About
Kia ora and welcome to Mako Design. Thanks for stopping by our small business. Now, a little bit about us… We are a mother/daughter business based in Ōtautahi/Christchurch. I am a graphic designer, so I take care of all the social media and marketing (you've prob seen my face a lot on our socials), and my mum has a lot of knowledge around Māori design, te reo Māori and kaupapa Māori. We love working together on the designs and creative processes, tapping into both our skillsets.
We whakapapa to Wairewa/Little River and Whakaki in Hawkes Bay. We named our business Mako Design after our whare tupuna at Little River, which is called Mako. Our mission is to create contemporary Māori jewellery that celebrate our heritage and empower us as people, so that te ao Māori continues to thrive in Aotearoa.
Thank you for stopping by and supporting our pakihi.
Ki te taha o toku Poua
Ko Orangi te maunga
Ko Te Ewe te awa
Ko Whakaki te marae
Ko Takitimu te waka
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi
Ko Ngāti Hine, ko Ngāti Hinepua, ko Ngāi Te Ipu nga hapu
Ko Enoka Munro toku Poua
Ki te taha o toku Nana
Ko Te Upoko o Tahumatā te maunga
Ko Ōkana te awa
Ko Wairewa te marae
Ko Uruao te waka
Ko Ngāti Mamoe, ko Waitaha, ko Ngāi Tahu nga iwi
Ko Ngāti Irakehu, ko Ngāti Makō nga hapu
Ko Doris Williams toku Nana
Ko Ann Munro Voice toku māmā
Ko Tara Munro Voice taku ingoa
x Mako Design