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closer to their tūpuna and restoring a sense of pride is what Taaniko and Vienna Nordstrom focus on at specialist photo studio Soldiers Rd Portraits. Siena Yates finds out more. A man in jail, whose last photo was his mugshot upon arrest, suddenly finds himself the main attraction of a prison art exhibition. His standard-issue uniform is replaced with traditional Māori garb, a heavy greenstone taonga around his neck, and marks of mana temporarily inked on his face. In that frame hanging on the wall, he stands tall and proud.
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A talented female MÄori business duo say the help they received to find their feet after Covid-19, has fast tracked their goals for nationwide expansion. Soldiers Rd Portraits is one of three digital creative companies who are guiding each other’s rapid business growth. They are all being supported through the Te Puni KÅkiri Cadetships programme says Karen McGuiness, Director of Investment. Employment data shows wÄhine MÄori were among the worst affected by COVID. So our programme focuses on supporting more female cadets. There is strong progress, increasing in recent years to over a third of cadets being wÄhine .
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Author: Te Puni Kokiri IMAGE CAPTION: (L to R) Vienna (Ngāti Porou) and Taaniko Nordstrom (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Rongomaiwahine, Waikato-Tainui), founders of Soldiers Rd Portraits. Photographer Adrian Heke. Image courtesy of Te Puni Kōkir
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A talented female Māori business duo say the help they received to find their feet after Covid-19, has fast tracked their goals for nationwide expansion.
“Soldiers Rd Portraits is one of three digital creative companies who are guiding each other’s rapid business growth. They are all being supported through the Te Puni Kōkiri Cadetships programme” says Karen McGuiness, Director of Investment.