Ngāti porou sought the tākirikau cultivar for making piupiu kilts.
How to make a simple flax mat.
She also has excellent lace making upholstery and tailoring skills.
Making a flax flower is simple and easy anybody can do it she smiles.
For instance the cultivar māeneene was used by the ngāi tūhoe people of urewera to weave fine patterned mats.
Wanda now teaches flax weaving herself and has an array of flax designs to make authentic island souvenirs.