Iwi Affiliations
Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Atiawa
Art Related Education
Whānau teachers: Erenora Puketapu-Hetet (mother) and Rangi Hetet (father)
1985 Wellington Arts Centre
1998 International Artist Exchange with Danish Goldsmiths
1996 Bachelor of Maori Art and Design (Te Wananga o Raukawa)
1998 National Certificate in Nga Mahi a Te Whare Pora (NZQA)
1999 Advanced Certificate in Tertiary teaching (Massey)
Awards
Queen Services Medal for services to Māori Art
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Art-Related Work History
1987 Curated ‘Nga kakahu a Papatuanuku’ ,Dowse Art Museum
1988-90 Weaving tutor for Te Whanau Paneke
1991 Museum intern, National Museum
1991 Museum Intern, Petone Settlers Museum
1992 Weaving Tutor, Wellington Polytechnic
1994-96 Assistant Tutor in Maori Art and design, Te Wananga o Raukawa
1997 Lecturer and Administrator for Maori Art and Design programme, Te Wananga o Raukawa
1998 - 2001 Weaving Tutor for Te Whanau Paneke
2002 Became registered Toi Iho artist (Weaving and Jewellery)
2004 Became registered Toi Iho artist (Weaving based multi media)
2004 Co-Lecturer Diploma Maori Art and Design, The Open Polytechnic of NZ
2011 Self employed artist and Weaving Tutor based at The Hetet Studios
2014-present Kaiako for The Hetet School of Maori Art online
Artwork can be found in the following publications
Māori Weaving, Erenora Puketapu-Hetet
Taonga Puoro - Singing treasures, Brian Flintoff
The Art of Maori Weaving, Miriama Evans and Ranui Ngarimu
Taiawhio - Conversations with contemporary Maori Artists, Huhana Smith
Whatu Kākahu - Awhina Tamarapa
Artwork is on the covers of
Interpreting in Multilingual, multicultural contexts
Whiringa te Oranga - Te Rau Matatini
Teaching on St Helena Island
Of the many wananga and workshops Veranoa has taught over the years, one of the most unusual was a five week residency on the second most remote island in the world. St Helena Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is covered in harakeke, NZ Flax. Here Veranoa is teaching a resident of the island how to use this natural resource with raranga. The aim was to help develop a cottage industry for the people of the island.
WĀNANGA & DEMONSTRATIONS
Sydney Opera House, Australia
YMCA Youth at risk programme
EXPO Wellington
The National Museum, Buckle Street, Wellington
Te Awakairangi Community Arts Council workshops
Adult Education Classes, Petone College
Creative NZ Wananga at Te Muka, Hirangi Marae, and Kawakawa
Tuwharetoa Festival of the Arts
Te Papa, Wellington
Guest Speaker, Wellington Embroidery Guild
Hirangi Marae, Wānanga Kakahu
Guest speaker, Wellington Quilters Guild
Guest speaker, Central NZ Embroideres Guild
Featured on TV - Hearts in Crafts
Kahu Ora, Te Papa
Tower Gallery, Pojoaque, NM, USA
Corroboree Festival, Edinburgh, Logan and Dawyck, Scotland
Museum Volkenkunde, The Netherlands
Guest speaker Knitters Guild
Floor Talk at The Dowse Art Museum
EXHIBITIONS
1985 Wellington Arts Centre
1986 Wellington Arts Centre
1986 Dowse Art Museum
1987 Dowse Art Museum
1988 Wairarapa Arts Centre
1989 Their View There - Central Arts Council Touring exhibition
1990 Wellington City Art Gallery
1992 Dowse Art Museum
1996 Graduates exhibition, Te Wananga o Raukawa
1996 Tuwharetoa Festival of the Arts, Taupo
2002 Toi Iho, Auckland
2002 Familia Hetet, Spain
2002 Te Papa
2004-07 The Eternal Thread, Touring exhibiton New Zealand and USA
2010 Arohanui ki te Tangata - 50 Years. Te Maori Building
2011 Seven Sisters, Taupo Museum
2011 Chatham Islands
2012 Local Knowledge, Dowse Art Museum
2012 Riversdale Art Exhibition, Southland
2012 Kahu Ora, Te Papa
2013 The Call of Taranaki, Pukeariki Museum
2013 Precious Cargo with Tim Wigmore
2014 E Nga Uri Whakatupu, Waikato Museum
2016 Legacy, Dowse Art Museum
2016 Matariki, Mahara Gallery
2019 Te Ihorei, Corporate Lounge, Westpac Stadium
2019 Ko Taupo te Moana, Taupo Museum
2019 Objectspace, Auckland
2021 Creating Potential, Dowse Art Museum
The Call of Taranaki Exhibition
Puke Ariki, New Plymouth
August 2013
Commissions
Wellington Womens Refuge Centre
Maori Affairs
Ministry of Womens Affairs
Aotea College
The OpenPolytechnic of New Zealand
Petone Polytechnic
Hutt Valley Energy Board
Tongaririo National Park Information Centre
State Services Commission
Department of Lands and Survey
National Library, Wellington
Parliament Building Select Committees Room
New Zealand Post (Artwork for $1 and $2.30 New Zealand Stamps)
Consulted on cloak and wove examples for Darcy Nicholas sculpture National War Memorial Garden
Cloak for Kiwibank New Zealand of the Year
Cloak for Massey Univeristy Vice Chancellor
Cloak for Ako Aotearoa Supreme Winner
Cloak for Massey University Maori Art Faculty
Taniko for Te Papa
kete commission for Dowse Art Museum
Commissions For Awards
Ako Aotearoa Awards
The New Zealander of The Year Awards
Veranoa enjoys weaving everyday
