Kauae Raro Research Collective
We are a group of wāhine Māori who have been promoting customary paint making since 2019.
Mahere Ako Kauae Raro
Māori Earth Pigments
We’ve developed free bilingual teaching and learning resources for kaiako.
To empower your akonga to make paint using mātauranga Māori, download the lesson plan today.
Video Tutorials
There are many different ways you can use earth pigments to make paint - we’ve created a few videos to help you get started.
Check out the English language versions in our How-to Guides
Atua for when you are gathering
Our tūpuna wove stories and pūrākau to remember, and better understand the world.
In 2022, Kahu Kutia of Kauae Raro Research Collective developed a series of 14 illustrations of atua we encounter in the taiao when we are gathering whenua.
Featured resources
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Bilingual instructional printables on how to make paint and native tree gums as binding agents
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He karakia mō te whenua: a karakia for when you're gathering composed by Te Kahureremoa Taumata
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![three shells with dried red kōkōwai inside]()
Historical Contexts from Māori rock art, ngā moteatea, and whenua as adornment
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![Taniwha by Jessa Strachan, an ochre painting on watercolour paper]()
Profiles of contemporary Māori artists who use whenua in their mahi
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An interview series about Tangata Whenua who are dedicated to the land
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![Artist Sian Montgomery Neutze sitting in a rocky landscape gathering earth pigments]()
Gathering Guidelines: an introductory guide for tangata Māori
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Pigment practice in Aotearoa: advice for non-Māori
