Extra links for the extra curious: How is te taiao reflected in toi Māori?
Go down amazing wormholes with this curated suite of links.
Kauae Raro Collective – O Nāianei: Contemporary Māori Art – A beautiful portfolio of a range of earth-based projects which gives an insight into the diverse ways whenua can be engaged with as Tangata Whenua.
Kia kaha te reo taiao – These posters and booklet include te reo Māori and English words and phrases about the environment: Te Ao o Tangaroa – Marine, Wai Māori – Fresh Water, Te Wao Nui a Tāne – flora, Te Tini a Tāne – fauna.
Taonga Puoro Māori, The Transformative Power of Nature’s Songs, Jerome Kavanagh – A skilled cultural practitioner and multi-instrumentalist, Jerome Kavanagh is bringing the ancient art form of taonga puoro to life for audiences around the world, exposing us to a sound and storytelling experience unique to Aotearoa New Zealand.
Haumanu Collective – The Haumanu Collective group is dedicated to the revival, teaching, and sharing of taonga puoro.
Re:news meets with wāhine taking taonga puoro to the new generation – Kahu Kutia, host of He Kākano Ahau podcast, meets with the all-wāhine puoro collective Maianginui in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
The power and purpose of kapa haka – Linda Waimarie Nikora explains how Aotearoa is yet to fully appreciate kapa haka’s importance and value.
Music to Māori Ears – Tales from Te Papa episode 119 – watch and listen to Shane James speak with Riria Hotere about putorino at Te Papa and the use of this special taonga puoro.