Kia ora!

Flax Works is run by Sandra and Michelle:

"We are a mother and daughter team of Maori descent . Our tribal links are Ngapuhi and Tainui. We are flax and fibre weavers who continue a traditional craft handed down from our ancestors.

It is a treasure that is valued and each piece is symbolic and embodied with spiritual and cultural values.

A gift to give as it has been given to us".

Aotearoa.co.nz has been looking for kete makers for quite a while and is very pleased by the commissioned kete done by Michelle for one of our corporate clients.

The kete are made from NZ flax, Mahi Harakeke.

The Maori craft of kete making has a long history. The Maori used the kete for carrying their food, belongings and taonga (treasures).

Flax can be found throughout New Zealand; it's called flax because of the similarity between it's fibre and that of real flax.

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