Ko wai au
Ko Tāwhirirangi te maunga
Ko Mōhaka te awa
Ko Tākitimu te waka
Ko Ngati Pāhauwera te iwi
Ko Ngāti Kura Hikakawa te hapū
Ko Waipapa-a-iwi te marae
Nō Mohaka ahau
Ko Arna tōku ingoa
Words and symbols from te ao Māori are not typically seen in the neon space, so enter Native Neon to shake things up. Beaming indigenous pride Aotearoa wide.
Roots in Kahungunu and based in Tāmaki Makaurau, I'm a mum to 4 and wife to 1! Native Neon is my step away from my day to day in the combat sports industry to connect with te Ao Māori, and help others spread the light of our culture in their homes and workplaces too.
I once heard a wise person say, 'you don’t learn your reo, you remember it.'
Native Neon is a part of my journey of remembrance and reclamation. Bringing the language of my tūpuna from the darkness, back into the light.