Cook Islands

The stunning Cook Islands is where the tivavae was originated from. The Manukau Heights Supa Team get together weekly and create amazing tivavaes for gifts for family celebrations.
Home of the tivaevae

Cook Islands

Everything that is part of the Cook Island History is to create with your hands, even the traditional Cook island housing. Now you can see where the Manukau Supa team skills come from creating the tivavae.
Hand crafted

Cook Islands

Still using the Cook Island traditions in growing trees and then to hand craft the wood to create unique and stunning wooden houses and Cook Island restaurants.
Hand Crafted Wood

Cook Islands

Look at the roof, even with new technology the Cook Island people have a lot of tradition and pride and when you see the tivavaes created by the Manukau Heights Supa Team you will see that coming through.
New Housing

Cook Islands

This house really says it all about our Manukau Heights Supa team, pride, tradition, love, passion and living and creating from the land using our hands.
The House

Manukau Heights Supa Teams Home crafted tivaevaes

We created and designed these in a back garage in South Auckland, New Zealand.

50th birthday gift

Designed, cut and hand sewn by Manukau 8 mamas group for Mrs Ngatorua Perese.
Another 50th birthday gift

A 50th gift that is going to be handed down through generations.
Brown Frame

Trying a different colour frame gives a professional look.
Cushion covers

Beautifully designed cushion covers. Hand sewn and crocheted.
Design

Design, colours and sticthcing for a classic tivaevae.
Detail

The detail in this tivaevae to get both sides matching and the amount of time and passion gone into this shows you the dedication of our family team.
Flower design

This is a flower design, but we can create any design to anyones imagination, our team prides itself on being unique.
Long Frame

We tried a long frame and had just as much sucess.
Pre-pairing the design

Preperation is a very important step in the process of a tivaevae.
Silver Frame

Mr and Mrs Fred and Nga Perese from Mandurah, WA are the proud owners of the beautifully framed and hung tivaivai.
Wall Mounted Tivavae

Proudly owned by Simon and Wendy Kake.
Yellow background

Finally finished, whilst still working a full time job. This took two and a half months to complete.