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Aro, 2021. Photo by Oscar Keys, courtesy of Aro

Come along and experience the sounds of husband and wife duo, Charles (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Te Ata, Te Ari Awamutu) and Emily Looker. The pair share a passion for the power of language and music to tell stories and remind us of our cultural identity.

Enjoy the storytelling whānau performance as they present a collection of waiata celebrating the natural world that surrounds us.

Becoming well known for their multi-genre offering of storytelling, they bring a pop, RnB, electronic, and jazz feel, fusing vocals, tāonga puoro

  tāonga puoroMāori musical instrumentsMāori, and chants, that explore the ideas of kaitiakitanga

  kaitiakitangaguardianshipMāori and manaakitanga

  manaakitangahospitalityMāori – looking after ourselves, looking after each other, and our connection to the environment. 

The duo were finalists for the Maioha Award at the Silver Scrolls (2019), APRA Best Children’s Song Award for their song Korimako (2020), and Best Māori Group at the Waiata Māori Music Awards (2022).

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Full programme for Sat 15 Jul – Te Taiao

Celebrate the Matariki stars that celebrate our relationship with te taiao.

Tipuānuku, Tipuārangi, Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi, and Ururangi are the whetū that connect us to kai from the ground and the trees, winds, rain, fresh water, and salt water.

Matariki Mahi Toi: Build A Mini Hākari & Flashcards
Wellington Foyer, Level 2
10am – 12pm

Build your own miniature hākari, a kai display for a feast, celebrating Tipuānuku and Tipuārangi.

Make a set of flashcards to take home that will help you learn taiao-related kupu

  kupuwordsMāori Māori.

Matariki Whakangahau | Concert: Aro
Rongomaraeroa | Te Marae, Level 4
11:30am – 12:15pm

Come along and experience the sounds of husband and wife duo, Charles (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Te Ata, Te Ari Awamutu) and Emily Looker. The pair share a passion for the power of language and music to tell stories and remind us of our cultural identity.

Matariki Kōrero | Conversations: Ngā Whetū o Te Taiao
Soundings Theatre, Level 2
2pm

A conversation with Māori environmental champions, featuring taonga from Te Papa collections.

Join these practitioners as they kōrero

  kōrerotalkMāori about their work in various fields including biodiversity, wetland restoration, and more. View taonga

  taongatreasuresMāori from our collections that are connected to these kōrero.