Kia ora! Ko Kārena ahau 押忍

Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu.

3D printed keychains, fidgets and earrings, made in Kaitāia to get me to Japan.

Adorn the bird with feathers and it will fly.

I design and 3D print cool little things to get myself to Japan for karate with my dōjō, Seishin Ryu Niwa, in April 2027. Every print you buy is a feather.

Kaitaia ✈ Hapani · 2027
Te pūtea haerenga Trip fund
Te whāinga · Goal: Hapani
$679
kua kohia · raised toward Japan
✈ Hapani
Whakapakoko✦Mau kī✦Taonga tākaro✦Whakakai✦Kia Manawa✦Kia Māia✦Kia Tika✦Ki Hapani 2027!✦押忍✦ Whakapakoko✦Mau kī✦Taonga tākaro✦Whakakai✦Kia Manawa✦Kia Māia✦Kia Tika✦Ki Hapani 2027!✦押忍✦

Te toa

He mea hanga e ōku ringa — made by my own hands, one layer at a time.

Ahipara keychain
$10
Mau kī5 kua hoko · 5 people bought this

Ahipara keychain

Your maunga or awa on a keychain. I can make one for your town too.

Triangle earrings
$10
Whakakai3 kua hoko · 3 people bought this

Triangle earrings

Your design here. We can turn nearly anything into a print.

Articulated otter
$12
Whakapakoko2 kua hoko · 2 people bought this

Articulated otter

Bendy, poseable and very cute.

Fidget Toggle Switch
$10
Taonga tākaro2 kua hoko · 2 people bought this

Fidget Toggle Switch

Flip the switch back and forth.

Name keychain
$10
Mau kī2 kua hoko · 2 people bought this

Name keychain

Any name up to 10 letters.

Name desk organiser
$40
Tari2 kua hoko · 2 people bought this

Name desk organiser

Your name or business here. Holds pens and bits on your desk.

Flexi pangolin
$25
Whakapakoko1 kua hoko · 1 person bought this

Flexi pangolin

Curls up into a ball, just like the real one.

Fidget spinner keychain
$10
Mau kī1 kua hoko · 1 person bought this

Fidget spinner keychain

A spinning wheel for your keys. Heart, paw, smiley and more.

Custom Kura logo
$10
Mau kī1 kua hoko · 1 person bought this

Custom Kura logo

Your Kura logo here.

Spiral Vase
$25
Tari1 kua hoko · 1 person bought this

Spiral Vase

150 mm opening.

Mouse click fidget
$10
Taonga tākaro

Mouse click fidget

Clicky keys to press, quiet enough for class.

Hanga motuhake
Your pet as a figurine, your dojo's name on a keychain, a pot in your team colours — custom orders welcome.
Tono mai · Ask me
Ota nui · Bulk orders
Does your kura, club or rōpū have a logo? We can turn it into keychains for all your tamariki. Tell us how many and send the logo.
Pātai mai · Ask about bulk
Kārena in her gi
Ko au tēnei!
Kia Manawa · Kia Māia · Kia Tika

Ko wai au?

Who am I?

Kia ora, I'm Kārena. I train at Seishin Ryu Niwa, a Kaupapa Māori karate dōjō at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa in Kaitaia. From 3–19 April 2027 our dōjō whānau is heading to Hapani, the home of karate, to train, build whanaungatanga and represent our dōjō.

My Papa helped me design this website, and he's been teaching me how to 3D print — so everything in te toa is printed in our whare in Kaitaia. He waka eke noa — we're all in this together.

Rērenga · Flights Whakangungu · Training Kāinga · Stay

Hapani 2027

The trip, with my dōjō whānau

MAI · FROM
Kaitaia
Te Tai Tokerau, Aotearoa
KI · TO
Hapani
Japan · 日本
Paenga-whāwhā · April
3 – 19
2027 · 17 rā
Whakangungu
Karate training in the home of karate
Whanaungatanga
Growing closer with my dōjō whānau
Wheako ahurea
Experiencing another culture
Mō te dōjō
Representing Seishin Ryu Niwa in Japan
The trip is still being planned. Flights, accommodation, training costs and the final total are still being confirmed by the SRN committee, so my goal will change once the real numbers are in. More on the dōjō's Japan 2027 page →

Tukuna mai tō tono

Send me your order — pay by card now, or just ask and I'll email you a quote. If I can't make it, you get a full refund.

Kāore anō kia tāpiri — nothing added yet…
Tapeke · Total$0
Me pēhea te tuku? Collect or delivery
Me pēhea te utu? How will you pay?

Ngā mihi nui!

Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.

With your basket and my basket, the people will thrive. Thank you to everyone helping me get there.

Papa Tyrone
Māmā
Bidz Takeaways
P&P Flooring Ltd
Tū Roa Te Hiku Charitable Trust
Tyrone
Te
Tynisha
Uncle
Leigh
Rose-Anne
Nin
Chanel
Rhea
Carla
Kiri
James
+ Ko koe pea? · Could be you!