An Opotiki man is making his 20th korowai, or cloak, which he will gift to the organisation that taught him te reo Maori.
Ruka Hudson started making cloaks more than a decade ago after setting up a community class to teach both men and women to work with harakeke or flax.
Waatea News reports Mr Hudson lost his legs as a result of stepping on a landmine during the Vietnam War.
He used to paint, but now prefers making korowai for his whanau and people who help him.