30/09/2025
HĀTUA Supporting Artists
HĀTUA Issue 08 launches an exclusive art promotion featuring a chance to own an original artwork by 2025 WANA artist Esther Stone. Support this promotion to directly help Esther continue her contemporary Māori art practice.
Only 100 entries are available at $35 each. Secure your chance to own a unique taonga tuku iho by Esther Stone, valued at over $3000.
To enter, email [email protected] with your full name as the reference. We will reply with the bank account details for your $35 deposit. Each $35 deposit is one entry. You may enter as many times as you like to increase your chances of winning.
The Winner will be drawn on October 31st and notified by email.
Artwork/Adornment/ Pākē, Armour, 2025 is a unique adornment created from muka, pokinikini, uku beads, and lamb bones. (Note promotion is for the Pākē - rain cape only)
Description
Found discarded, the remnants of someone great,
taonga that once adorned a wahine toa
as fierce and strong as Hine Nui Te Po
The warning sound of pokinikini rattling
bones clanging against one another
Last moments are filled with a swaying shroud
Disappearing into the distance
Her maro reflecting the warmth of dawn
Warmth like the a last embrace
She has risen, they have fallen
He kakano ahau
We are the seeds sown by the wahine before us.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Esther Stone (Ngāti Porou) is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, holding a Master of Fine Arts from Whitecliffe. She works with traditional Māori weaving, focusing on the taniko style. She gathers stories from her family, connecting her art to her land and people, and explores how traditional practices fit in today’s world.
