Waka Huia Treasure Trove and Studio
Specialist in the use and construction of pre-European traditional Maori tools – in particular stone woodworking tools, whakairo and Maori material culture
Art & Taonga
Commissions
Tours, Workshops & Demonstrations
Education Programmes
Facilitation
Community Workshops
Public Art
Discover more about Maori art, traditional tools and artefacts with our hands-on workshops, in-depth tours and demonstrations. Make your own Maori fish hook, see traditional Maori tools being used and learn how our ancestors worked in harmony with nature
The range of goods on offer changes all the time and includes
- jewellery - pounamu / greenstone, whalebone, bone, resin, shell, feather, glass
- traditionally carved Maori woodworking tools - toki / adze, whao / chisels
- waka huia / treasure boxes
- Maori weaponry - taiaha, patu, tewhatewha, long-handled tomahawks
- hand air-brushed t-shirts and caps
- contemporary and traditional Maori sculpture
- framed resin artpieces
Everything in our store is made either by or in collaboration with the owner Wiremu Wilson-Diamond


















