Art Retail

Kiwi Kai Nelson

+64 3 546 8118

Kiwi Kai is the home of Māori kai & seafood. We prepare and produce nourishing, finely-balanced kai with exotic tastes and textures that are available from our Kiwi Kai outlet, The Nelson Market Saturdays, Motueka Markets Sundays, via our Kiwi Kai APP or order online.  Hangi, raw fish, paua, oysters, mussels, whitebait, our inhouse smoked fish & salmon, pates & whitebait are just a few options. We create almost anything with a strong emphasis on indigenous fusion & seafood - what our tupuna lived on. Our cafe creates healthy Keto/GF/DF options and a selection of deli choices. Best of all is ATUTAHI - our Kawakawa lemon & lime drink. 100% NZ low sugar alternative to sugary drinks.

Kura Gallery

+64 4 802 4934

Kura is passionate about supporting the growth of contemporary Māori art and design overseas and locally. We have over 15 years experience selling and showcasing an extensive range of authentic, original and quality made Māori and New Zealand art and design. Kura has galleries in Auckland and Wellington, providing highly visible spaces in both city central locations. We showcase what is truly unique to Aotearoa.

Waewae Pounamu

+64 3 755 8304

At the beginning of the 19th Century, Ngāti Waewae, a tribal affiliate of Ngai Tahu, laid claim to the ownership of the West Coast through conquest. Today Ngāti Waewae are centred at Arahura Pa, a Māori Reserve, where the people are known as kaitiaki (guardians) of pounamu (greenstone). Ngāti Waewae occupation has been sustained by the beautiful treasure known as pounamu, a prized possession of their people. Waewae Pounamu is totally owned and operated by Ngāti Waewae, which lies within the heart of "Greenstone Isle" – Te Waipounamu, the South Island of New Zealand.

Celine Photography

+64 3 305 0464

Celine is a 6th generation Pitt Islander. She is the only resident photographic artist on remote Pitt Island, on the edge of the Roaring Forties. Celine Photography is a small photographic business based on both Pitt and Chatham Islands. All photographs pertain to the Islands around the Chatham group. Celine Photography mainly sells photographs on canvas and in frames but also has a huge range of photo art and gifts.

Te Ana Māori Rock Art Centre & Tours

+64 3 684 9141

Te Ana is focused on the ancient Maori rock drawing sites and rich tribal history of the Aoraki region. Established by Ngai Tahu, the largest Māori tribe in the South Island, this innovative not-for-profit venture has conservation at its heart with 100% of the profit returned to the protection of the rock art sites. Hosted by local Ngai Tahu guides, visitors explore the rock drawings through hosted experiences at the new Rock Art Centre in Timaru, and on guided tours to the region’s most iconic Māori rock art sites.

The Poi Room

+64 9 520 0399

The Poi Room is extremely passionate about contemporary Māori works, outstanding art objects and treating oneself to works that have that heart flutter moment. As well as an evolving on-line store, The Poi Room is expertly curated and is now Aotearoa's go-to place for New Zealand made art objects, artisan jewellery and contemporary wall art. Authentic Māori taonga, premium corporate giftware and a comprehensive body of unique products are on offer.

Māori Arts Gallery

+64 4 938 9892

Māori Arts Gallery is a Māori-owned family business situated on Wellington's beautiful waterfront. We provide a unique range of traditional & contemporary Māori arts and crafts, with gifts made of Greenstone, Paua, Flax Weaving, Wood and Bone Carving. We also have a fine range of Māori Cloaks, Traditional Māori Weapons and Wall Art. We provide a free copy of the Kaupapa (meaning or symbolic significance) of each purchase to enable you to understand and take pride in your special New Zealad gift.

Stonepeace Kohatu Hūmārie

+64 6 875 0727

Ema Scott finds inspiration in her spiritual connection to the past, 'design by descent' as she coins it. From her home and studio designed by her father - architect J C Scott - she endeavours to produce sculptures and designs that gives peace a tangible form in the medium of stone. She welcomes groups and individuals who have an interest in sculpture, art and architecture.

Waimangu Thermal Valley

+64 7 366 6137

Waimangu volcanic valley is one of Rotorua's premier tourist attraction and a must do eco-experience when you visit Rotorua. Waimangu features unique ecology, rare botany and fascinating geothermal features such as steaming volcanic crater lakes. A protected scenic reserve and wildlife refuge. Walking tours and boat cruise.

Lisa Tamati Designer Jewellery

+64 6 769 6375

Lisa Tamati Designer Jewellery offers customers a beautiful selection of unique and precious jewellery influenced by Lisa's Māori heritage and our South Pacific location.  We specialise in paua pearls, paua shell, greenstone and Tahitian pearls.  Visit our store in New Plymouth where we also feature landscape work by leading artist Cyril Tamati, highlighting the beauty of New Zealand.

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