Extra links for the extra curious: How do we tune into the environment?
Go down amazing wormholes with this curated suite of links.
Bird songs and calls – Listen to and download recordings of songs and calls of New Zealand birds from the Department of Conservation.
Taonga Puoro at Te Papa – Read about different taonga puoro and discover what their original purposes were.
Ngā Uruora – Geoff Park reads chapters of his classic of New Zealand environmental writing Ngā Uruora, 1995 in which he explores the ecology of various parts of Aotearoa.
Nature through New Eyes – listen to these soundscapes of nature in Aotearoa.
Introduction to Taonga Puoro: Jerome Kavanagh – Join Jerome (Ngāti Maniapoto, Mōkai Pātea, Kahungunu, Ngāti Rangi, Tūwharetoa) on an educational journey into the world of taonga puoro, presented by SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music. From the Pūtōrino to the Kōauau, and from the Pūtātara to the Pūrerehua, you’ll learn the stories of thirteen types of taonga puoro, hear them played, and gain greater understanding of the multiple functions of this most beautiful of artforms in healing, in ceremony, and in musical performance.
Haumanu Collective – The Haumanu Collective group is dedicated to the revival, teaching, and sharing of taonga puoro.
Whare Takataka – Tei Nohotima presents a series exploring waiata using rākau and taonga Māori: pākura (2 short sticks) tītītōrea (long stick) rākau (body and foot movement), poi (wrist and posture) and ā-ringa (hand coordination). Tamariki of all ages will have fun watching and joining in.
Mahinga Kai – Instagram account by Te Aorere Pewhairangi and Professor Rangi Matamua about eating ancestral diets.
Kore Hiakai – Kore Hiakai Zero Hunger Collective is made up of people and organisations who are committed to addressing the root causes of food-related poverty.
Papawhakaritorito Trust – elevating indigenous seed, soil, and food sovereignty through education, research, and practices that decolonise our current food system.
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.