The 60-year-old Ngāti Porou artist enjoys getting up in the morning and doing the craft that gave him a life and a way to feed his family. Next door to his rebuilt central suburban whānau home, his original earthquake-damaged kāenga (house) is storage for his materials. His whakairo (carving) workshop is 10 paces from his medically sterile moko studio. CHRIS SKELTON/Stuff Riki Manuel is a renowned Maori carver and moko artist. Manuel has no need of modern distractions. He writes appointments by hand into a book, and is only contactable on a landline. Or people know where to find him.