Te Hemo Ata Henare

Te Hemo Ata Henare is a New Zealand Māori tohunga raranga (master weaver).[1][2]

Te Hemo Ata Henare
Born
New Zealand
Alma materMassey University
Known forWeaving

Biography

Henare's tribal affiliations are with Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Hine and Te Whakatōhea. She learnt to weave when she was 12 years old. As an adult she became a teacher of weaving, and teaches at NorthTec polytechnic college in Northland.[2] She holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Māori visual arts from Massey University.[2][3]

Henare is deputy chair of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa.[4]

She was married to Erima Henare (died 2015)[5] and is the mother of politician Peeni Henare.[6]

References
  1. "Henare, Hemoata". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. "Te Hemo Ata Henare | NorthTec". www.northtec.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. Henare, Te Hemo Ata (2016). Whāriki : beyond simple (Masters thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/13476.
  4. "Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa". Toi Maori Aotearoa - Maori Arts New Zealand. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. "Ngati Hine leader Erima Henare dies". Northern Advocate. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via nzherald.co.nz.
  6. "Northland weavers on mission to replicate Māori sail". Northern Advocate. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via nzherald.co.nz.
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