Māori have always been a people rich in pūrākau (traditional stories about the nature of the world). As time has gone by, these oral traditions have been translated into the written word. These stories tell about the natural world and its cycles a...

#1 Got to Go Backroll onlowdownim a lowland soul nowwe sure made our empties go another round.but something went wrong, and we wore outnow your home is alight,and your cat gets in too many fightsif only we could go backhe tawhiti nui kei waenga a ...

Aotea is proud to present emerging indigenous (Ngāti Raukawa) artist, Levi Kereama. "Roll your bones" is the title of Levi Kereama's art exhibition. This art installation will be available to view in our concept store from March 17th to March 24th...

New Zealand was first populated between the 10th and 13th century AD. Overpopulation and competition for land and food in Hawaiki, the fabled ancestral home of Māori in Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean) drove tribal leaders to lead their pe...

Te Ao Māori has a concept called ahi kā. Ahi means fire and kā means burning. This concept explains how the presence of the iwi at home is critical for the vitality of the marae. When the iwi is on the marae, their fires are burning. Burning fires...

Matariki is being celebrated as a public holiday for the first time in 2022. Friday 24 June will be a national holiday. This is to commemorate the traditional celebration of Matariki in Māori culture. Matariki was the start of the Māori New Year ...