

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Esther Stone, Taonga Tuku Iho, opening event and exhibition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Jun, 2025 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 18 Jun, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: OPENING EVENT: Wednesday 18 June, 5.30-7.30pm
EXHIBITION: 18 - 28 June 2025

Recent work by Esther Stone (Ngāti Porou) to celebrate Matariki.

"As a weaver, I am interested in rediscovering iwi-specific kupu and creating taniko based objects that reflect the history and events specific to my people of Ngati Porou, on the East Coast of Aotearoa. By blending the traditional medium of muka, the fibres from harakeke the NZ flax plant (Phormium Tenax), and glass beads as a contemporary material, I explore the potential future of traditional Maori methods of making. This practice prompts me to ask, when the traditional becomes unrecognisable, and how new materials can continue to honour ancestral methods of making while expanding their potential. This journey has led me to consider not only the materials and techniques but also the deeper cultural frameworks that guide and challenge my practice."

Esther Stone (Ngāti Porou) is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau and holds a Master of Fine Arts from Whitecliffe (2024). Her practice explores the language and processes of traditional Māori weaving specialising in taniko. By collecting stories and knowledge from her hapu and whanau, her work is bonded to whenua and whakapapa, navigating the space that traditional practices occupy today's modern world.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/auckland/esther-stone-taonga-tuku-iho-opening-event-and-exhibition/200028260663712
- **Event Categories**: exhibitions, art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 50

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028260663712?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=auckland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Auckland
- **state**: AU
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 444 Karangahape Rd, Auckland, New Zealand 1010
- **lat**: -36.8586
- **long**: 174.75541
- **full address**: 444 Karangahape Rd, Auckland, New Zealand 1010, New Zealand

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Melanie Roger Gallery (https://allevents.in/org/melanie-roger-gallery/5207891)

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Jun, 2025 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 444 Karangahape Rd, Auckland, New Zealand 1010, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Melanie Roger Gallery
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** exhibitions, art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Esther Stone, Taonga Tuku Iho, opening event and exhibition ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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