We are proud to announce the launch of our Oro Rua Haumanu Collective Taonga Pūoro podcast where we kōrero and wānanga about taonga puoro with some of the foremost practitioners in the crafting and performance of traditional Māori musical instruments.
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Learn about the wonders of taonga pūoro with a stirring concert that brings the instruments to life.
Join Haumanu Collective for kōrero about taonga puoro Māori – Māori musical instruments. Learn the stories and connect to our musical history.
Join the Haumanu Collective for a fun-filled workshop about taonga pūoro Māori – Māori musical instruments. Try your hand at making as well as playing!
Ra Tuatahi kei te taha o nga whanau kei Te Umukaha , mihi kau ana ki te whanau whanui o Katihuirapa ~ Arowhenua ~Waitaha ~ KaiTahu 💙🌀🦋🥰 beautiful first day for our Puoro Wananga . Massive thanks to our hearty sis Sofia Tuala and whanau for organising such a beautiful kaupapa for us all ✨💜🦋 Haumanu Collective🌀✨✨✨
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.
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