Tutu Toi

NGĀ MIHI NUI

What a weekend. Thank you to everyone who came along and picked up a kuku for the first time, sat with us all day, and left with a mau kaki they wove themselves.

Huge thanks to our kaiako Zemara Te Haeata and Jayden Purcell for guiding everyone through it with so much patience, and to Peachgrove Intermediate for hosting us. Big shout out to Mum for her catering too 😍

This is just the beginning, we are heading to Rotorua and Taupō next 📌

And we are looking at putting together part two following on from Raranga Hou.

Follow along for dates!

Special thanks to Hamilton City Council 🔥

Mōrena from the Tutu Toi workshop 👋🏽

Jayden’s been flat out lately 🙂‍↕️ designing, making, learning and building towards some biiiig mahi 🔥

Head down. Mahi on. Watch this space 👀

On the tools (or Jayden actively is 😂)

This month is a busy one, grace required if we are late coming back to you OR if the courier hasn't been doing their thing in time 😅

Watch this space 😁

MEET THE KAIAKO — JAYDEN 💫

Jayden brings his creativity, innovation and hands-on making skills to this beginner-friendly wānanga.

As kaiako, he supports participants through the practical side of raranga — helping everyone get comfortable with kuku and haehae as they build their own mau kaki, using tools he designed himself to be accessible for different hands and abilities.

Jayden's practical, approachable style makes it easy for beginners to jump in, try things out, and feel confident from the very first moment.

Join Zemara and Jayden for our Raranga Hou Wānanga in Kirikiriroa on Saturday 15 August.

Register your place on www.tututoi.co.nz

MEET THE KAIAKO — ZEMARA 🔥

Zemara brings her knowledge, creativity and love of raranga to this beginner-friendly wānanga.

As kaiako, she will guide participants through the foundations of raranga, supporting each person step by step as they learn to work with kuku and haehae and create their own mau kaki.

Zemara's warm and encouraging approach helps create a relaxed learning environment where beginners can ask questions, build confidence and enjoy the process of learning together.

Join Zemara and Jayden for our Raranga Hou Wānanga in Kirikiriroa on Saturday 15 August.

Link to register on www.tututoi.co.nz

RARANGA HOU WANANGA

Join kaiako Zemara and Jayden for a full-day Raranga Hou Wānanga in Kirikiriroa.

Designed for complete beginners, this hands-on wānanga will guide you through foundational raranga techniques using inclusive 3D-printed kuku and handmade haehae combs.

You’ll create your own mau kaki whic is a woven neck adornment, to wear and take home, while learning the fundamentals of raranga from one piece that covers MANY techniques.

Your registration includes:

• Full-day facilitation
• Use of 3D-printed kuku and handmade haehae
• All weaving materials
• Your completed mau kaki to take home
• Lunch

Saturday 15 August 2026
9:00am–3:00pm
Kirikiriroa
$25 per person

Please bring your own snacks.

This wānanga is proudly supported through a CCS Grant from Hamilton City Council.

Spaces are limited.

Milestone moment 👨🏾‍🎓 🎓

Completed my whakairo (carving) studies with Te Wananga o Aotearoa and graduating this Thursday.

Snippets of my final submission piece inspired by my Nan.

Whakairo (traditional carving) is now part of my practice and being shared into my pakihi (my business).

Ngā mihi to those who guided me and for those who were on the journey.

He timatanga hou 🔥

– Jay

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