Whakapono, whakamana, whakanuia!
Nau mai, tau mai koutou katoa,
Nau mai ki tō mātou whārangi rauemi mō te puoro Māori. E tū whakahīhī ana a SOUNZ hei kaiwhakatairanga o ngā waiata Māori mā te huhua o ngā rauemi. Rukuhia te puna mātauranga, toroa ngā whakaaturanga whakahirahira hei painga mō ngā ākonga me ngā akoranga katoa.
Nō te rangi, te whenua me te moana
Nō Aotearoa ngā taonga puoro, he taonga tuku iho nā te iwi Māori i takea mai i te ao tūroa. He ātaahua te tangi a te taonga puoro, he mea nui te taonga puoro i te ao Māori. Kei waenga i ēnei rauemi ngā puoro whakatau wairua mai i te kohinga o ‘Puoro Ki Te Ao’, kia tau ai te mauri o te tangata.
Haere ki: Taonga Puoro
Ringapuoro ki te ringapuoro
Ko ngā uiui me ngā whakaaturanga a ngā kaitito waiata whakahirahira me ngā ringapuoro e pā ana ki tō rātou ao Māori me ā rātou mahi. He kōrero whaiaro nō te ngākau e rangona ai te hihiri o te tangata ki te puoro me āna mahi i te ao puoro.
Tirohia: Inspiring Journeys Through Music
Ko te ao puoro o ngā tīpuna
He puna kōrero a ‘He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea’ e mau tonu ai ngā reo tawhito i te ao hou. He kōrero ki ngā mātanga o te ao Māori e pā ana ki te hiranga o te mōteatea hei waka kawe kaupapa, hei puna pupuri whakaaro hoki. He momo waiata ēnei e whakaatu ana i ngā tikanga tuku iho a ngā tīpuna, heoi, kei te whanake haere tonu, ā, kei te rangona tonu te ihi me te wehi o ēnei waiata. Kia mataara, kei te reo Māori anake ētahi o ngā hōtaka nei.
Toroa: He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea
Ngā kaitito puoro
He ao puoro te ao Māori, kei roto i ngā whakapapa me ngā momo whakapuakitanga o a tātou tikanga te puoro e mau ana. Whāia ngā kōrero mō ngā mātanga puoro, ā rātou mahinga toi me ā rātou ara mahi i te huhua o ngā momo mahi puoro.
Tūhuratia: Composers list
He wāhi a Inspiring Journeys Through Music o te kaupapa o Hōtaka Māori. He kohinga rauemi tēnei e whai ana i ngā titonga me ngā whakaaturanga a te Māori, mō te Māori hoki.
Whakapono, whakamana, whakanuia!
Nau mai, tau mai koutou katoa,
Welcome to our Māori music resource page. SOUNZ is proud to champion and promote waiata Māori through a range of resources. There is much knowledge to explore and wonderful performances available, bringing value to all levels of ākonga and education settings.
Composed from the land, sky and sea
Unique to our country, taonga puoro are musical instruments and ancient tools of te iwi Māori sourced from te taiao (nature). Taonga puoro have an undeniable sonic beauty and play a significant role within Māori life. Included in these resources are meditative performances from ‘Puoro Ki Te Ao’, to help bring calm and mindfulness.
Head to: Taonga Puoro
Artist to artist
Featuring interviews and performances from talented songwriters and musicians on what the importance of being Māori means to them and their work. Personal and insightful, there’s lots to gain from their passion for music and also how they negotiate the music business.
Check out: Inspiring Journeys Through Music
In tune with our ancestors
A connection from past to present, ‘He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea’ is a comprehensive series featuring notable figures from Māoridom, on the significance of mōteatea as a means of communicating ideas and opinions, seen sometimes as chanting or sung poetry. This cultural expression reflects ancestral traditions yet continues to evolve and have impact. Note, some episodes are spoken just in te reo Māori.
Discover more: He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea
Music makers
Naturally musical, the talents of iwi Māori are intrinsically part of their identity and expression. Learn more about the accomplished individuals who have gone on to develop artworks and careers across a broad range of genres.
Explore: Composers list