Toi Māori
Discover our research in Toi Māori, where tradition meets innovation. This collection explores the vibrant and evolving world of Māori arts, highlighting practices that honor our whakapapa while pushing creative boundaries. These papers illuminate the vital role of Toi Māori in cultural expression, identity, and storytelling.
This kaupapa toi (creative project) aims to establish a campus quadrant with surrounding buildings that celebrate the cultural identity of the EIT | Te Pūkenga Hawke’s Bay campus through contemporary Māori, Pacific and New Zealand design.
This kaupapa taonga (heritage project) is focused on restoring, preserving and revitalising Te Ara o Tāwhaki Marae, a significant cultural landmark at EIT | Te Pūkenga. It involves the carving of new raparapa (bargeboards) for the marae and the repainting of exterior carvings from the waharoa (gateway) to the wharenui (meeting house).