Pakohe Whanganui Māori Educational Resources, Custom Design, Professional Development

WHANGANUI KI TE AO

From Whanganui to the rest of the world

PAKOHE WHANGANUI is proud to present unique, handcrafted Māori Educational Resources for your enjoyment.

NAU MAI - WELCOME

Our Mission

Nau Mai and Welcome to Pakohe Whanganui.

Customer satisfaction is our top priority.  All products made to date have been researched in consultation with key people in Māori Education and Māori Health.  In addition to the daily jobs that come into the business we have spent the past 3 years researching, designing and developing a variety of rauemi (resources) for our tamariki (children).  

We are passionate about keeping the Māori language and culture alive and thriving, by providing top quality innovative programmes and products that our tamariki can be proud of.

We are also proud to say that all our products and services have an element of Te Reo Māori me ona tikanga (Māori language and customs) ingrained within them.

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Professional Development

WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE

Join us for a 1 or 2 day workshop where you will be treated to an experience unlike any other.  Limited to 10 participants per session so get in early.

You nominate one of the workshops below and we will give your staff and management a fabulous day of team bonding and fun as they gain new knowledge and skills.

Harakeke Papermaking— A tikanga based approach to a different ’paper trail’. Bring gumboots, a smile and prepare to get wet. 

Printmaking—woodcut, intaglio, dry-point etching, screen printing, and/or laser cut images printed on harakeke paper.  Ideal personalised gifts for those special people in your life. 

Karakia & Whakawhanaungatanga—understand the importance of karakia in everyday situations and the significance of relationship building  in personal and professional settings.

Karakia & Stress Management—learn new techniques to combat the effects of our many societal challenges.

Karakia & Personal Growth from a Maori perspective.  Understanding ourselves and why certain simple actions  can adversely affect our daily lives.

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Whanganui ki te Ao

We are Marty and Marilyn Vreede, the Creators and Directors of Pakohe Whanganui.   'Whanganui ki te Ao' is a maxim that we have adopted to reflect our aim to produce quality Māori resources and workshops in Whanganui, for the rest of the world.

We are proudly from the stunning Whanganui river and it is both our passion and our mission to provide high quality, beautiful, authentic Māori Educational Resources. Te Awa Tupua (our River) deserves nothing less.

Learn more about Us

  • Paper making Workshops

  • Professional Development

  • Build your skill base with a unique and amazing experience

  • Discover

  • A glorious hands on operation

  • Harakeke/ Flax

  • Learn about this magic, versatile and sustainable resource

  • Whanau

  • Join us for an experience unlike any other

  • WHANGANUI

  • Whanganui proud

Paper making Workshops

Professional Development

Build your skill base with a unique and amazing experience

Discover

A glorious hands on operation

Harakeke/ Flax

Learn about this magic, versatile and sustainable resource

Whanau

Join us for an experience unlike any other

WHANGANUI

Whanganui proud

Testimonials

Me mihi ka tika ki ngā ringa wera, ki a koe Marilyn, kua puta a Pito i tō mahi! Me mihi ka tika ki a koe Marty mō oū pukenga ako, he rerekē te mōhiotanga ki tētahi mahi me te mōhiotanga ki te whakaako i aua mahi. He tino pai ki a au nei tō tāua kōrerorero mō ngā mea katoa.  
 E kore rā e mutu te mihi ki a kōrua.

Kathleen

Ka rere tonu nga mihi ki a korua, Marilyn korua ko Marty, koutou ko to whanau i horahia te manaakitanga ki runga i a matou i nga ra kua taha ake nei, kahore e mimiti te puna o mihi, o aroha ki a koutou.

Author's name

My reflectionI have just spent 5 superb days in an inspiring learning environment with Marty and Marilyn.  It has been an experience I will hold close for a long time. The journey of making pepa harakeke was hands on, unique, relaxing and a huge amount of fun. The process respected the environment and enabled us to feel a strong connection to Papatuanuku. As a newcomer to printmaking, Marty's mentoring and support was particularly valuable and I have come away excited with a new skill set and the confidence to have a go myself.  The studio itself was alive with Marty and Marilyn's mahi - art, books, paper, gadgets and machinery, which created an ideal environment for the workshop.I think the best thing though was the people - Marty and Marilyn and their support team and the company and the aroha of the group made it very special.Marty and Marilyn - a huge thank you to you both Arohanui Trish Best Auckland 

Trish Best Auckland

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Additive Woodcut Print Workshop

Join us for 3 days of fun in Pompallier Mission, Heritage NZ, Pouhere Taonga, Russell. Marty and Marilyn have joined forces to develop a workshop that will intrigue both the beginner print makers and the more advanced artists. Enjoy the beautiful surrounds of this historic site and learn more about the printing trade in the mid 19th century.