Lance Ngata

Mataora wānanga for @te_mareikura . Matatahi Art Studio, Porirua #mataora #wananga

A whare pora pathway for wahine peha, guided by the stars. Ngā roimata o Uru, he mamae kua tukuna, kia wātea ai te ara ki te māramatanga. Kaiwhiwhi: @hollywharewera #wahinepeha #moko #lancengata

Te Peha o Holly @hollywharewera He mihi aroha ki a koe tuahine. Nga mihi mo tō whakapono, tō tirohanga, me tō ū ki te ara, i āwhina nui ki te waihanga i tētahi āhua motuhake mō te wahine. @nikaugabrielle ka nui te mihi mō ngā wānanga e hoa. Anei tētahi hua i puta mai i te kiri aute. Kaiwhiwhi: @hollywharewera Maro/Tātua: @paehoro_konui Ringawera: @papa_wharewera

Peha🌀 Val @valnoemahare_ who was my last recipient of 2025... Val jumped on the table shortly after we'd completed his brother Jovans peha. Hosting these wānanga are a privilege, and the learning always goes both ways. Val dropped a few gems around consistency and health that really stuck, grateful brother🙏🏽 #peha #puhoro #moko #tokaanu #lancengata

Stories born from red earth and kaitiakitanga, from deep waters to mountain ranges...carried by one humble young man. Was an honour collaborating on your kaupapa brother @jovandaman Peha wananga - Jovan, completed late 2025 #peha #puhoro #tamoko #lancengata

2025 was an important year of transformation for me. Everyday I am grateful to have received this taonga. It is a reminder of the great gifts I have received in my life and the responsibilities I carry for my whānau, tūpuna and mokopuna. During the wānanga @lance_ngata said that the real magic happens after you receive your kauae. And he was right. I feel more myself everyday as I grow into the person that I was always meant to be. The magic has just begun and I am looking forward to this new season. 💫 Ngā mihi nui: Credits Moko kauae nā @lance_ngata Photography nā @sebcharles Kahu muka nā @purewa_ Kahu aute nā @atarangia

Peha wānanga 🌀 Hirini Mihi nui ana e hoa, Was a privilege sharing in your story brother @hirinihenare . #peha #puhoro #wananga #moko #lancengata

Mataora wānanga @re.ma.man 🌀 . #mataora #moko #maori #mokokanohi #lancengata

Hari huritau e hoa @nikaugabrielle

Te Mokopapa (I) a Ruatipua | Te Puke o Raetihi Marae Kaiwhiwhi 13/13 | Tāwhiao Te Rangi McMaster, @papatawh Mai i Te Kāhui Mounga ki Tangaroa, moko kanohi is not normal. Let alone from a young age. My cousins, my nieces and nephews have been deprived of this normality. “Why?” I asked our Koroheke and Kuia: “Well because it’s for those who deserve it boy.. only the Chiefs got done look at our portraits darling.. oh it’s not for us to talk of.. but if you’re going to do this, make sure it carries on..” they said. “Ensure it brings us all together from the mountain to the sea..” and “make sure it is passed on to different kokona awa..” I then sought guidance from my uncles, moko artists for all of my life, who said: “Bring the best artists to us and set a good standard for the future”. Ngā Matarau o Paepae Aotea artists from the mātauranga of Tame Poata, are the best. And they supported this. But I knew I needed help from our tūpuna also. And after meditating by the awa it was Ruatipua who revealed themself to take care of our mokopapa for the years to come. Ancestor of us all from the mountain to the sea which will be the flow of where the mokopapa goes. This is year 1 of 10 consecutively sponsored Mokopapa by our Ngāporo Waimarino Forest Trust to guarantee its continuity. So long as we take care of the artists - Ngā Matarau o Paepae Aotea it will continue. They have also suggested that we stand-up a ohu tauira of our uri to learn moko which we are undergoing a process of. Our kaiwhiwhi from this year also have their tasks to lead out ahead of next years mokopapa. Grateful for them. Grateful for our marae. Grateful for the masses who came to tautoko. Kaitā: Parps @lance_ngata love you. Kaiwhakaahua: Breeva @toitaniwha wuv you. Kaiwhakahaere: My love @missmoerangi Manawhakahaere: Puawānanga Rongoiteata Tapuhi McMaster

Ra whanau to my lil bro @peta_norris 1. Mataora 📸 28thJune 2. In our 20's sometime with vivid mataora 3. Mangatuna in 90s @te_rauhuia_ngata 💙 4. Getn old in Tokaanu lol P.s. Yes my brother Peta is single and way better looking now, I'm currently screening applicants, he's not fussy but ideally female. Nga mihi👀

Some of the more noa things that I feel comfortable sharing. The kanae, my favourite fish the mullet, were running and the tides were perfect. My dad and uncle went to the Narrows (wharf) so early, around 5.30am it was pitch black (and raining) Me and my bros were so glad they decided to wait till 7am when it got a bit lighter to push out. Took them ages to pull in the net because the mullet were soo fat and there were so many. The boat ran out of gas on the way back but luckily right in the path of the car ferry so they waited an hour and got a tow in. Dad spent the next 24 hours processing those ika and we had the most beautiful smoked fish and boiled mullet for the next week and managed to send heaps off with Lance cos his daughters loved it so much! I do recall Lance saying it was some of the best smoked fish he’s ever had and he lives in trout land so that’s saying something! My sister in law and bro did the MOST delicious hākari and all of the kumara was from their huuge kumara patch (dad calls it small family sized) that they harvested alongside their kids earlier this year. They store their year’s supply of kumara in a dark cupboard under the stairs. When Lance was working they were coming to the door to watch and check on the timing for when to put everything out. That’s manaakitanga hard. Me and my aunty Sarah made 8 slabs of Takakau. Kept the oven on all day. Everyone drove up in the storming rain but thankfully all arrived safely. My amazing friend Leanna flew up from CHCH and her flight to Keri got cancelled but luckily jumped in with Te Kuru, so it all worked out. @atarangia drove up from Whanganui and spent over ten hours in the car. Ati and @thi_vaihu arrived at 1am and rolled in just before the storm and were the most solid support and ringa awhina. My aunties got to the marae at 5.30am the day of to ‘turn the lights on.’ We All got there in the dark for the pohiri and watched the sky lighten and sun peek out. No rain all day. Photos nā @sebcharles