Kavinda Herath/Stuff Helen Wilson with the first and last Korowai (traditional Māori cloak) she weaved, Wilson has been teaching wānanga at Te Rau Aroha Marae. Traditional Māori weaving of korowai (traditional Māori cloak) has been increasing popularity in Southland. Ngāi Tahu kamātua Tā Tipene O’Regan said there had been amazing resurgence in the skills of weaving based in Awarua/Bluff. In the past few years, there are more korowai being woven and decorated per year than any 30 year phase of his life, he said. Since 2019, Helen Wilson has been holding wānanga classes once a month at Te Rau Aroha Marae in Bluff.