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Kim Tairi (ia/ahau/koe/she) Nā te mea he Māori ahau
@kimtairi.bsky.social
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Selfies & left-leaning commentary with a sprinkling of te reo Māori | Kuia | Toitū te Tiriti | He uri ahau nō Waikato Tainui. Ko Ngāti Korokī Kahukura te hapū. | My views | https://thisnzlife.co.nz/a-home-drenched-in-colour-is-perfectly-suited-to-t
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3 trees but have not decided whether to decorate this year yet! I don’t know if this counts but this is everyday at my kāinga #SecretSantaAoNZ
3 disco balls
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Crafting during #COVID lockdowns and having this piece at Whare Toanga o Tāmaki Makaurau collection #memories
Museum catalog entry for embroidered artwork titled Do it… Don’t do it, accessioned 30 March 2021. The embroidery shows a simple line-drawn face with bob hair and bow, surrounded by a green leaf wreath, with the text do it above and don’t do it below, displayed in a wooden hoop.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Karawhiua e hoa mā! Kaua tātou e whakamā! Hurō Rātapu. #KiaMāori #KanikaniKim
A middle-aged wahine Māori in bright green overalls, pink bucket hat, and vibrant patterned shirt standing in a room filled with colourful artwork and plants.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
November 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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We went to see a movie and then went to the Izakaya- awesome food and company #AklLyfe
A Irishman with a beard, glasses and a cap in a Izakaya sitting a a wooden table looking at his phone
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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More #stitching today #WIP #TuiWhakaniko
Mixed-media textile artwork on natural linen featuring Our Lady of Guadalupe at centre, depicted with a moko kauae on her chin. The Virgin Mary appears with hands pressed together in prayer, head gently bowed, wearing a green mantle over a red robe with golden trim. The moko kauae brings Māori cultural identity to this traditional Catholic icon. She is surrounded by elaborate sequin work in silver, green, red, and gold forming radiating rays and floral motifs. Additional sequined flowers in red, blue, pink and burgundy frame the figure. The entire piece is edged with pink blanket stitching. Three-dimensional lace flowers in mint green and hot pink with pearl bead centres cluster at the base. A small silver pin reading Treat People With Kindness is holding a needle. The work weaves together Mexican folk art traditions, Māori cultural symbolism, and contemporary textile craft.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Off for a hīkoi! Not going to get my fitness back sitting on my nono #KiaMāori
This is Kim. She is a petite tattooed middle-aged Māori wāhine who is smiling and wearing glasses. Her outfit today is: lime green overalls, cap and tattoos. She is standing in front of plants and art in her living room.
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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On my bike! Great bike weather lately #BikeAkl
A smiling face and cloudy sky
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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E māuiui ana taku mokopuna! Kāua e āwangawanga. E tiaki ana tāna kurī! Pīwari! #ReoMāori
Small boy lying on a blanket with his puppy.
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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One more result to come in #HaerengaReo. Proud that I managed to turn up for my uri and moko. Not easy to learn as a kuia. #PohoKererū #MauriOra
Screenshot of Te Pōkaitahi Reo Te Kaupae 4 course results showing three completed papers with A+ grades: REO401 Mana Tangata 4 (98%), REO402 Mana Whenua 4 (100%), and REO403 Mana Reo 4 (100%). REO404 Mana Ao Turoa 4 remains open for assessment.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Hūrō! Passed.
Academic transcript for He Papa Tikanga (Kaupae 3) programme showing completed unit standards. Document displays twelve course units totalling 60 credits, all marked complete with checkmarks and dates from June to November 2023. Units include: Whakawhanaungatanga (5.0 credits, completed 17/06/2023), Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga: An Introduction (5.0 credits), Values and belief systems (5.0 credits), Whakaaro Māori (5.0 credits), Whakaaro Māori as expressed in Ngā Kōrero o Neherā (5.0 credits), Whakaaro Māori as expressed in whakataukī (5.0 credits), Aotearoa/New Zealand Society 1: Worldviews (5.0 credits), Pōwhiri (5.0 credits), Aotearoa/New Zealand society: The role of Te Ao Māori (5.0 credits), Contextual Studies: Tikanga Māori within a selected environment (10.0 credits), and Aotearoa/New Zealand Society 2: The influences of the media (5.0 credits). Bottom of page shows Available Credits: 60, Credits Achieved: 60, % Achieved: 100.00, with the percentage achievement prominently circled in red marker.
