now feel so much more comfortable with each other & forever bonds have been formed through such a personal but shared journey. Everyone begins to understand that this kaupapa is about something much much bigger than just learning how to weave a maro and that our maro is not just a maro, it is a reflection of ourself and it holds our story.

Through te whare pora we explored the mātauranga & practices passed down from our tūpuna. Every strand woven, every kōrero shared and every moment together, learning, singing, laughing, crying, eating, telling jokes & stories or being a pou for those who need it strengthened the connections to each other, to te ao Māori and to our tūrangawaewae.

To say that Georgia and I feel so much pride and privilege to be able to watch this all unfold in front of us during these noho is a massive understatement!. There are just no words to explain that feeling for us to watch in absolute awe as these mana wāhine bare their souls and share their stories with us, their friends and whanau.

It has been an honour to walk alongside you all and we would like to thank those who have supported the kaupapa that Georgia and I have created. Our funders who are listed below, we could not do any of this without your tautoko and belief in us, we are beyond grateful for your support.
Our whanau who are always cheering for us, we love you. The small team Georgia and I have formed around us that help to deliver our kaupapa, Jo, Sarah, Charlotte, Midi, and our photographer this year, Maia who was one of our wāhine from a previous year who came to tautoko us with their ability to capture some special moments for us.

We can't wait to do it all over again next year 🥰

He raranga, he ako, he tuku iho
We weave, we learn, we pass on.

Georgia and Corrinne
🤲 🖤🤍❤️

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This project is supported with funding from,

⭐ Palmerston North Community-Led Initiatives fund, PNCC
⭐ Lottery Grants Board
⭐ Rangitāne o Manawatū Settlement Trust
⭐ Rangitāne o Manawatū Māori Womens Welfare League

28/07/2026

Kia koutou whanau 🙋🏽‍♀️ ✨

Well, that’s noho 1 for 2026 done and dusted and it was amazing from start to finish!
There was just so many exciting things to pack into one weekend but somehow we all managed to get through all of the mahi. Below is a snapshot of wh happens during noho 1.

🌀Day 1 is all about gathering together,
whakawhanaungatanga, kai and korero.

On our first evening we get to give our wahine all of their cool resources we have gathered for them.
One of those resources we were extra excited to give them were the 3D printed kuku shells that were kindly gifted to us by Tutu Toi this year! 🫶While we agree that we prefer to teach and use real kuku shells grown by tangaroa, unfortunately they are not always accessible for us to get so we were super grateful for our wahine to have these and for the generosity shown by Skye & Jayden at Tutu Toi as they do an amazing job at extracting muka.

Then next part of our evening is finished off with an in depth korero looking at traditional Māori society, the roles of wāhine, exploring pūrākau, unpacking common misconceptions, and having a kōrero about mana wāhine, identity, and reconnecting with our mātauranga. This is a special korero delivered by our sister Sarah and we are always grateful for her mātauranga she shares with our wāhine.

🌀Day 2 is when the hard mahi starts. This year we were awoken by papatūānuku rocking us awake at 5am 🥴 but we all needed to get up and get ready for our hauhake anyway.
The weather was as it always is for the manawatū so we naturally dressed for all of the seasons as we all know the weather is rain one minute then te rā is back the next 💁🏽‍♀️☀️

We were especially excited to share a very special muka pā harakeke with our wāhine tuakana this year out at moutoa with the support of ROMST Taumata Hou and our kaitiaki Kahurangi leading us on the whenua and sharing his mātauranga.

The weather was on and off with the tōuarangi and if we had the option to come back another day that would have been ideal but we persevered, followed our hauhake tikanga which ideally would see us doing our hauhake in perfect warm sunny weather for our safety but as long as we are mindful and cut at the right angle we can ensure the wellbeing of ourselves and the pā harakeke. For us, these are all teachable moments and we can mitigate situations as they arise & explain, question and korero on views around tikanga as we know there are always many and our space is open for these types of korero.

After a busy busy morning of mahi, we headed back to the kura to get clean and warmed up with some lovely soup and warm pies and then we got stuck into the next part of our mahi raranga which was learning to prep our rau to whenu and then from whenu to pōkinikini! This is the part we have all been waiting for “extracting MUKA”!😃 .Then dinner & dessert, then prepping, then snacks, then prepping, then more snacks, korero, laughs, music and a maybe little bit of a moe 😴

🌀Day 3 is filled with more prepping, learning about creating attachments for our maro, washing and different ways of dying our pōkinikini for our maro 😅 soooo much to learn and so little time.
Then the most beautiful part is when we all gather after our last kai to have our arotake before we leave. This is our time to reflect on our noho together. This is when we all discover that on Friday, we were all strangers but it’s now Sunday and we have made lifelong friends with each other and we are now all on this haerenga together and we all now know so much more than when we started a few days before 🌱🥰

Mā te wā
Corrinne , Georgia, Midi and our whanau who back us in all the ways that matter 🫶
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I would like to say a special mihi to our funders who support and back our kaupapa

⭐️ Palmerston North Community-Led Initiatives Fund. PNCC
⭐️Lottery Grants Board
⭐️Rangitāne o Manawatū Settlement Trust
⭐️ Rangitāne o Manawatū Māori Women’s Welfare League

26/07/2026

✨practicing waiata that reflects our journey was a real treat✨

🌀waiata written and composed by Midi Tareha & Sarah Larkins🌀

25/07/2026

Just btw 🌱

25/07/2026

Kia ora e te whānau! We now have an Instagram page!!

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30/06/2026

Here are some pics from yesterday where Georgia and I spent the morning with the beautiful wāhine at Robyn Young HR.

This is a workshop that we run using tukutuku panels as a team building experience.

The creation of tukutuku is an exercise of learning, listening, trust, communication and working together to problem solve, and create a shared piece of artwork that is symbolic of the nature of business and the people who we are working alongside everyday in shared business goals, growth and strengthening of relationships.

Not only do tukutuku adorn the walls of the wharenui, within the intricate patterning they signify values and the stories of our iwi, hapu, whenua and tūpuna but they also hold the stories of the people that wove them. It is our hope that these can be utilised to align within business values, vision and growth moving forward.

We had the best morning with you all and really enjoyed watching you all work so beautifully together, sharing stories and having fun and we can’t wait to work with you again in the future!

Mā te wā

Corrinne & Georgia 😊

12/06/2026

Kia ora koutou e te whanau 🙋🏽‍♀️

📣 We have now filled our 12 spaces and are so excited to get underway with our newest rōpū and our wāhine from last year coming back to tautoko us and our new wāhine. 😃🫶

We would love to thank everyone who has messaged us and taken the time to apply for our 2026 Reconnection Wānanga starting in July.
We would also like to say how grateful we are to have so much support out there for our kaupapa!! The awhi we have received over the last 4 years has been so amazing that we would just like you to know how much that means to us and how much it drives us to keep it going 💖🙂

Also a big BIG mihi nui to our funders who support and believe in what we have created for our community. We are beyond grateful for your belief in us and our kaupapa.

⭐️Lottery Grant Board

⭐️PNCC Community Led- Initiatives fund

⭐️Rangitāne o Manawatū Settlement Trust

⭐️ Rangitāne o Manawatū Māori Women’s Welfare League

Mauri ora!! 🙂
Corrinne & Georgia

22/05/2026

Kia ora whānau, I just wanted to share some of the beautiful kupu tautoko we have received over the years.

I know for some of our whanau, the fear of the unknown can be extremely hard to overcome and our anxiety can sometimes stop us from doing something we really want to do. Let me be as clear as I can possibly be when I say, you will be safe in the space we have created. I promise 🥰 so push past that fear & send us a message before all the places are filled 😉

“The wānanga with Georgia and Corrinne added so much to my life in so many different ways. I grew up very separated from Te Ao Māori and never quite felt comfortable navigating the Māori world or being in my brown skin. The space that Georgia and Corrinne provided for us, a space of safety and non-judgement, enabled me to reconnect and reclaim a part of my heritage, of my whakapapa, that I had thought had been lost to me. I am more sure of myself as Māori and know that I am not alone and that the world of my tūpuna and their knowledge is just waiting there for me – and the wānanga with Corrinne and Georgia have enabled me to take another step towards that world. I feel so grateful and privileged to have learnt from them. With their guidance I not only created beautiful taonga for my whānau, but also strengthened by sense of identity as Māori”.

“As a wāhine Māori on a journey of reconnecting with my Māoritanga, seeing this opportunity come up on Facebook, I felt it was an opportunity to engage in my culture. Attending the kaupapa Maori raranga wananga was a life changing experience for me. The supportive and nurturing atmosphere created by Georgia and Corrinne and their guest speakers made it easy to connect with Te Ao Māori in a way that felt both natural and safe. Beyond learning to weave a Maro, the wananga provided the opportunity to expand my knowledge on Tikanga and the Māori world view. An opportunity to further decolonise myself. Delving into the purakau of wāhine Atua added layers of depth to my understanding of our culture and ignited a want to learn more”.

“If I could describe how this noho has impacted me, I would say this experience has awoken a hunger in me to want to learn and reconnect more with our culture and I am excited for the future and for more to discover. Throughout the whole experience we were all made to feel safe, included and fully supported”.

Ngā mihi nui
Corrinne & Georgia 💖

19/05/2026

UPDATE: All spaces have been filled for this wānanaga🌀🌀🌀
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Kia ora koutou 💚 its that time again and we are laying down the wero to whanau who may be feeling disconnected and want the opportunity to reconnect to their Māoritanga (culture).

My sister and I have experienced the feeling of disconnection and the feeling of not belonging or knowing where or how to start the journey of reconnecting with our culture. This is why we are both so passionate about offering a safe, gentle & fun space for those who are ready to start.

We will be running a set of 3 (you will be required to attend all 3) fully funded (free) Māori weaving wānanga using traditional materials and techniques in July, August & September 2026 ( Dates below) for wāhine Māori (women) living in and around the Manawatū.

This is a noho wānanga specifically created for Māori wāhine who are feeling disconnected from their culture and are wanting a way to reconnect.

Yes, we will be learning to weave & using harakeke as the tool to connect, but the purpose is not about learning to weave, (although that will happen), this is about “reconnection to culture”,in a fun, gentle, safe and interactive way along side other wāhine. 🙂

*Arohamai, this is a child free space.

All meals, Tools and marae style accommodation is provided.

We have 12 spaces available and would love you to message us *if you fit the criteria below:

✅ you are a wāhine Māori (women)

✅ Age 25+

✅ you are feeling disconnected & would like to connect to your Māori culture & need a place to start. (Suitable for absolute beginners)

✅ can 100% commit to each of the weekend dates below from Friday to Sunday

✅ Live in or around the Manawatū area

✅ Have little to no weaving experience

✅ Have access to the internet & know how to use FB messenger & zoom

✅ LOVE TO HAVE FUN AND CREATE 😉

NOHO DATES will be
Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. (You must be free to attend all 3 full weekends)

➡️ 24-26 July 2026

➡️ 21-23 August 2026

➡️ 18-20 September 2026

If you fit the criteria above and can commit to the dates then please send us a message telling us a little about yourself. 😃💚 We are super excited to get started again this year and can’t wait to hear from you.

Kia ora rawa atu

Corrinne & Georgia ❤️🤍🖤

Please note: if you do not fit the criteria, arohamai. We are endeavouring to create more wānanga that can include everyone in the future. 🙂🫶

**Our wānanga are still completely FREE, however there will be a small fully refundable bond required upon securing your place. This will be refunded at the completion of all 3 noho** 🙂
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This project is supported by
⭐️ Palmerston North Community-Led Initiatives Fund. PNCC
⭐️Lottery Grants Board
⭐️Rangitāne o Manawatū Settlement Trust
⭐️ Rangitāne o Manawatū Māori Women’s Welfare League

12/05/2026

When Georgia and I are not teaching, working jobs and creating individually as artists, or exhibiting, we are working together to create mahi toi for businesses.

Our latest project through Rangitāne O Manawatū Settlement Trust, is our most recent collaboration that we worked on together over the last few months, along with some mahi tautoko from Georgias husband Miri who is also a very talented artist.

These tukutuku panels were created for Te Hā Health Care, 60 Victoria Ave, PN and can be located by the doors in the main reception area.

Named ‘Rongo ā Tua’ which acknowledges the Atua within a healing space.

This work is grounded in Te Whare Tapa Whā, acknowledging the interconnected nature of physical, mental, spiritual, and whānau wellbeing. Each panel carries a pattern that speaks to these dimensions of hauora and the collective journey of healing.

(Further descriptions under photos)

Materials: Rimu,Matai & pine wood, copper wire, nylon threading, paint, varnish.

Ngā mihi maioha
Corrinne & Georgia