We like to welcome Jerome Kavanagh to the Haumanu Collective. Through the teachings of his Kuia and whanau he was first introduced to a koauau at 14 years old and developed his own unique playing style by spending time in the Ruahine ranges listening and mimicing native bird calls with his voice
We’d like to welcome Awhina Tamarapa to the Haumanu Collective. Awhina is a Māori curator, researcher and writer. She is a Teaching Fellow and PhD student in the Museum and Heritage Studies programme at Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka.
Late last year Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington hosted Pūoro Tū, a festival of “adventures in Māori instruments and sounds”. Here, taonga pūoro practitioner and Pūoro Tū organiser Ruby Solly reflects on this six-day celebration of the oro.
He Paoro Taketake is the initial wānanga specifically focused on whakatangitangi taonga pūoro. It aims to provide a foundation for tauira who have started their taonga pūoro journey.
Waikato Museum is hosting a day of free Matariki celebrations on Saturday to coincide with the opening of a new exhibition that explores the mysteries of the universe.
Taonga puoro specialist Horomona Horo’s new research and teaching role at Wintec is a first for tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand.
For Tauranga’s Jo’el Komene, his taonga puoro are a connection to the soul. He has about 25 of the traditional Maori instruments he has made and taught himself to play.
Around 300 artists will perform across 35 venues in the capital this week, as the five-day Wellington Jazz Festival kicks off today. By: Sophie Trigger
Richard Nunns, a Pākehā – and alongside Māori musician Hirini Melbourne and Pākehā carver Brian Flintoff – was central to the revival of interest in traditional Māori instruments.
Rob Thorne would visit schools some 15 years ago with taonga puoro – traditional Maori instruments – and the children would be amazed.
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