Kiekie Preparation for Weavers
Join us for a full day harvest and preparation of kiekie for weaving workshop. Join Lee-Anne in practicing traditional methods of gathering of this fibre, preparing the raw material, boiling and drying. You will use various haehae (sizing tools) for sizing the strands. Stories belonging to this fibre and what it was used for will be shared.
This workshop will be held in the pā harakeke shelter.
Spaces for this workshop are limited so please book your ticket at https://events.humanitix.com/kiekie-preparation-for-weavers
Tickets cost $60 per person and this is workshop is for adults only.
Please bring:
- Your own lunch and drink
- Gloves
- Closed sturdy footwear
- A towel or small tarpaulin to take kiekie strands home
- Be dressed for working outdoors
Saturday
15 November 2025
9am - 3pm
$60
2025-11-15 09:00:00
2025-11-15 15:00:00
Pacific/Auckland
9am - 3pm
Kiekie Preparation for Weavers: 9am - 3pm $60
Join us for a full day harvest and preparation of kiekie for weaving workshop. Join Lee-Anne in practicing traditional methods of gathering of this fibre, preparing the raw material, boiling and drying. You will use various haehae (sizing tools) for sizing the strands. Stories belonging to this fibre and what it was used for will be shared.
This workshop will be held in the pā harakeke shelter.
Spaces for this workshop are limited so please book your ticket at https://events.humanitix.com/kiekie-preparation-for-weavers
Tickets cost $60 per person and this is workshop is for adults only.
Please bring:
Your own lunch and drink
Gloves
Closed sturdy footwear
A towel or small tarpaulin to take kiekie strands home
Be dressed for working outdoors
Auckland Botanic Gardens, 102 Hill Road, Auckland 2105, New Zealand
Auckland Botanic Gardens
botanic.gardens@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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