Warren Warbrick ( is a leading figure in experimental archaeology of Māori material culture with more than 40 years experience in the museum sector.

He holds a CNZ Creative Fellowship to advance the research and making of river waka and has contributed to the revitalisation of traditional stone tool technologies and associated knowledge systems.

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An artist of national standing, his work spans sculpture, carving, ngā taonga pūoro (Māori musical instruments), and is held in public and private collections in Aotearoa and beyond.

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As tohunga whakairo for Rangitāne, he works across a wide range of cultural arts and practices, including co-design for built environment and infrastructure projects such as Te Ahu a Turanga, a section of SH3.

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Warren is an Adjunct Honorary Associate at Massey University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Te Kura Pūkenga Tangata.

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