Arts and culture

This page links you to arts and culture resources at your library.

Carver George Edwards

Tohuka Whakairo (master carver) George Edwards (Ngāi Tahu) of Wairewa tells of learning to work with wood, the challenges of transporting logs and carving totem poles.

Kai

Find out more about Māori food and food traditions.

Kapahaka

Christchurch City Council Māori Arts adviser Paula Rigby introduces us to the world of kapahaka.

Māori writers

A list of Māori and Pakeha writers who have written fiction on Māori subjects.

Matariki

Our page on the Aotearoa / Pacific New Year including a teacher resource pack on Matariki teacher resource pack [494KB PDF].

Music

Learn more about Māori musical traditions such as waiata and haka and the development of modern Māori music, from music on the marae to reggae, R&B (rhythm and blues) and hip hop.

Southern stories find a voice at heritage village

Awatea Edwin, who wrote the performance that introduces visitors to New Zealand's past from a Māori perspective, gives us a guided tour of Christchurch's newest tourist attraction.

Te rongoa Māori

Remedies from plants, berries, leaves, bark and roots.

Uniquely Aotearoa — explore Māori skills and traditions

Hundreds of years of passing on traditions, skills, arts and crafts has resulted in the rich Māori culture that is a fundamental part of New Zealand life today.

Te Whata Raki

Come and discover the new world inside Te Whata Raki. Explore our new online world with your guide, Whetumarama. Learn about some traditional stories, told through waiata, pictures and other web resources before trying out the quiz.

Weaving and fibre arts

Learn about the Māori tradition of weaving: our resources include an interview with weaver Paula Rigby, stories of weavings in our libraries and some easy projects to start with.

He mahi toi i te kohinga

Na te reo o Te Mihinga Komene hei whakamarama nga korero e pa ana ki etahi o nga toi hiranga o Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Aotearoa hoki.

Works from the Christchurch Art Gallery Collections is narrated by Te Mihinga Komene, takes the listener on a tour of some of the Gallery's - and New Zealand's - most significant works of art.

Ara Ipurangi mō te Iwi Māori Internet Gateway

Rerehua / Taoka Puoro — Arts & Music