199:(National Collective of Māori Weavers in New Zealand). In 2006 Lawless gained formal acknowledgement of her master weaver status in Aotearoa by being appointed to Te Kāhui Whiritoi by the management committee of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu and the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute at Te Puia. She was one of the founding members of this group. Te Kāhui Whiritoi meets biennially with the management committee of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu at the National Weavers Hui to pass on their expertise.
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Lawless is a master weaver who also spends time passing on her skills and encouraging the preservation of raranga and traditional weaving in New
Zealand. She collaborated with her daughter Christina Wirihana in 1996 to help create the interior of Ihenga, the meeting house at the Tangatarua marae on
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for public services. In 2008 Creative New
Zealand recognised Lawless' lifetime contribution by awarding her the Kingi Ihaka Te Waka Toi Award. Creative New Zealand subsequently awarded Lawless the Supreme Te Waka Toi award in 2015. In 2018 the Auckland War Memorial Museum awarded Lawless with the
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descent. She was raised on a farm in
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Lawless is also a member of
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Lawless held her first solo exhibition at the
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in 2019 and she expressed the opinion that "Matekino
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467:"Kahurangi: Reflecting a journey of weaving. Matekino Lawless and Christina Hurihia Wirihana"
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Leanne Tamaki (2019). "Whatu Manawa: Celebrating the weaving of
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Lawless has exhibited both nationally and internationally including:
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520:"Whatu Manawa: Celebrating the Weaving of Matekino Lawless"
489:"New exhibition at Te Puia Ahua Gallery celebrates weaving"
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Matekino Lawless – Supreme winner, Te Waka Toi Awards 2015
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Whatu Manawa: Celebrating the Weaving of Matekino Lawless
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Whatu Manawa: Celebrating the Weaving of Matekino Lawless
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Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Award
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