Weaving whakairo and artist: Johanna Elizabeth Qiao Tong - a Central Otago Aotearoa artist.
 
Tall Red kōeaea Kete,Harekeke from Brightin/Ōtakau 2023

"All harakeke used for weaving is harvested with respect from the Ōtākou region, from places personally meaningful to me. This includes the banks of the Taiari River, a place I love to spend time, and my friend’s boat shed on the Otago Peninsula, called Te Pā Waitaha."