012 - Lee Timutimu (Te Reo Wainene o Tua)

Lee Timutimu is the founder of Te Reo Wainene o Tua. A Māori story telling initiative.

In 2010 he applied for funding for an initiative that would encourage the art form and medium of traditional Māori storytelling. The basis was simple, Māori is primarily an oral language. Generations of history, tradition, knowledge and understanding have been passed down to us through our natural ability to captivate an audience through the poetic flow of traditional Māori reo (language).

Since then TRWOT has been going strong. Here is its story.

Enjoy :)