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Rānui Ngārimu

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the kuia with the moko kauae, would put her walking stick out and touch one of the strands so I knew it was in the wrong place. I’d look at her and I’d shift it and she’d go, ‘kāo, no!’ They would laugh and chatter away, but I didn’t mind at all, because that’s when I really got the feel of harakeke and knew, hey, this is something I want to do.
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I was sitting with Judge’s grandmother Mīere, her sister Ngaropi, and her daughter, Te Iwi Pani. They were making kete and I was watching them. They gave me some harakeke and showed me what to do. I was all fingers and thumbs and they had a great time laughing as I tried to figure it out. Ngaropi,
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to the Kāhui Whiritoi group. As a member of this group Ngārimu hosts students to discuss weaving and encourage the development of exhibitions. She also supports and provides guidance on the strategic direction of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu and champions weaving through national institutions and
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As part of her weaving practice Ngārimu repairs, restores, and replicates customary Māori garments. Since 2018, she has been a member of the team undertaking a three year research project on Te Rā, the last known Māori sail. She works with
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Ngārimu is a member and former chairperson of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, having been invited onto the committee of Aotearoa Moananui A Kiwa in 1988. She is heavily involved in supporting and organising
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Ngārimu also contributed to the making of the cloak Ngā Here o te Ao. Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa made the kākahu to celebrate the millennium. Other weavers that contributed to the cloak included
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to design and weave a kākahu (Māori cloak) for use by members representing the chapter at international conventions. Ngārimu subsequently created a kākahu named Tohu Aroha (Gift of Love).
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Festival at Hagley Park in 2015. Ngārimu also works to support the use of te reo Māori, volunteering as a teacher of Te Ataarangi and uses as a learning tool
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performing the role of Pou Whakahaere o Te Waipounamu, assisting and supporting the Governor General with Māori protocol when required. She is also the
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Ngārimu has created individual works as well as collaborated on weaving projects with other master weavers. She has weaved gifts for the
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as an access manager. She was then appointed as regional manager of Skill NZ Canterbury and then became a regional manager of the
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Ngārimu is regarded as a master weaver with this status being formally acknowledged in 2008 when she was appointed by
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studying the sail from a Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) perspective combined with western scientific knowledge.
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She learnt to weave from her husband's female relations. Ngārimu discussed her first weaving experiences saying:
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wove Te Māhutonga (the Southern Cross), the Olympic cloak. Te Māhutonga is the cloak that has been worn by the
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performances and events. She is a member of the Waitaha Cultural Council Trust and helped organise the
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in 2005. The weaving part of this exhibition went on to transform into “The Eternal Thread” and these
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In 1986 Ngārimu was voted the West Coast Woman of the Year. In 2018 Ngārimu was the recipient of the
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In 2021/2022 a selection of her works were exhibited at the Christchurch Art Gallery in the
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for the 2007 World Heritage Conference in Christchurch. In 2013 Ngārimu led a project in
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pattern (the emblem used by New Zealand sports teams). Te Māhutonga was named by
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centre for adult education and served on the committee that established the
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Ngārimu discussing the New Zealand Olympic Team flag bearer cloak
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Te Puna Waiora: The Distinguished Weavers of Te Kāhui Whiritoi
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Ngārimu discussing the state of fibre arts in New Zealand
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Index

ONZM
Rānui Ngārimu wearing a feathered cloak
Christchurch
Te Māhutonga
Miriama Evans
ONZM
Māori weaver
textile artist
Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa
Te Māhutonga
New Zealand Olympic team
2020 New Year Honours
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
kapa haka
te reo Māori
Christchurch
West Coast
Ōtira
Greymouth
Tai Poutini Polytechnic
Department of Labour
Tertiary Education Commission
Te Roopu Raranga Whatu
New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute
British royal family
mayor
city of San Francisco
kete
Antarctica
tukutuku

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