Nga taputapu tuturu a te maori me nga taonga puoro: Traditional Māori tools and musical instruments.
A free all-ages interactive demonstration and talk about making and using traditional Māori tools and instruments by Matiu Bartlett.
Join us for a demonstration of both māori tools and taonga puoro making. Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
Matiu uses traditional stone tools which he makes from stone adzes, files, rasps, sandstone, stone as well as steel. Natural materials such as wood, stone, bindings, earth pigments and flax fibres and are sourced from his local environment, the Wairoa district, to make both his tools and taonga puoro.
From 11.00am to 2.00pm there will be sustainable Matariki crafts for children and a free tour of He Tohu at 12 – 1.00pm.
About the speaker:
Ko te wai o Ruakituri te awa
Ko Matakuhia te maunga
Ko Ruakituri te wharua
Ko Ngati Hinganga te hapu
Ko Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairoa te iwi
ko Matiu Bartlett ahau
Matiu Bartlett was born and raised in Wairoa and has been involved in making and playing taonga puoro since 2012.
Matiu has played taonga puoro and facilitated workshops at various national and international festivals and facilitated workshops and has had three solo exhibitions.
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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37.1% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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62.9% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
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Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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