Maori Arts & Crafts

An online giftstore offering a unique collection of Maori inspired gifts for the home. We are a small home based whanau business operating from Perth, Western Australia. Our main kaupapa being to share the beauty of things Maori, constantly reconnecting to our homeland Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Maori books, Te Reo CD's and Educational Resources for Children. Maori designed Koru recycled mats, Poi, Dolls, Kapahaka Dresses and lots more...everything for your children to stay connected to their culture...Follow us on Facebook at Global Kids OZ to keep up to date with our latest Maori and Kiwiana products that come available

FLAXWORX NZ - Product Range Our speciality are different sized Flax Kete & Pikau (Backpack); large shopping bags or smaller hand bags made with different patterns and colours. However - we also make wall decorations of various shapes, sizes and colours, Whariki (large flax mats), Potai (hats) & Piupiu. We try new things on a regular basis, so if you are after someting that is not mentioned here - give us a call or send us a e-mail with your request and we see if we can help you.

Please feel free to browse through our galleries or contact us for a free quote.

PLEASE NOTE: All our procuts are hand made here in New Zealand following traditional Maori tikanga. We normally boil all Flax so most products are safe to be sent overseas (including Australia and the USA).

Peter Jean Caley has evolved a very unique technique and his work is entirely freehand. He enjoys the challenge of large scale works and has a style that could only be described as inspirational realism. Developing his delicate use of colour and brush technique he has spent many years concentrating on wild life studies and portraits.

Visual Artist - painter turned graphic designer. Paintings on canvas, abstracts/contemporary, maori influences, maori stories, asian influences. Hand drawn artworks, portraits, figurative, prints for sale, publications and exhibits.

Retail shopping from a Maori perspective to an international and domestic tourist market. Awhina promotes and sells indigenous art by Maori artists of the finest qualities.

Kia Ora - nga mihi nunui ki a koutou katoa ahakoa ko wai ahakoa no hea :) We are a small home run business supplying hand crafted rakau and poi gift packs. No expense has been spared in the making of these poi and rakau - using NZ sourced / NZ owned materials only -brand new. Poi - made using stretchy plastic and 3 coverings for durability - LIFETIME REPAIR SERVICE for poi - guaranteed Each kete is original and come complete with cd and two in depth teaching booklets loaded with activities, diagrams, music chords, lyrics and diagrams. A great gift for those hard to buy for whanau members - suitable for all ages and equally appreciated by educators and overseas visitors. We sell bulk poi and rakau to Schools and ECE's, gift shops too at discounted prices. Check out our website teaocreations.weebly.com and please do contact us if you require further info. P.S. - thank you Maori Directory for allowing us all to advertise on this site for free - in the big bad world that is cyber space - he whakaaro rangatira - te poipoia/tautoko - ma rika

APE-X is a unique family based sculpture and jewellery business set upon Waiheke Island, within Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. The APE-X retailing studio workshop exhibits works of 3 artists who work with precious metals, gemstones, and also sculpt in jade, marble, granite and glass. With over 30 years of experience the works reflect a mix of both the traditional and contemporary.

Purchase beautifully crafted fishhook carvings, dolphin carvings, tiki carvings, koru carvings and more.

Gathering, preparing, dyeing flax and weaving with regular and one-off flax weaving workshops. Blog, books and resources and History of New Zealand flax.