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Aroha Te Kahika (Changing Tides)

Aroha Te Kahika is a registered artisan carver with Ngāi Tahu from Waimārama, Hawkes Bay and based in Papaioea, Palmerston North.

He has been carving pounamu for several years and draws inspiration from places that ground him, like the ngahere (bush) and the moana (ocean). The kohatu (stone) that he uses are sourced from rivers and mountain ranges in the South Island of Aotearoa. He considers it an honour to work with pounamu (greenstone) and uses it as a tool to channel his tīpuna (ancestors). When he is not carving, he is diving, fishing, surfing, hunting, and camping with his three tamariki (children). He also spends time in his maara kai (garden) connecting with taiao (the natural world).

Aroha considers it an honour to work with pounamu (greenstone) and uses it as a took to channel his tīpūna (ancestors). When he is not carving, he is diving, fishing, surfing, hunting and camping with his tamariki (children). He also spends time in his maara kai (garden) connecting with taiao (the natural world).

Currently available works by Aroha Te Kahika (Changing Tides)