 Rangi's grandmother, Rangimārie Hetet, taught Erenora the art of whatu kākahu korowai (cloaks).Erenora wove the first kahu kiwi for the Institute of Māori Arts and Crafts (now called Te Puea) when she and Rangi worked there in the late 1970s.In the early 80s they returned to the Hutt Valley, where they led the decoration of Wainuiomata Marae.