Ko wai Māua?
Ko Rebekah rāua ko Jess — tuakana, teina, māmā, hoa pakihi, hoa ngangare hoki some times 😂
Hiwa & Awa Co. started with two pēpi (Awariki & Hiwa), born four days apart, and two very tired sisters with big dreams and bigger hair buns.
We wanted more than just cute baby things we wanted meaningful, Māori- and Pasifika-inspired taonga that celebrate who we are, and where we come from. Stuff that makes you feel seen as a māmā, even if your shirt’s inside out and you’ve reheated your coffee three times.
Designed right here in Aotearoa, our products are made to grow with your pēpi, honour your wairua, and care for Papatūānuku too.
Whenua-friendly, whānau-friendly, and māmā-approved (by us, obviously).
Mā te aroha, mā te wairua, mā te whakapapa. That’s us.
And we can’t wait to share our world with yours.
Ko Wai Māua?
He uri māua nō Ngāti Rangatihi nō Ngāpuhi
Ngāti Rangitihi:
Ko Ruawahia tō māua Maunga
Ko Te Awa o Te Atua tō māua Awa
Ko Te Arawa tō māuā Waka
Ko Ngāti Rangithi tō māua iwi
Ko Ngāti mahi tō māua Hapū
Ko Ngāti Rangitihi tō māua Marae
Ngāpuhi :
Ko Te Tarai o Rahiri tō māua Maunga
Ko Mangakahia tō māua Awa
Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua tō māua Waka
Ko Ngāpuhi tō māua Iwi
Ko Ngāti Toki tō māua Hapū
Ko Te Tarai o Rahiri tō māua Marae
Ko Walter tō māua pāpā
Ko Glenda tō māua māmā
Ko Brady tō māua whānau ingoa
Ko Rebekah te Tuakana
Ko Jess te Teina
We are a whānau run pakihi led by two sisters, part of a big whānau of six tamāhine. Our whakapapa connects us to both the North (Pakotai) and the East Coast (Matatā).
We believe in giving back to our community, a principle evident in our daily mahi as a kaiako and Registered Nurse. When we are not busy with mahi, we cherish time with our whānau and friends. Between us both, we have seven awesome tamariki.
“We want to show our tamariki that with hard work and focus on what fuels your wairua, you will always succeed in whatever you set out to achieve.”
We cant wait to share our Pakihi with you and your whānau
Nga mihi nui
Rebekah and Jessica
Hiwa and Awa Co.
