Toi Māori, Grounded in Place, Carried with Integrity
Reia partners with developers, institutions, Māori organisations and collectors seeking meaningful, tikanga-led engagement with Toi Māori.
Cultural Authority Across Spaces, Strategy and Taonga
We provide tikanga-led guidance across planning, design and delivery. Our role is to ensure Māori visual language is understood, applied correctly, and carried with integrity from the outset.
Our consultation is relational and grounded in whakapapa. We support teams to engage with clarity, avoid misapplication, and uphold cultural responsibility at every stage.
We work alongside design teams to embed Toi Māori into the fabric of environments. This includes both new developments and existing spaces requiring cultural realignment.
We undertake commissioned mahi and offer selected taonga for acquisition. Each work is guided by narrative, intent and right relationship, with engagement beginning through kōrero.
Working With Those Who Carry Responsibility
For those shaping land, infrastructure and long-term environments who need Toi Māori embedded with clarity and integrity.
Developers and Urban Projects
Councils and Institutions
For organisations carrying public responsibility, seeking culturally grounded outcomes that reflect place, people and Te Tiriti commitments.
Designers and Architects
For built-environment professionals who want a trusted Toi Māori partner within the design process, not applied at the edges.
Māori Organisations
For iwi, hapū, trusts and whānau entities reclaiming and expressing Māori visual language through kaupapa-led practice.
Collectors
For those seeking to acquire taonga with understanding, where relationship, provenance and stewardship are held with care.
Ngā Uara
Pono ki te Kaupapa
We remain steadfast in our commitment to Toi Māori, holding cultural integrity above expectation, pace or convenience.
He Toi Whakairo
Our mahi is considered and deliberate, shaped with care and precision across every stage of engagement.
Tumu Whakaara
We lead through action, upholding and advancing Māori visual language in ways that are visible, grounded and enduring.
Selected Taonga
Description: Tokipoutangata
Medium: Rata, Totoweka pounamu, Muka, Toroa feathers, paua inlay
Dimensions: 400mm x 210mm x 60mm
Length – 400mm
Width (blade end) – 210mm
Width (handle end) – 60mm
Base
Medium: Rata
Dimensions: 580mm x 70mm x 40mm
Stainless steel peg: 210mm
Description: Tatā - Canoe bailer
The tatā was traditionally used to empty the waka when filled with water. The contoured shape of the tatā enabled the waka to be managed and emptied easily allowing the safe travel of the waka and paddlers.
Medium: Matai, paua inlay
Dimensions: 520mm x 240mm x 140mm
Base
Medium: Rata, Stainless steel
Dimensions: 330mm x 230mm x 70mm
Stainless steel cradle: 235mm x 180mm x 130mm
Description: Pare
Pupuri tonu ngā mahi ā Rua, tukuna kia rere, kia kore ai e mate
Medium: Totara, paua inlay
Dimensions: 1410mm x 200mm x 60mm
Begin the Kōrero
If your work calls for Toi Māori to be approached with care, clarity and integrity, we welcome your enquiry.