Reihana Parata

Reihana Parata QSM (born 1937; also known as Aunty Doe) is a New Zealand Māori tohunga raranga (master weaver) from the Ngāi Tahu iwi.

[1] In 1978, she was appointed matron at Te Waipounamu Māori Girls' College Christchurch, a position she held for 11 years.

While there, weaver Emily Schuster visited the college to teach the students weaving skills and Parata learnt alongside them.

[1] Parata is a member of the Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa (National Collective of Māori Weavers in New Zealand).

[4] In 2016, Parata and Morehu Flutey-Henare worked together to design woven mats of welcome which were installed using coloured paving stones in the rebuild of the Bridge of Remembrance area in central Christchurch.