NGĀ ART - Te Whare Toi o Ngaaruawaahia

Kete Mahi Wanaanga with Ngamane

This Waananga based workshop is designed for persons who have completed previous beginner workshops or are comfortable in harvesting and preparing your own harakeke and wish to revisit techniques to weave and complete a Kete Mahi.

This workshop will be run over two consecutive Saturday's from 9am to 5pm.

Our experienced Kaiako Ngamane who has over 10 years experience in Toi Māori Raranga and is passionate about passing on her knowledge will be your guide.

• Learn techniques and steps to create and weave your Kete.
• Suitable for those who have completed a beginners weaving program and can weave a basic kono kete and or who can harvest and prepare their own harakeke.
• Tools are available to use but bring your own if you have them.
• Please bring a plate of kai to share.
• Cost $40 per person
• This class is available to persons 16yrs and over

(Fees are due at time of registration. If you are unable to pay in full at time of booking please contact us to arrange a payment plan)

As a not-for-profit organisation, NGĀ ART (Te Whare Toi o Ngaaruawaahia) relies on grants, community funding, and donations to keep our classes affordable and accessible for everyone in our community. This programme is generously subsidised thanks to funding support from TEC (Tertiary Education Commission) to assist with literacy and numeracy needs of our participants. You must attend 80% of the classes. At the same time we hope you will learn other useful and interesting skills and have a lot of fun learning with us.