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Mere (club): a short, flat weapon of stone, often of greenstone. This is our contemporary version of the mere.Earring details:Size : XLRG: 7cm in lengthEarring material: Frosted White perspex.Earring hooks : silver plated (NF) hooks.

Matariki:Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter and for many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year.This pattern represents the nine stars in the Matariki constellation; Matariki, Waitī, Waitā, Tupuānuku, Tupuārangi, Waipunaran...

UrurangiUrurangi is the whetū who dances across the sky, carrying the breath of the coming year.He is the messenger of the winds - gentle breezes, fierce gusts, and everything in between.As he rises, he tells us how the winds will behave, whispering signs of the seasons to come.Ururangi moves with ...

WaipunārangiWaipunārangi is the whetū who soars with the clouds and weeps gentle tears upon the land.She is the star of rain — the mist, the showers, the downpours that nourish the soil and fill our rivers.When she rises with Matariki, she carries a tohu of the rain year ahead — will it bless...

WaitāWaitā is the whetū who watches over the vast moana - the tides, the currents, and all the life that stirs beneath the waves.He holds our connection to salt water, to the abundance of the sea, and the kai that feeds generations.As he rises, he offers a tohu for the year ahead - revealing how ...

WaitīWaitī is the whetū who watches over our lakes, rivers, and flowing streams — the sacred veins of Papatūānuku.She speaks of our deep connection to wai māori, reminding us that water sustains not only the land, but us as tangata whenua.Her glow tells us what the year ahead will bring - a ...

Grab one of our most popular designs the Raukura Earrings :)Design meaning - Te Raukura: means the feather or plume that was traditionally worn by people of mana. People of mana reflect leadership, hope, aspiration and achieving a common vision for all. Te Raukura also symbolises pride and inner str...

Design meaning: Tāniko, is a uniquely Māori variation of whatu (twining) and was used to weave the colourful, intricate borders of Cloaks. In Cloak making, Tāniko was used only for borders since the weave is too stiff to suit entire garments. Tāniko is also used to make Pari (bodices), tipare (h...

Design: Taki Rua:This pattern is a raranga (weaving) pattern and is often referred to as ‘two up, two down’, which is the weave style. This pattern is often used for kete (bags) and whariki (matts) and is the next step up from the beginner pattern taki tahi.Earring details:Size: MED: 3 - 4 cm in...

Design: Te RaukuraTe Raukura means the feather or plume that people of mana traditionally wore. People of mana reflect leadership, hope, aspiration and achieving a common vision for all. Te Raukura also symbolises pride and inner strength.Earring details:Sizes:SML: 1 - 3cm in lengthMED: 3 - 4 cm in ...

Design: WhakarareWhakarare to confuse or distort; it is a pattern traditionally used in whakairo (Māori carving).Earring details:Sizes:SML: 1 - 3cm in lengthMED: 3 - 4 cm in lengthLRG: 4 - 5cm in lengthXLG: 5 - 7cm in lengthSTA (Statement): 7 - 11cm in lengthEarring material: Gold gravograph.Earrin...

Earring Design: ManaThis earring has our Mana pattern on it. Mana means to us the embodiment of integrity and respect—this endurable and indestructible power which is within all, represented here using the Kaokao pattern. Earring details:Size: XLG: 5 - 6cm in lengthEarring material: Gold Gravograp...

Design meaning: Taki TahiThis pattern is a raranga (weaving pattern) and is often called ‘one up, one down’, which is the weave style. This is the pattern used for beginners.Earring details:Sizes :SML: 1 - 3cm in lengthMED: 3 - 4 cm in lengthLRG: 4 - 5cm in lengthXLRG: 5 - 7cm in lengthEarring m...

Design: Mangopare (Hammerhead shark)Mangopare is the word for the Hammerhead shark in māori; which represents strength, leadership, agility, tenacity, unrelenting determination, courage and wealth. It shows determination to achieve a goal and the wealth gained from it. Earring details:Size: MED: 3 ...

Create an unforgettable look with statement earrings that are statement-worthy. Our collection of unique designs are carefully crafted to look beautiful in any situation, whether it be to work or a night out on the town.Design: Aroha,Aroha is love in its deepest form, grounded in compassion, empathy...

Ka whawhai tonu mātou ake, ake, ake. We will continue to fight for as long as it takes!About the design: Mana motuhake, Mana motuhake: (noun) separate identity, autonomy, self-government, self-determination, independence, sovereignty, authority - mana through self-determination and control over one...

Create an unforgettable look with statement earrings that are statement-worthy. Our collection of unique designs are carefully crafted to look beautiful in any situation, whether it be to work or a night out on the town.Design: Mana, This design is from our Ngā Uara Collection, Mana is the embodime...

Create an unforgettable look with statement earrings that are statement-worthy. Our collection of unique designs are carefully crafted to look beautiful in any situation and to make a statement. whether it be to work or a night out on the town.Design meaning: Papatūānuku , (Mother Earth), embodies...

These Māmā inspired earrings make a statement, massive in size they are sure to make you stand out in a crowd!EARRING Features:Māmā earrings IIIThis pattern represents the cycle of life and how wāhine (women) Māmā create and nurture life.Earring details:Sizes:STATEMENT: 7cm in lengthEarring material: Clear glitter perspexEarring hooks: Silver plated (NF) hooks.

Create an unforgettable look with statement earrings that are statement-worthy. Our collection of unique designs are carefully crafted to look beautiful in any situation, whether it be to work or a night out on the town.Design: Mangopare (Hammerhead shark) represents strength, leadership, agility, u...

Create an unforgettable look with statement earrings that are statement-worthy. Our collection of unique designs are carefully crafted to look beautiful in any situation and to make a statement. whether it be to work or a night out on the town.Design meaning: Mangopare (Hammerhead shark) represents ...

Design: PoutamaThis pattern means stairway to the heavens, signifying the growth of man, striving ever upwards to reach the ‘peak’ of one's goals & objectives. To focus on attainment and achievement.Earring details:Size :SML: 1 - 3cm in lengthMED: 3 - 4cm in lengthLGR : 4 - 5 cm in lengthEarring...

Design: WaipunarangiWaipunarangi is connected to rain, the name itself can be translated to mean 'water that pools in the sky'. She is a reminder that what you give to others will generally come back to you. Waipunarangi symbolises the relationship water has to our life cycle, how it is evaporated f...

Design: TupuānukuThe image of the wāhine (woman) is our interpretation of Tupuānuku, drawn with the raranga (weaving) pattern Rau Kumara (leaves of the kumara plant) in the background. Her moko kauae (chin) shows the connection between the stars and us here on the whenua (land).Earring details:Si...