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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 created a light-filled sanctuary in her Auckland rental. Her home serves as a personal wharenui (meeting house), adorned with her own harakeke (flax) weavings and art from friends, creating a safe and warm space.
She shares her home with her two cats, Kowhiri and Tamatea. For Ahi, raranga (weaving) is a vital way to preserve traditional skills, connect people with culture, and bring them closer to nature.
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