From left: Stownie Lee Toa Davis,11, Emily Ray Pugh, 8, Trinity Toa Davis, 11, and Avana Rose Pugh, 4, with their finished works. Photo / Tania Whyte
From left: Stownie Lee Toa Davis,11, Emily Ray Pugh, 8, Trinity Toa Davis, 11, and Avana Rose Pugh, 4, with their finished works. Photo / Tania Whyte
The Whangārei Central Library welcomed the beginning of the Māori new year with Matariki celebrations that brought the art of flax weaving to the forefront.
People of all ages worked together on Saturday to create a flax fish mural - Ngā Ika Matariki.
They were taught by experienced weaver andlibrary worker Moana Rankin how to make an ika (fish) from kōrari (flax).
Northern Advocate photographer Tania Whyte grabbed some snaps of the mural in the making.
Samantha Samuels, left, and Joahana Davis White in the early stages of their flax woven creations. Photo / Tania Whyte
