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Tama Waipara

Tama Waipara. Photo credit: Strike Photography Tama Waipara is a prolific Māori artist, composer, mentor in the Māori music industry, and currently a curator. He

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Robert Gabel

Chair of Ngā Waka Federation He Kaupapa Waka is a term to describe the many dimensions of waka practice, which encompass and reflect all aspects

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Kahui Whiritoi

Inaugural Kāhui Whiritoi gathering, 2006. Diggeress Te Kanawa receiving the Kāhui Whiritoi tohu from Edna Pahewa, 2006. Te Kāhui Whiritoi, Te Puia, Rotorua, 2008, (left

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Rangi Kipa

Te Ātiawa, Taranaki, Ngāti Tama ki te Tauihu “Art is a really strong tool for decolonisation work, cultural recovery and a doorway through time”.  

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Derek Lardelli

Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Konohi (Ngāi Te Riwai), Ngāti Kaipoho (Ngāi Te Aweawe) He tā ki te moko, he tā ki te whenua, he tā

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