Julie McNeish, Cloaked in Korowai, Guided by Tūpuna. (PEOPLE 2025)

Capturing Mau - cloaked in a feathered korowai - as she stands in unity with Papatūānuku and her children, seeking protection of our tūpuna as she plays the pūtātara.

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