6:30pm 29 June: Te Ara Haumanu Taonga Puoro Concert
Learn about the wonders of taonga pūoro with a stirring concert that brings the instruments to life.
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2:30pm 29 June Taonga pūoro panel talk
Join Haumanu Collective for kōrero about taonga puoro Māori – Māori musical instruments. Learn the stories and connect to our musical history.
11am 29 June: Whakapapa pūrākau workshop
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!
Pūoro Wānanga day 1
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🌀✨✨✨
Jerome Kavanagh
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
Awhina Tamarapa
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.
Moving from revival to renaissance: the first taonga pūoro festival
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 – Wānanga Pūoro on Kapiti Island
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.
Superhero-themed exhibition explores the mysteries of Matariki
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.
Researcher is taking taonga puoro to new places at Wintec
Taonga puoro specialist Horomona Horo’s new research and teaching role at Wintec is a first for tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand.
