Rānui Ngārimu ONZM (née Phillips; born 1946)[1] is a New Zealand Māori weaver and textile artist.

Ngārimu created the cloak, Te Māhutonga ('the Southern Cross'), worn by the flag bearer of the New Zealand Olympic team.

[2] Ngārimu is regarded as a master weaver with this status being formally acknowledged in 2008 when she was appointed by Te Roopu Raranga Whatu and the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute to the Kāhui Whiritoi group.

[3] As a member of this group Ngārimu hosts students to discuss weaving and encourage the development of exhibitions.

She also supports and provides guidance on the strategic direction of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu and champions weaving through national institutions and international networks.

[2] Ngārimu discussed her first weaving experiences saying: I was sitting with Judge’s grandmother Mīere, her sister Ngaropi, and her daughter, Te Iwi Pani.

Ngaropi, the kuia with the moko kauae, would put her walking stick out and touch one of the strands so I knew it was in the wrong place.

[4] In 2013 Ngārimu led a project in Antarctica creating two tukutuku panels, helping to represent Māori culture at Scott Base.

[6] As part of her weaving practice Ngārimu repairs, restores, and replicates customary Māori garments.

[14] This book was the culmination of Ngārimu's participation in the Māori Art Meets America exhibition that visited San Francisco in 2005.

She is a member of the Waitaha Cultural Council Trust and helped organise the Te Matatini Festival at Hagley Park in 2015.

[4] Ngārimu was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori art and culture, particularly weaving, in the 2020 New Years Honours.