Harakeke

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

Images and articles on harakeke and its usage.

harakeke, flax, phormium, weaving, fibre

Image: Harakeke plant

Harakeke plant

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Phormium tenax (Harakeke)

Phormium tenax (Harakeke)

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Harakeke (Phormium tenax)

Harakeke (Phormium tenax)

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: May (Mei) Walker and Netta Morgan of Waiwhetu preparing kiekie for tukutuku panels for the Waiwhetu meeting house

May (Mei) Walker and Netta Morgan of Waiwhetu preparing kiekie for tukutuku panels for the Waiwhetu meeting house

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Group of unidentified Maori women and children preparing kiekie at Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington.

Group of unidentified Maori women and children preparing kiekie at Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mrs Mereana Waiwai and Mrs Tawai Mahia preparing kiekie by Waiwhetu Stream, Lower Hutt, Wellington.

Mrs Mereana Waiwai and Mrs Tawai Mahia preparing kiekie by Waiwhetu Stream, Lower Hutt, Wellington.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified Maori woman and child with a bundle of harakeke, outside a gate

Unidentified Maori woman and child with a bundle of harakeke, outside a gate

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Weaver

Weaver

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: King, Martha 1803?-1897 :The phormium tenax, or New Zealand flax. Drawn by Miss King. [1842] Day & Haghe. London, Smith, Elder [1845]

King, Martha 1803?-1897 :The phormium tenax, or New Zealand flax. Drawn by Miss King. [1842] Day & Haghe. London, Smith, Elder [1845]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Using harakeke

Using harakeke

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Newspaper

HARAKEKE OR NATIVE FLAX (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 December 1943)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Harakeke Weaving School - (Te Ao Hou - No. 65 December 1968)

Harakeke Weaving School - (Te Ao Hou - No. 65 December 1968)

Alexander Turnbull Library

Book

1867 - von Hochstetter, Ferdinand. New Zealand - CHAPTER VII: Kauri and Harakeke

The University of Auckland Library

Image: Harakeke ( Phormium tenax ), Volume 41, 1908, Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1908

Harakeke ( Phormium tenax ), Volume 41, 1908, Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1908

Alexander Turnbull Library

Article

Conceptions Of The Whaanau, By J. Metge, P 55-92 (Journal of the Polynesian Society: Te Rito O Te Harakeke)

The University of Auckland Library

Image: He Waka Harakeke (A TOY CANOE); METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION; HINTS FOR THE SAILOR - (Te Ao Hou - No 3. Summer 1953)

He Waka Harakeke (A TOY CANOE); METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION; HINTS FOR THE SAILOR - (Te Ao Hou - No 3. Summer 1953)

Alexander Turnbull Library