Papamahi / Workshops
Learning mahi tī kōuka (working with NZ cabbage tree fibre) with Louie Zalk-Neale (Ngāi Te Rangi, Pākehā)
Get in touch here if you’d like to attend or host an event:
Upcoming:
No upcoming public workshops
Throughout the year, Louie gathers people to participate in:
- Papamahi ~ half/full-day workshops
- and Wānanga ~ multi-day gatherings of knowledge exchange
In a space of hands-on learning, participants explore the rich whakapapa [ancestral and ecological connections] and creative potential of tī kōuka, cabbage tree. Louie shares the significance of tī kōuka to Māori, the tikanga [customs] to use it correctly and respectfully, and its uses in contemporary life.
Depending on the tye of workshop, participants learn to make:
- Miro (string)
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Taura (rope)
- Pāraerae (sandals)
- Taonga whakarākei (wearable treasure)
Most gatherings are aimed at adults, and rangatahi age 14+, and beginners and experienced kairaranga are all welcome.