Tuia i runga, Tuia i raro, Tuia i roto, Tuia i waho,
Tuia i te herenga tangata ki te Whai ao
ki te ao marama.Tihei Mauriora.
Contemporary Maori artists such as Bob Jahnke, Shane Cotton, John Bevan-Ford and Kura Te Waru Rewiri reside in Manawatu. They have all contributed to Te Putahi a Toi, a centre of excellence for Maori visual arts at Massey University. Already a new generation of artist is building upon their work with Saffron Te Ratana and Ngatai Taepa gaining attention for their work.
Although the School of Mäori Studies was not established until 1988, its origins go back further. In 1971, Professor Hugh Kawharu had been awarded a personal Chair and founded...