Mātauranga

knowledge, wisdom, understanding, skill

It’s our passion to promote and expand Māori connection to te taiao through the retention and sharing of mātauranga toi.

We’ve gathered some observations and anecdotes by practitioners, researchers, admirers, students, and experts in working with whenua. Our community of artists, writers, and museum professionals have generously contributed to making He Kapunga Oneone a dynamic platform. Each offering gives an insight into the diverse ways we can engage with the whenua as Māori.

Every encounter with the land matters, it strengthens our connection to our whakapapa - we hope you find a perspective here that interests and inspires your relationship with the natural world. If you have a kōrero to share - please get in touch!

Te Hā o Hineahuone: Tara-Lee Manu

Te Hā o Hineahuone: Tara-Lee Manu

Gathering and Processing Uku

Gathering and Processing Uku

Connecting to ngā atua: new works by Māori Mermaid

Connecting to ngā atua: new works by Māori Mermaid

E hoki ki tō Ūkaipō - Zine by Kahu Kutia

E hoki ki tō Ūkaipō - Zine by Kahu Kutia

A Place of Quietness –Jessica Gerbic on Reconnection and Mauri Tau

A Place of Quietness –Jessica Gerbic on Reconnection and Mauri Tau

How to make an Ukutangi: Ruby Solly

How to make an Ukutangi: Ruby Solly

Where Water and Uku Meet - On uku practice and connection

Where Water and Uku Meet - On uku practice and connection

LISTEN: HĪKOI - Sound Mix by AJ Honeysuckle

LISTEN: HĪKOI - Sound Mix by AJ Honeysuckle

Tuhi Māreikura

Tuhi Māreikura

Looking at the kōrero about pukepoto

Looking at the kōrero about pukepoto

Sian Montgomery-Neutze shares some Gathering Guidelines

Sian Montgomery-Neutze shares some Gathering Guidelines

Matawhenua - Whenua as personal adornment - nā Kezia Whakamoe

Matawhenua - Whenua as personal adornment - nā Kezia Whakamoe

Whenua is embeded in Māori material culture

Whenua is embeded in Māori material culture

Rep Your Whenua with dyed textiles

Rep Your Whenua with dyed textiles

Zoe Black - Reflections on a Kauae Raro workshop in the City

Zoe Black - Reflections on a Kauae Raro workshop in the City

SOUNDSCAPE: i will live and die a thousand times and still be of this land

SOUNDSCAPE: i will live and die a thousand times and still be of this land

Bridget Reweti - Whenua-coloured photographs

Bridget Reweti - Whenua-coloured photographs

Louise Furey - Use of kōkōwai in traditional Māori society

Louise Furey - Use of kōkōwai in traditional Māori society

Kezia Whakamoe - in her own words

Kezia Whakamoe - in her own words

Moewai Marsh - Tauraka Toi: A Landing Place

Moewai Marsh - Tauraka Toi: A Landing Place

Whare at the base of the Maunga - Reflections nā Cora-Allan Wickliffe

Whare at the base of the Maunga - Reflections nā Cora-Allan Wickliffe

Tessa Williams - Movements  in our blood

Tessa Williams - Movements in our blood

Interview with Cora-Allan Wickliffe

Interview with Cora-Allan Wickliffe

Honouring the Mana of our Tamariki

Honouring the Mana of our Tamariki

Mana Whenua in exhibition at Wormhole

Mana Whenua in exhibition at Wormhole

Early Accounts of Māori Makeup

Early Accounts of Māori Makeup

Whakaaro on Land Back and Creative Praxis

Whakaaro on Land Back and Creative Praxis

Tapu, Noa, Kōkōwai and the Everyday

Tapu, Noa, Kōkōwai and the Everyday

WATCH: Pigments Revealed Symposium 2021 - Presentation by Sarah Hudson

WATCH: Pigments Revealed Symposium 2021 - Presentation by Sarah Hudson

WATCH: Restoring the Future Pigments in Cultural Heritage

WATCH: Restoring the Future Pigments in Cultural Heritage

Whenua As Adornment in Kapa Haka

Whenua As Adornment in Kapa Haka

How To Up Your Internet Mātauranga Researching Game (Part 1)

How To Up Your Internet Mātauranga Researching Game (Part 1)

How To Up Your Internet Mātauranga Researching Game (Part 2)

How To Up Your Internet Mātauranga Researching Game (Part 2)

How To Up Your Internet Mātauranga Researching Game (Part 3)

How To Up Your Internet Mātauranga Researching Game (Part 3)

Sian Montgomery Neutze - Ki Te Ao Marama, introduction to colour theory

Sian Montgomery Neutze - Ki Te Ao Marama, introduction to colour theory

Whakapapa and Artmaking: Dr Areta Wilkinson

Whakapapa and Artmaking: Dr Areta Wilkinson

Experimenting with kōkōwai as a wool dye

Experimenting with kōkōwai as a wool dye

Bronte Perry - He oneone ahau

Bronte Perry - He oneone ahau

Takahi Ngahere / A kōrero with Piupiu and Moewai

Takahi Ngahere / A kōrero with Piupiu and Moewai

In A Teaspoon of Dirt, A Whole World

In A Teaspoon of Dirt, A Whole World

Ngā Mōteatea Hōrū

Ngā Mōteatea Hōrū