Taoka Pūoro – Music websites

Our links to online resources and websites about taoka pūoro - music. 

Traditional Māori music

• Archive of Māori and Pacific Music About the Maori and Pacific music archive collection at the University of Auckland.
• He Ara Puoro A collaboration between Richard Nunns and Radio New Zealand, whereby Richard plays and begins to describe the many traditional Māori instruments in his collection
• Hirini Melbourne credited with the rejuvenation of taonga puoro
• Hirini Melbourne Radio NZ recordings of taonga puoro
• Hirini Melbourne - Toiapiapi 25^th anniversary of the release of the recording of taonga puoro
• Horomona Horo Taonga puoro expert
• Maori Music Article from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966.
• Richard Nunns A former student of the late Hirini Melbourne
• Taonga Puoro Taonga puoro held at Te Papa

Contemporary Māori music

• APRA Maioha Music Awards Award for best contemporary Māori music writing.
• Creative New Zealand Funding Guide to funding available to artists and musicians.
• Whirimako Black
• Brooke Fraser
• Che Fu
• Hinemoana Baker A poet and singer-songwriter, her first solo album was a finalist for the folk category of the NZ Music Awards in 2005, and the title track was a finalist for the Maori language category of the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll Awards that same year.
• Iwi radio stations
• Katchafire
• Troy Kingi
• The Koi Boys
• Māori Music Industry Coalition
• Anika Moa
• Moana Maniapoto Moana is a recipient of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM), a Life Time Recipient of the Toi Iho Maori Made Mark (denoting authenticity and quality) and received the 2005 Te Tohu Mahi Hou a Te Waka Toi Award from Te Waka Toi (Creative New Zealand) in recognition of "outstanding leadership and contribution to the development of new directions in Maori art."
• Modern Māori Quartet
• Native Tongue Music Publishing This site features profiles of Maori artists published by their company.
• Maisey Rika
• Rob Ruha
• Sounds Aotearoa An organisation which aims to create projects and events to be platforms for networking, capacity building and the promotion of Maori and Pacific music managers, artists and bands. The Indigenous Music Expo is their flagship event.
• Tiki Taane - Tikidub
• Teeks
• Ariana Tikao
• Mara TK
• Waiata - Ngāi Tahu
• Tama Waipara - an interview with

See also

• Māori music — Taonga Pūoro Information and resources about Māori musical traditions.
• Our music page
• Pouaka Whakaata - Television websites