Morehu Flutey-Henare

Flutey-Henare began weaving as a teenager, making uniforms for kapa haka performers. She lectured in raranga (weaving) at Manukau Institute of Technology, and in 2009 she was appointed a lecturer in raranga at the Christchurch campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.^[3] In 2014 Flutey-Henare completed a master’s degree in Indigenous Knowledge Practice, based on raranga, through He Waka Hiringa at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Hamilton.^[1][3]

In 2016, Flutey-Henare and Reihana Parata worked together to design woven mats of welcome which were installed using coloured paving stones in the rebuild of the Bridge of Remembrance area in central Christchurch.^[4]

• Film of Flutey-Henare weaving
• Flutey-Henare discussing aims of a hui