Nā kuia o Waikirikiri

Im heavily influenced by my grandmothers: Rangiwaitatao Turuwhenua Noema Whakamoe standing at Toi Kairākau wharenui at Waikirikiri marae, Ruatoki.

Kuia from left to right are: Urupā Tihema, Ngapera Paraki, Reko Natana, Pokorehu Rangiaho, Onewhero Takurua, Rangiwaitatao Noema and Miria Taihakoa.

This image features on Plate 24 of the 1963 publication ‘The New Zealand Maori in Colour’.