Tai Orooro Tai Auaha


E Tipu e rea mo nga ra o tou ao
“Grow up in the days destined to you”
– Sir Apirana T. Ngata

In 2023, in the Far North, taonga puoro noho marae wānanga have continued to evolve and expand. The Taipa Area School initiative, led by music educator Christian McDonald (Ngāti Kanu), has gone from strength to strength with over 60 students attending the most recent wānanga in September 2022 at Te Paatu Marae in Kaitaia.

Article by Priya Gain (bio in article)

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