The Tapestry Trust of New Zealand (formed 2010) is in the process of creating a large series of panels depicting the history of Aotearoa New Zealand. The goal is a series of over 100 stiched panels to be available for display around the country.

We are supported by the Association of Embroiderers' Guilds (ANZEG), many of whom are giving their time to this long-term project.

This is a project about, by and for the people of NZ.

The local embroiderers’ guilds involved each choose one of the suitable topics from a list provided by the historians from the University of Otago.

The background woollen cloth is grown in New Zealand and woven specially for this project by a small mill named Stansborough in Lower Hutt. Wool was the fabric recommended by conservation experts. The embroidery is being worked mainly in locally-produced Strand woollen threads. We are also using some Appletons threads donated by the Otago Guild.