DISCOVER MĀORI ART AND ARTISTS
FROM TAURANGA MOANA
Te Tauranga Toi is Aotearoa's newest online Māori art gallery, with authentic artworks by emerging and established artists who share whakapapa or connection to Tauranga Moana
Nau mai - welcome to Te Tauranga Toi
The name “Tauranga” is a Māori name, which means: safe anchorage or resting place. Te Tauranga Toi provides this place for the artistic expression of Tauranga artists. From here, artists extend to the world an invitation to their remarkable creative realm.
A Special Collaboration with Aroha Avenue
The sole living designer of the Tino Rangatiratanga kara (flag), Linda Munn, and the team at Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust have teamed up with Aroha Avenue to launch this special collaboration – the Mana Motuhake/Self Determination box.
The Tino Rangatiratanga flag is an iconic art piece that has become the most powerful symbol of Māori identity and absolute sovereignty. Designed by Linda Munn, Hiraina Marsden and Jan Smith in 1989, the flag embodies our hopes and aspirations for the betterment of Māori culture and our enhanced wellbeing.
Linda and Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust are working to protect the mana of the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to ensure that Māori are always the beneficiaries of what the flag represents and that it is not misused and misappropriated.
This special collaboration ensures that these things are in place so know that in buying our box, you are respecting the intellectual property of the kara and supporting a kaupapa of mana motuhake, which means self-determination and control over one’s destiny.
Inside you’ll find Tino Rangatiratanga products signed by Linda, an accessible book on Te Tiriti, a beautifully designed drink bottle, and sunscreen to keep you hydrated and sun safe when you take up the call to hikoi for what you are passionate about.
“The kara Māori is symbolic of Mana Māori and has becom a tohu of Tino Rangatiratanga to tautoko a generation and future generations of iwi, hapū, whānau and mahi kaupapa Māori.” Nā Linda Munn.
"Commit to children, whānau, marae, activism"
Linda Munn
“Te toi whakairo, ka ihiihi, ka wehiwehi, ka aweawe, te ao katoa!
Artistic excellence captures the attention of the world!”
Toi Iho Accredited
Toi Iho™ Māori Made
Te Tauranga Toi is proud to carry the Toi Iho Mark - the registered and globally recognised trademark of quality and authenticity of Māori art and artists. It is acknowledged as an exceptional cultural initiative by and for Indigenous NZ Māori by WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva.
Toi Iho distinguishes the work of Māori from others in the marketplace. It seeks to protect Māori art from misappropriation and copycat non-Māori. Rest assured - if you purchase mahi from this website - know that you are purchasing authentic Māori artwork and directly supporting the artist.
Authentic Māori art, direct from the artist's hand to you
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