Pendants and necklaces

Iwi Art’s mission is to be a successful Maori art exhibition, retail and wholesale business.
In doing so, Iwi Art also aims to remain true to the wishes of our Maori ancestors that the taonga of traditional design be nurtured and protected. Iwi Art is committed to supporting the ongoing production of traditional design through:

•sensitive selling methods;
•appropriate exhibition of artwork;
•ongoing commitment to the replanting of native trees;
•observing Kaitahu kaitiakitanga of pounamu; and
•working closely with and supporting Maori artists who continue to create and innovate within the styles bequeathed by our ancestors.
Kia u ki te wairua o Toi - hold on to the creative spirit.

Bed Runners and Cushions

Kotahi ano te kohao te ngira
E kuhuna ai te miro ma, te miro whero
Me te miro pango.

There is but one eye of the needle
Through which the white, red and black threads must pass

Na Potatau Te Wherowhero, 1858

The origins of our story date back to Te Aroha, 18 August 1902, when Mary Alice Dearle, aged 20, married George William Mace, a farmer, aged 30. In the previous generation three Mace brothers, cricket-playing adventurers, travelled far from their alehouse home in the north of England, in search of gold, but that’s another story...

When we established a business along creative lines, we wanted it to mean something, to embody the essence of our colonial and tribal histories, to celebrate the patterns of our lives in Aotearoa and recognise and respect the creative minds that design and make beautiful things for us all to enjoy. Thanks to Granny Dearle’s brooding dark-bearded husband Charles, there was a Native Agent already in our whakapapa – waiting for us to pick up the concept and make it work for us. And so, Native Agent, our brand, embodies our philosophy and pays respect to those that have gone before us and given us the strength to care for their taonga.

Lindsay, Rona and Dan

September 2005

Ohtel T-Shirts

It's not enough to feel 'Ohtel' on the inside, get you own slice of style with our Mens, Womens, Teen, or Infant size T-Shirts;

Fuscha with 'here' NZ map W
Siver with 'here' NZ map M
Graphite with 'get a room' M
Khaki with 'O for Awesome' W
Green with 'O for Awesome' T
Chocolate with 'sleep is for the weak' I