Maori Carving New Zealand Ancient Traditional Ecosystem Adze

Phil Belcher Kaiwhakairo (Carver and Teacher) — Actively maintaining ancient Māori carving techniques. ‘Mā te toki e tarai ana’ — Through the mastery of using stone adzes; and a range of traditional stone working tools one would expect to find in an archaeological site. — ‘The practice of making and using toki, adzes, is still very much alive!’ — Phil’s work speaks messages from the heart of the native Aotearoa forest ecosystem.