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How Kiwi Live: Ahi has weaved a light and art-filled home base with her two cats
How this kaikaranga (weaver) enjoys their home in Avondale, Auckland
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Ahi, a kaikaranga (weaver) and teacher, has transformed her Auckland rental into a sanctuary filled with light and art. Her living room serves as a personal gallery, adorned with her own harakeke (flax) creations and other meaningful mahi toi (art).
She shares the home with two flatmates and her cats, Kowhiri and Tamatea. Ahi is passionate about raranga (weaving) as a way to preserve traditional skills and connect people with nature through her workshops.
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