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Artistic Back to treasures basics Antarctica bound Grow your own: New Zealand’s gardener of the year Jade Temepara showcases her vegetable garden Digging the Future at the Ellerslie International Flower Show which opened yesterday. The Ashburton designer created her garden with $100 to support a family of four. For more on Ellerslie see pages 2, 20 and 21. Photo: Gilbert Wealleans
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Weaving stories: Weavers from Ngai Tahu and Antarctica New Zealand, from left, Ranui Ngarimu, Nita Smith, Tangi Weepu, Papakura Tainui, Joe Mason, Nan Pu, Julie Patterson, Bunty Mason, Rititia Read, Danealla Mason and Jo Eckersley, show the two tukutuku panels. Inset: Putting the finishing touches on a panel. Photos: Samantha Early
Samantha Early Gina McKenzie WORKS of Maori art are heading to the bottom COMMUNITY action could help solve a spate of the world to make New Zealand’s base on of eastern suburbs arson attacks, according to the frozen continent of Antarctica feel more like Fire Service Christchurch area commander Jon home. Graham. Antarctica New Zealand chief executive Lou The series of arson attacks over the past three Sanson said in a focus group last year some of the weekends razed the landmark 52-year-old Maori staff members indicated they did not see Leander Building at Kerrs Reach in Avonside any sign of their traditions at Scott Base. Drive and damaged Aranui High School, In response, the organisation commissioned Avondale Primary and Aranui Kids First Ngai Tahu to provide a pair of woven tukutuku Kindergarten. panels, a pou whenua (carved pole) and a carved The attacks stepped up a notch at the weekend sign. with seven fires lit in the early hours of Saturday “It’s about making our base in Antarctica feel morning in Aldershot and Portsmouth streets very New Zealand and proudly recognising our and Ben Rarere Avenue in Aranui. Maori heritage,” Mr Sanson said. Four of the fires were lit at properties and at Antarctica New Zealand is a Crown entity responsible for developing, managing and
executing the government’s activities in Antarctica two of the properties people were asleep inside and the Southern Ocean. their houses at the time. The pou whenua will stand directly in front The residents escaped uninjured but the of Scott Base, with the sign to be placed at its escalation in the arson attacks had alarmed Mr entrance. Graham. Both items are being carved in Hokitika. “We’re very concerned that these attacks are The two tukutuku panels were finished in creeping into properties while residents are Christchurch last week by a team of weavers, asleep. including members of the Kati Waewae hapu “It’s gone too far and needs to be stopped.” from Arahura on the West Coast. Mr Graham hoped Wainoni and Avonside They were assisted by eight Antarctica New residents would be able to provide further Zealand staff members. information. Ngai Tahu weaver Ranui Ngarimu said the “People are our eyes and ears and even a panels would hang on a leaders’ wall and a small detail such as seeing an unfamiliar person memorial wall, and each used traditional designs in their street could provide a breakthrough. to tell stories. She said the Manukura panel, which represented
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