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Kahui Collective Showcases Maori Designers at Fashion Week

8/29/2025

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The Kahui Collective debuted at New Zealand Fashion Week, featuring six Maori and indigenous designers.
Founder Kiri Nathan highlights the significance of cultural storytelling in design and aims to foster indigenous creativity.
Te reo Maori is recognized internationally for its role in language revitalization at Canada's Indigenous Languages Summit.
Concerns persist regarding the removal of Maori words from educational materials, viewed as modern colonization.

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Story summary

The Kahui Collective debuted at New Zealand Fashion Week, featuring six Maori and indigenous designers.
Founder Kiri Nathan highlights the significance of cultural storytelling in design and aims to foster indigenous creativity.
Te reo Maori is recognized internationally for its role in language revitalization at Canada's Indigenous Languages Summit.
Concerns persist regarding the removal of Maori words from educational materials, viewed as modern colonization.