BLENNZ

Blind and Low Vision Education Network NZ

Wharenui Harikoa at the Waikato Museum

BLENNZ Hamilton had the privilege of taking a group of ākonga and whānau to explore the Wharenui Harikoa at the Waikato Museum. It was very exciting having Lissy and Rudi, the creators of this wharenui, there to explain their journey with creating this amazing piece of art. Ākonga had a chance to explore this creation by touch and learn about the various stories represented in this wharenui thanks to our excellent audio describers. 

For several of our ākonga this was their first experience with a live audio description. It was exciting to hear how Lissy and Rudi had wanted to make this a tactile experience due their experiences with their own whānau who were kāpō.

Figure 2 - Ākonga and whānau standing in front of the wharenui and listening to a description about what is represented on the front panels.
Figure 2 – Ākonga and whānau in front of wharenui listening to audio description
Figure 1 - Advertising image of the Wharenui Harikoa. Written on the image are the words Wharenui Harikoa and the names of the creators, Lissy and Rudi. There is a picture of the wharenui created from yarn in fluorescent colours on the righthand side of the image.
Figure 1 – Wharenui Harikoa promotion banner

 

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