Erenora Puketapu-Hetet ONZM JP (née Puketapu, 28 January 1941 – 23 July 2006) was a noted New Zealand weaver and author.
Rangi's grandmother, Rangimārie Hetet, herself a distinguished practitioner of raranga,[5] taught Erenora the art of whatu kākahu korowai (cloaks).
[18][19] In 1986, Puketapu-Hetet travelled to the Field Museum in Chicago to demonstrate her craft in support of the international exhibition Te Maori, which toured the United States and New Zealand from 1984 to 1987.
[20] Tu Tangata: Weaving for the People (2000), a documentary by Robin Greenberg, premiered at the New Zealand Film Festival before airing on television.
[5][21] In it Puketapu-Hetet and her family discuss "learning the disciplines of weaving and the importance of passing this gift on" to her descendants and the artists "of tomorrow.
[22] Robin Greenberg's Mo te Iwi: Carving for the People (2019) follows preparations for this exhibition; along with its focus on Rangi Hetet's work, this film again shows how the art form is learned and shared within family and community as a whole.