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'Ko te tatai whetu' is a concerto for Taonga Puoro and orchestra by composer Phil Brownlee: the result of a collaboration with Taonga Puoro artist Ariana Tikao, who'll give the premiere with the… Video, Audio

Artist Ngataiharuru Taepa talks about his tupuna (ancestors) who fought in the Land Wars, the First World War and World War II. Audio

Some Maori wood carving students say they aren't worried by a lack of work prospects, despite warnings from skilled kaiwhakairo in the profession. It follows an Auckland-based carver saying the… Audio

Leading Maori theatre practitioners say they are desperate for an administrative office in Wellington, but efforts to secure adequate funding have been rejected. Audio

Continuing to focus on the Māori Pākehā relationship without considering the dynamic between other indigenous peoples does a disservice to Māori according to Indigenous Arts Curator and commentator… Audio

Sculptor Fred Graham started the Maori Contemporary Art movement, along with his friends and colleagues Sir Cliff Whiting, Ralph Hotere, Selwyn Muru and Sandy Adsett. Now Fred's life and work are… Audio

Leading New Zealand performing artists say Maori in this industry are leaving Wellington because of dwindling funding and support from Creative New Zealand. Audio

It's the first time a quartet of Maori plays has been performed at the national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa. The director, who's a well-known actor and theatre director, Jim Moriaty, says it's brave of… Audio

A Maori artist whose work was pulled out of an exhibition because it was deemed too controversial is demanding the Rotorua District Council apologise to Te Arawa. Audio

What is contemporary Māori Art? That's been a question debated at the Toi Māori Art Market in Wellington. Te Manu Kōrihi reporter, Laura Bootham, sought the answer by talking to Maori curators and… Audio

Māori Art for Kids is the new book released this week by artistic couple Julie Noanoa and Norm Heke. The book is the culmination of six months' of research for Julie, who concluded there was a lack of… Audio

Precious Cargo is an exhibition that takes a traditional Māori tāonga and through its design, another interpretation of it's functionality is explored. Essentially Waka Huia were designed as intricate… Audio

M­āori art is as varied and diverse as any other and how it is presented for exhibition and sale, is vital to the event and exhibition that is Toi Māori Art Market coming up in November, 2014. Gary… Audio

To celebrate Matariki we asked Otautahi-born composer and performer Dudley Benson and Taumarunui-born artist and designer Johnson Witehira., both of whom feature in City Gallery's festival calendar… Audio

Justine Murray visits Te Wānanga Whakāiro Rakau (National Carving School) at Whakarewarewa Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, Rotorua. Head tutor James Rickard talks about the uses of the different… Audio

Senior Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery, discussing three exhibitions: My Country - Contemporary Art from Black Australia; Jonathan Jones Untitled [sum of the parts] 2010, and; Five Maori Painters.

A tuakana-teina relationship: contemporary Maori and Pacific Art. Contemporary Pacific art has tended to be defined as art by New Zealand residents or New Zealanders of Pacific Islands, mainly… Audio