Performers and Art Personalities
Music and dance are a vital part of Maori culture. Maori enjoy waiata (song), dance and kapa haka (traditional performance). New Zealand's national rugby team, the All Blacks have made the 'Ka Mate' haka (fierce dance-chant) internationally recognisable among sports fans. Over the years, numerous Maori have made their mark on the international arts scene through the beauty of their voices. Best known of these is acclaimed soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Maori artists in other fields who have achieved international recognition include actors Temuera Morrison (Once Were Warriors, Speed 2, Vertical Limit, Star Wars II) and Rena Owen (Once Were Warriors, When Love Comes, The Mary Kay Letourneau Story and Star Wars II ), singer/actor Rima Te Wiata (daughter of renowned, opera star, the late Inia Te Wiata); and artists Ralph Hotere and Darcy Nicholas.
Hector Busby, Canoe Designer
The waka (canoe) is important to Maori. Maori travelled in waka hourua (ocean-faring, twin-hulled sailing vessels) across the Pacific Ocean to find New Zealand. Hekenukumai (Hector) Nga Iwi Busby is a traditional Maori navigator and maker of the mighty waka hourua 'Te Aurere' that in the past decade has sailed more than 27,000 km across the Pacific. He has spent more than two decades researching and rediscovering the craft of ocean-going waka design and ancient forms of way finding.
Further Information:
Hekenukumai Nga Iwi Busby (Hector)
through Stephan Panoho
Phone +64 9 529 9479
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