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29/09/2019
MARKET DAY INFO !
Market day is on Wednesday 2nd of October @ Hikuwai Plaza at the AUT city campus.
All stalls will be up and running from 10am-2pm.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to dm/comment ✨
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28/09/2019
Since all good things come in 3, here are 3 interesting facts about Pāua 🤔
1. Pāua is used as the eyes in traditional and contemporary carvings and also represents whetu (the stars), symbolic of the eyes of Māori ancestors looking down from the night sky.
2. Pāua shells from colder waters are generally more colorful due to growing at a slower rate. This makes them more valuable
3. Pāua have a pair of eyes, a mouth and tentacles, and breathe through gills which are near their mouth under a row of pores in the shell.
28/09/2019
How Pāua got his shell ✨
The myths and legends of New Zealand’s earliest inhabitants, the Maori tell us that once, in the days of old, Pāua had no shell.
Tangaroa, god of the sea, saw the difficulties that this created for his child, Pāua and decided to create something special for him.
He said, “I will take from my domain the coolest blues of the ocean. And ask of my brother Tane, god oc the forest for the freshest greens of the forest. From the dawn you shall have a tinge of violet. From the sunset a blush of pink. And overall there will be a shimmer of mother of pearl”. With this, Tangaroa created a beautiful shell for Pāua. But it was fragile and soon broken by those sea creatures who were envious of Pāua’s new appearance. Tangaroa saw this, so he strengthened the shell with many layers of the coolest blues of the ocean, the freshest greens of the forest, the violet of the dawn and the pink of the sunset. Finally he added a camouflage coat to enable Pāua to blend in with the drab greys and browns of the rocks.
So it was that Pāua got his shell. He hugs the secret of his inner beauty to himself and only at the end of his life, when his empty shell washes ashore, is his artistry revealed.
26/09/2019
Our Whakatauki (Maori Proverb)
Ahakoa he iti he pounamu ~
Although it is small it is of great value.
We interpret this for our business as ; Although our taonga (treasures) may be small in size, the knowledge & piece of Māori culture you receive with your purchase is of great value ✨
26/09/2019
Kia Ora whānau we are Pāua Purotu ! We are a Māori orientated business wanting to share not only the taonga (treasures) itself, but the kaupapa (principles) and tikanga (traditions) of Pāua (abalone) and Kete (flax bag). We are a rōpū (group) of 3 Māori AUT students excited and honoured to be able to share our culture with you. Feel free to DM us if you have any pātai (questions) ❤️
26/09/2019
Following the tikanga (process) when taking tapu (sacred) taonga (treasures) allows a balance for Māori environmentally and spiritually ✨
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