Ngaahina Hohaia (born 1975) is a visual artist and weaver of Te ÃÂti Awa, NgÃÂti Ruanui, NgÃÂti Moeahu, NgÃÂti Haupoto and Greek descent from Parihaka, New Zealand.
Hohaia has artistic influences from her grandmothers. Her MÃÂori grandmother was a weaver and Greek grandmother was a painter.
Ngaahina gained a Masters in MÃÂori Visual Arts from Toioho ki ÃÂpiti in 2009 and in 2010 received the Arts Foundation of New Zealand New Generation Award. In 2007 Hohaia received the Te Waka Toi NgÃÂ Karapihi award.
Her work often draws from Parihaka history and has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her contemporary art work uses traditional fibres combined with metals and silks. Items she has created include jewellery and adornment pieces, sculpture and large-scale multimedia installations.
Wellington's City Gallery opened a new gallery space Roderick and Gillian Deane Gallery for Maori and Pacific Art in 2009 with a large installation by Hohaia made up of over 500 poi created from natural fibre including woolen blankets. The work honours the messages of peace from Parihaka leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi.
Hundreds of people gathered at à Âwairaka mountain in Auckland in 2020 in solidarity for Hohaia after she made a complaint with the New Zealand police about a racial attack on her. MÃÂori leaders spoke out against the decision made by the police not to prosecute.