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In this episode, I sit down with @_coraallan_ at her studio in Tāmaki Makaurau.

You’ll hear her talk about how important materials are in facilitating a connection to family and Niuean community, not least of all, tea towels, the nuances of sharing knowledge of the hiapo tradition, her very personal, but almost unintentional beginnings, of a hiapo practice that now defines who she is, and, I think one of the most unexpected, but fantastic and romantic answers I have ever got to that final question I always ask.

Images of Works

1. Hiapo Tiputa, 2019
2. Flora and Fauna study, 2020
3. Framing Tamanuiterā I – III (cyanotype on hiapo), 2025
4. Ko Ao Ko Ao Ko Aotearoa, 2023
5. Mauri I (from the series Mauri), 2023

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As Cora-Allan’s exhibition 'Recording Mauri: Moments of Light and Earth' is displayed in its final week, we're taking the moment to reflect back on our Foundation Patron's Preview and opening event for this beautiful exhibition.

Cora-Allan (Ngāpuhi, Ngātitumutumu and Niue: Alofi, Liku) was introduced to our Patrons by City Gallery Wellington Foundation Trustee Alison Bartley, before we stepped into the exhibition space. As Cora-Allan's first gallerist, Alison's connection to the artist added a unique perspective to a very special experience for our group.

It was thrilling to hear Cora-Allan explain her processes, with every element of her work made by hand. From extracting soot to make her ink, to the creation of her hiapo (Niuean barkcloth) and sourcing pigments from the whenua via soil, clay and rock sediments. Her artmaking connecting to traditional knowledge systems, from both Niue and Aotearoa.

'Recording Mauri: Moments of Light and Earth' is on view at the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa until 23 May.

Don't miss City Gallery Wellington's last exhibition in this location, before returning home to Te Ngākau Civic Square this October.

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Through the lens of his Kodak Chamera digital camera, Chaske-Waste, age 9, son of exhibiting artist Cora-Allan, captured his perspective of the Recording Mauri: Moments of Light and Earth opening day event.

“I like watching to see if people like the artwork,” and “I wonder what they are thinking...”.

In our latest blog, Cora-Allan and her tamariki, Chaske-Waste (9) and Wakiya-Wacipi (6), delve into what creativity looks like in their whanau.

Read more through the link in bio.

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“If you could create anything in the world what would it be?”

“A big giant cloud made out of gold.”
- Wakiya-Wacipi, 6 years old

Sometimes the best perspectives start with an imagination that knows no limits. In our recent blog, Through Their Eyes, we chat to Cora-Allan (@_coraallan_) and share musings from a recent kōrero with her tamariki around creativity and mahi toi in their whānau.

Read more through the link in our bio.

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Exhibiting artist Cora-Allan brings generations of ancestral knowledge from both Aotearoa and Niue into her contemporary art practice.

Driven by her sustainable approach to art-making, Cora-Allan sources many of her materials from the natural world. From the bark used to make hiapo, to pigments made from whenua sourced around ngā motu, these materials carry their own mauri with them.

Recording Mauri: Moments of Light and Earth is on now at National Library of New Zealand until 23 May 2026.

Photos: Elias Rodriguez

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Te Ngākau Civic Square has reopened, and while we're still putting on the finishing touches of our building so we can open in October, you can find us at the National Library of New Zealand with Cora‑Allan: Recording Mauri, on now until 23 May 2026.

Come visit us: Open Tuesday to Friday, 10am-5pm and Saturday, 9am-1pm

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What to see in Pōneke Wellington this week?
We’ve rounded up 10 exhibitions on our radar ☆

Anna Sisson, 𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, @williamaustin1000
Kāryn Taylor, 𝘾𝙤𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙, 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙢 𝙁𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙, @jhanamillersgallery
Yuki Kihara, 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙚: 𝘼𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, @nzportraitgallery
Jason Greig, 𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧, @thedowse
Laurence Aberhart and John Johns, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙠𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙚, @mcleaveygallery
Paul Maseyk, 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙮, @pagegalleries
Shona Rapira Davies & Diane Prince, 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙨: 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙡, @bowengalleries
Cora-Allan, 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙞, @citygallerywellington
Mitchell Manuel, 𝙆𝙤𝙧𝙪 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙏𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣, @toiponeke
Paul Dibble, 𝙍𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜, @jamesblackieart

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Grateful is an understatement 💛

A huge fakaaue lahi mahaki to @_coraallan_ 🫶🏽🇳🇺✨ for generously donating a stunning Tiputa Fifine to support our @pacificachch fundraiser.

This is more than a raffle prize ~ it’s a Tāoga, carrying the stories and strength of our people.

We are so thankful to have this level of support behind our journey to Niue and fakaaue lahi to our @pacificachch sis @sinamulitalo for sharing our fundraising efforts far and wide 🌺🇳🇺✨

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Beautiful day and beautiful couple ❤️

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Event photos from the opening of 𝙎𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙣: 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮, an epic exhibition of over 150 works by 50 artists at Te Papa Tongarewa (@te_papa), showcasing the diversity of photography by women and non-binary artists in Aotearoa New Zealand from the 1960s to today, curated by Lissa Mitchell (@lissamitchell1900)

On view now at Te Papa Tongarewa ★

𝙿𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚢: 𝙰𝚗𝚍𝚢 𝚁𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕 (@andy.snaps.nz)

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HIAPO - by @_coraallan_ 🇳🇺

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