Manihiki Magic - Do you know how to make an island shirt?
Tukao Village performing their Hymn on Consitution Day, Tukao, Friday 4th August 2017 In Manihiki, you can't just call the guy. Not to fix your bike nor to deliver food! Manihikians would have to be among the most resourceful people in the world, where "do it yourself" is an understatement! Create, make, fix, redo, maintain, renovate, with not much new and few recycled parts. Impressive! Luckily the sense of community in Manihiki is extremely strong which allows everyone to help out and share their knowledge to profit the whole village(s). Though there are a few skills that most of the people have, or are expected to have. And shirt making... is one of them. So when Winnie, the pre-school teacher, dropped off some pareu material I was a bit puzzled. I asked her what it was for and she casually told me that Cultural Day was coming up and kids needed uniforms. The event would take place in Tauhunu the following week, where both Manihiki schools and Raka