Tamatea Arikinui Institute - The Concept

Date30 October 1994Reference NumberAms 492Collection SummaryA concept document by Tuti Tukaokao to establish the Tamatea Arikinui Māori Arts and Craft Institute.DescriptionTuti Tukaokao – a master carver who trained at the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua was born in Tauranga on 29 September 1929. He was from the iwi of Ngāti Ranginui and Te Arawa. His main hapū connections in Tauranga moana were Ngāi Tamarāwaho and Ngāti Hangarau. He died of cancer on 6 June 2001.

The document is a concept named Te Moemoeā conceptualised and written by Tuti Tukaokao to establish a Māori Arts & Craft Institute in Tauranga called Tamatea Arikinui Institute.

Contents include:

Declaration of support signed by 21 kaumātua of Tauranga Moana

Mission statement

Detailed description of the concept/ vision

Aims and objectives of Tamatea Arikinui Institute

Proposed structure of the institute

Support letter by Mayor of Tauranga District Council Keith Clarke

Support letter by Chair of Tauranga Moana Board of Māori Education Monte Ohia

Support letter by Tauranga MP Hon. Winston Peters

Stakeholders hui invitation and agenda

Stakeholders list
CreatorTukaokao, Tuti, 1929-2001LevelCollectionExtent20 pagesLanguageTe Reo MāoriEnglish

Whakapapa

IwiNgāti RanginuiNgāi Te RangiNgāti PūkengaWaitaha

Asset Location

RoomClimate controlled room - offsite

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Kaitiakitanga StatementPlease use taonga Māori materials provided by Te Ao Mārama: Tauranga City Libraries appropriately. This includes being respectful and mindful of the creator/s, as well as the mana and dignity of people, iwi and hapū group/s, and the environmental subjects depicted in the material.CopyrightTuti TukaokaoAccess ConditionsNo access restrictions apply to this collection.AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ams 492

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Tamatea Arikinui Institute - The Concept