Ngaahina Hohaia

[3][2] In 2007 Hohaia received the Te Waka Toi Ngā Karapihi award.

[4] Her contemporary art work uses traditional fibres combined with metals and silks.

[2] Items she has created include jewellery and adornment pieces, sculpture and large-scale multimedia installations.

The work honours the messages of peace from Parihaka leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi.

[5][6] Hundreds of people gathered at Ōwairaka mountain in Auckland in 2020 in solidarity for Hohaia after she made a complaint with the New Zealand police about a racial attack on her.