te eke embraces whakapapa connection to create narrative lead work, and to to advocate for the use of indigenous tools and frameworks found within te ao māori.

te.eke works as part of kauhangaroa, which is a art collective dedicated to the expression of art, culture as an essential component of identity and collective hauora—health and wellbeing.

kauhangaroa is a momo harakeke that is linied in red which is a metaphor for our connection to papatuānuku mother earth. “Red” earth, from which her progeny, tane māhuta sculpted the first hine (woman) Hineahuone. a red kokowai that tane could never wash from their arms.

Ask us about

• photography whakaahua

coming soon…

• wānanga space

• intro to te ao māori (fundamentals and frameworks)

• artist retreats

• artist residency programme (accepting applications for 2026, March 26)

mā te wā - everyhting in its own time,

info@kauhangaroa.com