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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WIP #tuiwhakaniko #embroidery #beingMāori
Mixed-media textile artwork on natural linen featuring Our Lady of Guadalupe at centre, depicted with a moko kauae on her chin. The Virgin Mary appears with hands pressed together in prayer, head gently bowed, wearing a green mantle over a red robe with golden trim. The moko kauae brings Māori cultural identity to this traditional Catholic icon. She is surrounded by elaborate sequin work in silver, green, red, and gold forming radiating rays and floral motifs. Additional sequined flowers in red, blue, pink and burgundy frame the figure. The entire piece is edged with pink blanket stitching. Three-dimensional lace flowers in mint green and hot pink with pearl bead centres cluster at the base. A small silver pin reading Treat People With Kindness is placed in the upper left corner. The work weaves together Mexican folk art traditions, Māori cultural symbolism, and contemporary textile craft.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Levelled up #SecretSantaAoNZ #justsaying
Gift sent badge from playing #SecretSantaAoNZ 2025 2 cartoon cats and a fox in a hot air balloon basket!
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Besides #WIPCE2025 grateful for these things last wiki:

a. Catching up with friends
e. Said Kia ora to bus driver, he replied with kia ora
i. Laughter from the pool
o. Baby tomato and lemons growing on balcony
u. I can go swimming after Wednesday

Oh puppy of mātāmua is tino pīwari
#gratitude
Kirby the British bulldog puppy with purple led on green grass
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Made a perfect poi and pickled a red onion plus treated myself to a lovely me made breakfast on my balcony. Today I am going to start making #SecretSantaAoNZ gift! 🤫🩷🎄
Bagel and egg on a pink plant with a pink teapot and cup. All out on a leafy balcony. Always a splayd!
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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I have slippers and do love socks but have plenty too tx #SecretSantaAoNZ
Slippered feet
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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#secretSantaAoNZ I stitch and sew
Embroidered needle books Embroidered garden Embroidered figure Yellow tartan apron made by me
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Week 5 of recovery feeling pretty good! Tired but so grateful to be at #WIPCE
Aotea square crowd with tents Audience at WIPCE closing WIPCE council of elders on stage A kuia in a orange tshirt at Te Ihu o Mataoho
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Just saw Maisey Rika live in Aotea Square as part of #WIPCE2025 and wow! music.apple.com/nz/album/hiw...
Maisey Rika live on stage at WIPCE
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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New grand kurī #secretsantaAoNZ
Boy with English bulldog puppy on the street. Boy is holding a lead and a drink in a takeaway cup - probably a baby cino
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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#WIPCE2025 #fitcheck #day3 #memade apron over tartan dress. Kaitūao duties again today 🖤🤍♥️ #indigenousexcellence today’s theme #hauora
A person with dark hair styled in space buns and round glasses stands smiling in a bright, plant-filled interior space. They wear a black WIPCE2025 t-shirt and a vibrant yellow tartan skirt with black, red and green checks, paired with red and pink shoes. Colourful tattoos are visible on their arms. Behind them, a bold print by Xoë Hall featuring Māori tuupuna in primary colours hangs on the wall, alongside other framed art. Large indoor plants including monstera frame the scene, and decorative items including a patterned basket are visible in the home setting.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Lovely compliments at #WIPCE2025 today. Got to meet some of the amazing pakihi Māori whose kākahu I have been buying over the years. Gifted some whakakai ātaahua. Saw many amazing indigenous folx I have admired from afar 🖤🤍♥️ E waimarie ana ahau! Kurī! New moko! Grand kurī.
Puppy a English bulldog
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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New #stitching project #TuiWhakaniko
Sequin Whaea embroidery
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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That’s when I first bought it my 5 years ago. This is it now 🩷
Pink sofa and guitar
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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My favourite colour changes. I love colour generally lots of it! My whare is full of colour. Lots of pink and greens. #KiaMāori #SecretSantaAoNZ
Colourful living room with art, plants and pink sofa . My former apartment. This is Kim. She is a petite tattooed middle-aged Māori wāhine who is smiling and wearing glasses. Standing I. Her colourful. art and plant filled home. This is Kim. She is a petite tattooed middle-aged Māori wāhine who is smiling and wearing glasses. Her outfit is pink and purple.
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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If you see this post a bird.
A brown thrush with distinctive spotted breast plumage perches on a weathered wooden table at the Hobbiton Movie Set in New Zealand. The bird stands near a glass bottle containing amber liquid with a yellow cap, with purple flower spikes visible in the background. Woven baskets and rustic outdoor furniture evoke the Middle-earth setting of the Hobbit films.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM