Manu
Ko te ara kōpikopiko e tohu ana i te rere a te manu. Ko te manu nei ko mātou o Tai o Hī Tai o Hā kua rere āmio ki ngā rārangi maunga, rārangi kōrero o tēnei kaupapa. Kia tangi mai te taonga, ka puta te rongomaiwhiti o ēnei tāhūhū kōrero o Ngāpuhi Nui Tohu.
I have named my piece ‘Manu’ because I feel as if I am a bird soaring through different learning perspectives of the many ringatoi who have taught throughout the wānanga series. I use it as a metaphor to describe myself moving to the various places of where their kōrero originates from, taking a deeper understanding of not only the reo (spoken word) but using my imagination to help grasp my own perspective/ ideas of what has been taught.
ARTIST: Te Awa Neumann
MATERIALS: Uku
Te Awa Neumann
(Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Wai)
Te Awa is a performing artist and a visual artist. He particularly enjoys kapa haka and painting. He is also involved in the tuakana teina programme at his secondary school and he loves being a positive role model to those younger than him.
A thirst to learn more about his culture drives Te Awa, specifically learning more waiata from Te Taitokerau.
