Artists

Aaria Design

Having created gifts for family and friends for years these products were a natural progression from individual items to a series of items for sale online.  Mother and daughter, Taongahuia and TeAroha Maxwell, have teamed up to bring you Maori Greeting Cards,  Photo-products, Web Design, pendants and gift sets to add to the repertoire of items on offer at Iti Gifts.  (Ngati Uekaha, Ngati Rora, Ngati Te Kanawa and Ngai Tai). 

 Fiona Jones

A respected weaver and craftsperson, Fiona's eye (and hand) for detail is shown in her wonderfully intricate harakeke earrings with handmade cards, flower (pot-pourri) pots, Polymer-clay earrings and tiki pendants.  Her tiki are well balanced with faceted crystal eyes, and each are stamped on the back with her own mawhitiwhiti weaving pattern imprint.

 Mamarua are two working mums who have pooled their skills and resources.  Their kaupapa includes not only designing beautiful mementos and pendants reminiscent of our pacific heritage, but also producing them 100% in Aotearoa, using all recycled materials with eco-friendly packaging.  Check out their Recycled resin and rubber pendants.

Hiptradition
- NZ Maori Jewellery

"Hip and Traditional" Resin taonga.  This small family business started out of the family home in Awahou, Rotorua in 2009, as a result of dabbling with resin creations.  Having a well known carver for a father, Te Hau was in the right environment to learn his initial skill base in the art of whakairo or carving.  He added to these skills working on various large and small projects which has led him to create these wonderful works of art.  The carvings, moulds and designs, made by Te Hau, are individually created from home in his shed and finished off with the help of his equally talented family.  All HiptraDitions taonga are original.

Te Hau is skilled in many Maori traditional arts and crafts including Kapa Haka, whakairo, taonga puoro and now adds this contempory creative art form to his vast experience.   His tribal affiliations connect him to Te Arawa whanui, Ngati Rangiwewehi, Ngati Whakaue, Tuhourangi, Ngati Pikiao and also Ngati Rangitihi and Whakatohea.
 

Iti Gear

Another little venture of Taongahuia and TeAroha's initially inspired from some designs of (and in memory of) daughter Teri-Waimarie, then brought to life when our mokopuna (pushing the old toy car on the about us page) was born.  We wanted something to reflect our maori culture, celebrate life, something relevant to our tamariki and something fun to wear as well.  

Kre8tv

 All the way from Ruakaka, Marilyn and Bob have a passion for glass and creating functional or artistic pieces with a flavour of Aotearoa.

Puna Jewellery

Multi-talented Māori artist Shane Te Ruki (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Porou) describes his  Puna jewellery range as “Gems from beneath the surface”.  Brought out by NZ Mint these pieces are collectable and beautiful works of art with limited pieces remaining.

The Puna range is a collection of silver earrings, cufflinks, bracelets and pendant designs embodying traditional Māori themes in a contemporary form. The range creatively mixes koru, tukutuku and kōwhaiwhai designs. Each piece is manufactured in silver accompanied by a story which reflects the purpose and explanation behind each design.

Ernesto

One of the whanau referred me to a friend of hers who is also a Jeweller based in Auckland, Ernesto previously lived and studied carving in te Waipounamu ... he has a great respect for carving and has been taught well ... he also has a range of NZ coin jewellery set in Silver - Half Crown tiki pendant and ring.  He has produced a Pukaki ring from the old 20c coin ... each Pukaki Ring has "Pukaki" inscribed on the side and will be numbered ....limited to 50

Raranga

 Sourced from various weavers around the motu ...

 Kate Powell

 Polymer clay artist Kate Powell provides loveingly handmade polymer clay beads, earrings and hair clips made in Aotearoa from NZ made polymerlcay Du-Kit.  Check out her store at  Etsy.

Pounamu

Sorry its been a while to fill this space ... i am seeking new zealand sources only, at prices fair to the artist yet reasonably affordable for you ... watch this space though