More #kakapo matings: Heather and Bluster-Murphy on Whenua Hou yesterday morning, and Kuia and Tamahou on Anchor this morning. Here's Kuia on her nest in 2019. She's of Fiordland descent, so has valuable genetics. #conservation #parrots #birds
January 13, 2026 at 8:42 AM
More #kakapo matings: Heather and Bluster-Murphy on Whenua Hou yesterday morning, and Kuia and Tamahou on Anchor this morning. Here's Kuia on her nest in 2019. She's of Fiordland descent, so has valuable genetics. #conservation #parrots #birds
September 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
April 1, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Lovely morning wandering through new train stations. Bars overflowing on K Rd. Feels like a completely different city. Curiously non-linear, fluid, accessible!
And this kuia took my breath away. Walk out of te wai horotiu, and - boom! - there she is, looking straight in your kanahi.
And this kuia took my breath away. Walk out of te wai horotiu, and - boom! - there she is, looking straight in your kanahi.
September 13, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Lovely morning wandering through new train stations. Bars overflowing on K Rd. Feels like a completely different city. Curiously non-linear, fluid, accessible!
And this kuia took my breath away. Walk out of te wai horotiu, and - boom! - there she is, looking straight in your kanahi.
And this kuia took my breath away. Walk out of te wai horotiu, and - boom! - there she is, looking straight in your kanahi.
Awesome Awesomeness
Nominated by kuia & koroua from the community she serves.
Deadly.
Nominated by kuia & koroua from the community she serves.
Deadly.
June 3, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Awesome Awesomeness
Nominated by kuia & koroua from the community she serves.
Deadly.
Nominated by kuia & koroua from the community she serves.
Deadly.
Happy place #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
Head back next month to see my whānau.
Head back next month to see my whānau.
April 30, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Happy place #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
Head back next month to see my whānau.
Head back next month to see my whānau.
January 14, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Two more #kakapo nests found on Anchor today: Aparima, and Kuia (photo). 21 females have now mated on the island, with 6 nests known. #conservation #parrots #birds #kakapo2026
January 23, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Two more #kakapo nests found on Anchor today: Aparima, and Kuia (photo). 21 females have now mated on the island, with 6 nests known. #conservation #parrots #birds #kakapo2026
Bubble time
March 10, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Bubble time
Of all the books on the shelf, our mokopuna, Māhaki, chose the one written by his kuia, Erenora 💜
April 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Of all the books on the shelf, our mokopuna, Māhaki, chose the one written by his kuia, Erenora 💜
Exciting prenup progressing and we applied for marriage license! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
January 21, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Exciting prenup progressing and we applied for marriage license! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
January 25, 2026 at 11:40 PM
January 10, 2026 at 6:08 AM
“I could manufacture in China and mass produce and chase the money. But there are old kuia in those factories, and there’s nothing less Māori than having a kuia paid $4 a day to make your kākahu.” — Designer Kharl WiRepa.
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“I could manufacture in China and mass produce and chase the money. But there are old kuia in those factories, and there’s nothing less Māori than having a kuia paid $4 a day to make your kākahu.” — D...
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April 27, 2024 at 8:28 PM
“I could manufacture in China and mass produce and chase the money. But there are old kuia in those factories, and there’s nothing less Māori than having a kuia paid $4 a day to make your kākahu.” — Designer Kharl WiRepa.
I have hands like my Kuia
As a child I loved to hold her hand
To trace the lines
Ask about her taonga whakarākei
I wear the years in my hands
Working hands
Making hands
Cleaning hands
Like my Kuia
#ToitūTeTiriti #Tuhi
As a child I loved to hold her hand
To trace the lines
Ask about her taonga whakarākei
I wear the years in my hands
Working hands
Making hands
Cleaning hands
Like my Kuia
#ToitūTeTiriti #Tuhi
November 18, 2024 at 6:28 PM
I have hands like my Kuia
As a child I loved to hold her hand
To trace the lines
Ask about her taonga whakarākei
I wear the years in my hands
Working hands
Making hands
Cleaning hands
Like my Kuia
#ToitūTeTiriti #Tuhi
As a child I loved to hold her hand
To trace the lines
Ask about her taonga whakarākei
I wear the years in my hands
Working hands
Making hands
Cleaning hands
Like my Kuia
#ToitūTeTiriti #Tuhi
Imagina ter uma fav linda, rica ...cheia de coisa legal pra acompanhar, e querer ser cucuia ? Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk só no sonho da Ku klux kuia
March 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Imagina ter uma fav linda, rica ...cheia de coisa legal pra acompanhar, e querer ser cucuia ? Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk só no sonho da Ku klux kuia
June 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM
A fellow traveller on the bus just told me I look beautiful! I was admiring her style when she got on the bus! Kuia who kicksss! Yay us! #FestivalOfKim
March 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
A fellow traveller on the bus just told me I look beautiful! I was admiring her style when she got on the bus! Kuia who kicksss! Yay us! #FestivalOfKim
Every decade has been better than the last!
After a month I can say 60 is tino pai…
#KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
After a month I can say 60 is tino pai…
#KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
March 28, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Every decade has been better than the last!
After a month I can say 60 is tino pai…
#KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
After a month I can say 60 is tino pai…
#KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
April 24, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Juvenile male #kakapo Paroro on Anchor Island during transmitter change recently. He has definitely left home since he fledged in 2022, now living a long way from mother Konini and foster mother Kuia. #parrots #conservation
September 23, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Juvenile male #kakapo Paroro on Anchor Island during transmitter change recently. He has definitely left home since he fledged in 2022, now living a long way from mother Konini and foster mother Kuia. #parrots #conservation
Got my wedding band! Nearly finished the wedding banner and hung the disco balls. Our tiny wedding is on track. #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
February 3, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Got my wedding band! Nearly finished the wedding banner and hung the disco balls. Our tiny wedding is on track. #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
Hate will not win. Kia kaha te kaupapa - Toitū Te Aroha #ToitūTeAroha #AoNZ #KiaMāori #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
January 31, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Hate will not win. Kia kaha te kaupapa - Toitū Te Aroha #ToitūTeAroha #AoNZ #KiaMāori #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian
All the exercise/new you/you’re old now things keep turning up in all my online streams! Lol. Stoopid algorithms pissing off this Gen X/I am still cool/fuck you - kuia! #KiaMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky
January 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
All the exercise/new you/you’re old now things keep turning up in all my online streams! Lol. Stoopid algorithms pissing off this Gen X/I am still cool/fuck you - kuia! #KiaMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky
Rangi Ruru.
Photographed by Marti Friedlander, 1970.
Ref O.033733, Te Papa.
Photographed by Marti Friedlander, 1970.
Ref O.033733, Te Papa.
May 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Rangi Ruru.
Photographed by Marti Friedlander, 1970.
Ref O.033733, Te Papa.
Photographed by Marti Friedlander, 1970.
Ref O.033733, Te Papa.